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