Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Optimism: Why It Must Be Lived

by: Cloyd Uyson
A lot of people are sometimes getting the bad things they expect in life, simply because those are the very same things that they are thinking over and over again.  The same is true with positive thoughts. Optimism is power.  With anything that the mind can conceive, the body can achieve.  If you want to live longer, be happy, healthy and successful, all you have to do is tell yourself that you can do it by tapping the healing forces within. There is no greater joy than a healthy, positive life. You feel exhilarated, energetic, happy and on top of the world. A sense of total well-being permeates your mind. The future looks bright. You feel good to be alive.
Great, but how do we get out of our innumerable worries, tensions and fears that the increasingly competitive life burdens us with? Simple! Tell yourself that you are good, healthy and capable. That is the power of positive affirmations.
Such affirmations are also called self-suggestions. It is a powerful tool for transforming your inner self into an amazing health generating, self-healing entity. You can record these affirmations on a tape synchronized with pleasant instrumental music and replay them often to make them more effective and permanent.
Psychology says that our mind controls our body. So, taking charge of your mind becomes a vital factor in keeping your body healthy. You can do this through affirmations that establish the power of your mind. Try: “With the power of positive thinking I now take charge of my body to maintain perfect health, strength and happiness unconditionally, now and always, so be it.” When you repeat this, the misleading programs of your mind will be erased.
It is said that we are never given a wish without the power to fulfill it. Each person is capable of programming his own mind to achieve what he desires. You can tap this capability by following a few simple steps. But before you begin, make yourself totally relaxed and be consciously willing to adopt the method.
Attuning yourself with nature guarantees an overall healthy life. To modify this statement into an affirmation, say: “I attune myself with nature to stay healthy now and forever.”
You can have the right kind of food by affirming: “I can attract healthy food to keep myself fit, healthy and strong, everyday.”
You can develop the habit of exercising your body and mind by affirming: “I can easily get up early in the morning everyday to exercise and keep fit and cheerful.”
In case you are an insomniac, all you have to do is repeat: “I can relax into sound sleep now and wake up revitalized, alert, bright and cheerful early in the morning. It is done. So be it.”
Sometimes, social influences play their part in either inducing or encouraging negative thinking. This is the stage where most doctors give up the case as incurable. So, to find the right doctor, suggest mentally to yourself: “I will locate the right doctor who can cure me completely in a simple, easy and positive way, now and always.
Your health problems can be dissolved by affirming: “I can now dissolve all my health problems, worries and fears easily, quickly and successfully in simple, easy and positive ways. So be it.
Unlike sleeping, magnetic relaxation requires you to be physically at rest but subconsciously alert. When your conscious mind is relaxed, the positive suggestions seep into your subconscious. To achieve maximum benefit from relaxation:  Sit in a comfortable chair or lie down on a bed. Let go of all the tension by repeating to yourself: “I can now relax comfortably. I can now relax my body. I can now relax my mind. Easily, quickly and positively. Now I can enjoy the state of alert relaxation peacefully.

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