A.D.I.O.

Meditate on This

There is a healing philosophy that I first heard about in chiropractic college, and I want to share it here with you. This healing philosophy can be applied to any area of healing in your life, be it physical, emotional, spiritual, financial, or relationship. The philosophy has the acronym A.D.I.O., and it stands for Above-Down-Inside-Out. I’ll explain it as best I can, but A.D.I.O. is an attempt to describe a spiritual, metaphysical concept with human words.

It goes like this. The intelligent force that created and animates you and the rest of the universe operates from above down and from the inside out. Coming from above means that it resonates at a higher level than our human thought. It is omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent. It is pure wisdom and pure love. Coming from above also means that we are fed by it from larger source to smaller source the way rays emanate outward from the sun or a drop of water comes from the ocean.

Next, this animating force operates from the inside out. What we do, how we heal, and the world we see and create around us all radiate from within us, and then they are demonstrated in the outer world. The thoughts and the things in our lives come first from the inside, not from the outside. This idea may sometimes seem to be contradicted by the material pictures that we see, but everything develops first from the creative force within us.

Sometimes our circumstances do not look the way we want them to look. When things feel as if they have gone wrong, or when we are having pain or some other form of illness, we want relief right away! We reach immediately for an outside remedy. We look for something on the outside that we can put in us to make us feel better. The outside help we seek can take many forms. It may be medicine, alcohol, validation from a friend, a piece of cake, or some comforting ritual. The belief is that there must be something in us that is missing or broken, and if we can find that missing piece or fix the broken one, all will be better. The faster the better, right?

Meditate for a bit on the thought that the answers are not found in the outer world, they are going to come from above, and they are found on the inside. This doesn’t mean we don’t still want the comfort or care of help from the outside, but remember that healing comes from within and is eventually expressed outward. What heals a broken bone after all, the cast or something inside of you?

How can this philosophy help you in practical ways? Take some moments sprinkled throughout each day to connect with your source. I often call this source Universal Intelligence, but of course you can use the name that feels right for you. Be open to hearing or feeling what your Source has to say. Picture that this Intelligence flows through you from above, down, inside, and out. Let it neutralize anything that feels out of harmony. Listen to the answers it gives you. Maybe this connection is all you need to experience complete and permanent healing or maybe Universal Intelligence encourages you to seek outside help, but it is nice to know that that answer came from within rather than from an old habit.


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