HEALING IS A JOURNEY. It is so natural for us to want D to follow A, B, C, and for reward to immediately follow any hard work we did, and we want to reap what we sow. However, life does not always work that way, and health certainly does not either. Healing process is NOT linear. But so many health care professionals and patients expect it to be, which only sets them up for failure, and ultimately leave people feeling hopeless. It really saddens me when I hear statements of s