I would have to say that the most beneficial thing over all for me has been meditation. I have been meditating several times every day for 32 years. Sometimes sessions are short and sometimes they are long, but it has become an integral part of my life. While it sometimes does ease symptoms, it always helps to put things into perspective; and not just MS things.

So much so, that meditation is more important to me than eating or sleeping. It is automatic now, and I will meditate, even if briefly, when I first wake from my slumber, before I think about what my next meal will consist of and before going to sleep.

Without those pauses throughout the day and night, I think that I would be a much different person than I am now...and it wouldn't be a person that I would like very much, or would like to spend time with .

While I am a massive supporter of proper scientific approach and presentation, science has not explained my existence, or my ability to attain consciousness, or many other things; meaning that I am, like Einstein said, "…convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe - a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we, with our modest powers must feel humble."

However, my beloved scientist also said that, "Science without religion is lame; Religion without science is blind."

With love, Erika