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Seven Top Tips to Change
Your Thoughts
and Change Your Results
By Lori R. Somekh
During the latter half of the 20th Century, tremendous
advances were made in science and learning how to improve
and preserve the body. Now, as we enter the 21st Century, it
seems like the same momentum is taking off in the realm of
the mind and spirit. Advances in what is sometimes referred
to as “human potential” are being seen practically on a
daily basis.
Go ahead and stroll through your local bookstore, and you
will discover an entire section of books on the power of the
mind and our thoughts. Your thoughts can actually elevate
you to a higher level of performance. Studies at respected
medical universities like Harvard show how the power of the
mind affects our health. Many brilliant people are writing
about the potential of the mind in healing the body and
creating better health.
An Old Concept Gets New Momentum
The growing number of people subscribing to the
philosophy that taking charge of our thoughts enables us to
improve our health is encouraging and exciting. The concept
is not new. It dates back to at least the Bible. In
Philippians 4:8, the prophet Paul says “Weigh on and take
account of all these good things. Fix your mind on these
things.”
Napoleon Hill in the earlier part of the last century said
“Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your
mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it.” The ideas have
been around, but somehow they’ve recently come into the
forefront of our collective consciousness. They’ve caught
on. They have become contagious. More and more people are
harnessing the power of the mind to elevate themselves on
many different levels – their health, their wealth, their
relationships.
It is common to hear people report of improved health as
they change the way they think. They report feeling
healthier and stronger the more they change their attitudes.
They have the energy to get out and do things they just
didn’t seem to have the motivation to do before.
It is much more readily accepted that the way we think can
affect our lives. It can be in a positive way or a negative
way. To have a positive effect on our lives and our health,
we want to generate positive energy and motivation. There
are many ways to change the way we think to improve
attitudes and thus, our health. The following are 7 ways to
get started:
#7 – Think of yourself as a happy healthy person. Picture in
your mind how you look and feel as a happy and healthy
person. Concentrate and focus on that image. Remember, your
mind is a powerful tool. You will become what you imagine.
#6 – Shift your focus away from aches and pains. It has been
proven that when people think of how much they hurt, they
hurt more. Think of other things - things that are
enjoyable. Think of things you can do or you want to do.
#5 – Visualize your future. You are working toward being
healthy. You want to use the power of your mind to tap into
that health. One of the best ways to do this is to imagine
yourself as a healthy person. Picture how you want to be a
year from now. Think two or three years into the future.
Focus on how you feel at that healthy moment in the future,
to begin making it your reality.
#4 – Forget about past mistakes and offer forgiveness. Many
of us hold onto our failures and grudges. These both
generate negativity. Learn to let go of these things.
Concentrate and think of the positive things you will do in
the future, not the negative things you did in the past.
Extend this practice to your view of others as well. Think
of all the positive things a person can do, not the negative
they have done to you and others in the past.
#3 – Think positively. Develop a “can do” attitude. Do not
think in terms of “I can’t.” Think “I can do this.” This may
be a hard concept to grasp and may take a bit of training
the brain to accomplish. Instead of thinking I can’t get
well, think if I take this treatment I will get well and be
healthy. Talking to yourself in a positive way is a big step
toward taking charge of your own health.
#2 – Learn to smile and give yourself compliments. Learn to
take compliments from others as well. Even if you have had a
bad morning, force yourself to smile and act like you are
having the best day. Soon you will find your day turning
around. Tell yourself you look nice, you did a good job, you
will have a wonderful day at work. Give yourself a boost.
Know that it is part of arsenal of positive thinking will
help you take charge of your health.
#1 – Believe it will happen. No matter what you are trying
to take charge of, you have to believe. I put this as number
1, because I strongly belief that our beliefs create our
reality. If you are suffering from an illness, believe you
will be healthy again. Believe you can have a healthy happy
body. As someone once said, “If you believe you can or you
believe you can’t, you’re right.”
The brain and mind are complicated systems we do not fully
understand. However, when it comes to your health, they are
your most powerful tools. Learning how to take charge of
your own health through taking control of your thoughts can
make all the difference. |
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