One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

susanftowle — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:21:47 GMT

I need some help advising my daughter about her child [2 years old] who is ADHD.

I read somewhere that Omega 3's were a help. How much should her daily dose be, and what else should be done??? Susan

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

xts — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:44:11 GMT

I appreciate all words of encouragement and all forms of self-motivation as there are so many who get wrapped up in their past that the luggage is quite heavy. An optimistic outlook, waking each day saying "I can do this!" is phenomenal for some folks because their aspirations are not in sight any longer. I suppose repetition of the words "I can" would help those who feel they can't. I would think that in the case of one who feels strongly they can't that they would need baby steps in regaining control of what their choices have brought them. No one wants to be served depression on a platter but instead they want freedom from the struggle. "I can" is something I heard you should repeat to yourself every day when you struggle with depression. Now I wonder how the words "I can" can make a difference in one who is chemically deprived or chemically polluted? In other words, so depressed they need medication to be optimistic and to level out their chemical levels to acquire a more balanced level. If the balance is off, how effective is "I can"? I'm not arguing the point, I'm simply asking the question. :)

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

rabbitville — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:39:26 GMT

I have always found "can do" to be a practically worthless statement; it speaks of ability, but lacks action and commitment. I convinced our highly successful production team to adopt a "will do" attitude.

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

Zoeys Inspirations — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:17:10 GMT

I really enjoyed this article.

I don't have a doctor because I am always well but if I did I would want him to be Dr. Mercola.

I believe he knows the law of attraction.

One of my friends on a social network I belong to was blogging about his health...

He is 77 years young and feels great because that is his intention. When a bit under the weather, he will say to himself... I APPEAR to be unwell instead of "I am sick" and that makes all the difference in his recovery. Your thoughts and the words you use effect everything, including your health.

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

Polarxena — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:28:20 GMT

similarly, eliminate 'should' from any thoughts or dialogue.

We 'should' do nothing, better we do because we choose to do....

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

blahut18 — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:59:41 GMT

This article gives more shape and credibility to the way I have been developing my own expanding vital interests: it is more than interesting: it is compelling and easily draws others in with its liberating power Noteworthy: you can find time to prepare your own organic meals (in unlimited and fascinating ways): however, taking enough time to savor every bite is more elusive because it may still be in front of television news or computer; chewing slowly and at great leisure helps; substituting music helps except for conflict with the time and finest tv programming.

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

bilo — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:57:28 GMT

What happened to "Know your limitations", or "Don't subscribe to easy answers, because there are none"?

"Give us the location of the money".

"I can't".

"ohh, I believe you can" (cocks gun)

"(great, I'm going to die violently because this guy thinks I have info I don't actually have) <insert lie here to at least buy some time>"

The below argument implies that anyhting that is asked of us is automatically reasonable within all possibilites.

Life doesn't work this black and white.

Do you realize how many "self-help" authors are pedalling these same kind of easy answers? "Are you living through FEAR of LOVE?" "Are you a 'Human being', or a 'human DOING?" (Insert rabbid audience applause). Turning your back on the modern doctrine of psychology is one step, burning every self help book you come in contact with is the next. Next time life tries to teach you something, you damn sure need to pay attention.. it has nothing to do with semantics, and if you think it does... it'll keep trying to teach you the same lessons over and over being ignored as you hop from one self help article to the next.

RE:

"As David R. Hawkins says:

The excuse given is, "I can't." Then we ask, "If a loaded gun were pointed at your head to comply or else die, could you?" The answer, of course, is "yes," but now one WILL do it. Thus, one could have done it all along.

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

bilo — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:41:42 GMT

(Mmm...semantics....)

Re: Mind-Trek article

When will these hyper obsessed ranters learn to use more than one page? Opera damn near had a seizure on this old notebook :)

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

Thea Hardy — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:24:00 GMT

I tried guessing what that one word was - I came up with fear. I think that still holds true, maybe a bigger word than "can't" but certainly for myself, "can't" often represents fear I have not dealt with. I know that the more I face fears and work them through, the more CAN happens in my life - for me, that requires partnership with my higher power - best antidote to fear I know.

Fear is the enemy. CAN overcomes fear.

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

robertfox — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:09:28 GMT

Very often these kinds of assertions are overstated and not contextualised. For instance there are certain circumstances where one "can't" do a certain thing, Viz, if I am playing chess and I have lost my queen and all my pieces and my oponent has all of his on the board, I "can't win" this is of course is an extreme example but my point is you can't always fix everything, some events leave residual effects. You go bad in business and as a result you go bankrupt you "CAN'T" start another business until after a period of time etc. I "can't" does always translate to I "won't". I prefer the more resonable approach to replace "I can't" with "I can" which also sets up a change in one's thinking pattern and opens up possibilities, but here again one must exercise a degree of rational thinking about what is possible and what can be done Viz, I may not be able to start another business just now, but I "can" do something that will prepare the groundwork for one in the future. To say I won't start a business is just plain nonsense. I've seen all these Tony Robbins evangelistic type positive thinking gurus make ridiculous statements, all the testimonies come from people who were either already successful or had the infrastructure to achieve outcomes simply by showing a bit courage and applying themselves in an unremarkable way. Psyching one'self up is fine but when it's anchored in the absurd notion that you can achieve absolutely anything regardless of your circumstances it just becomes a dangerous form of self deception. My advice is to carefully measure what resources one has at one's disposal and identify an achievable goal and say "I can".

Robertfox

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

curious7 — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:30:18 GMT

Akin tostarting a race with extra heavy weights on both legs. You get nowhere fast.

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

dmm_203 — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:31:52 GMT

I also like to use "Can I let go of that thought? Will I let go of that thought? When?" from Lester Levenson's teachings. And this applies to more than the "I can't".

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

jsab — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:12:54 GMT

While growing up as kid whenever I used the word "can't", by Dad would always say "There's that word again!". It was probably the most important thing he ever taught me.

"Can't" is a word perpetuated by the mind out of apathy, worry, fear, anger, pride, righteousness, guilt, shame, etc. It's an excuse used to avoid change (inwardly and outwardly).

As David R. Hawkins says:

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

Weldon_203 — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:22:28 GMT

I think God said it best in the Bible through the Apostle Paul and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament in Philippians chapter 4 verse 8 "Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy- meditate on these things." The old adage of "What we think, we are" is foundationally true but remember what we "say" effects us and others around us as well, either positively or negatively as Paul has also spoken about in Ephesians chapter 4 verse 25, 29, 31. "Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice". Soloman, the son of David, King of Israel in the Old Testament, who God said was the wisest man who ever lived said in Proverbs 15:1 "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger." Finally, Jesus Himself, God incarnate, spoke to the paramount importance and eternal power of our words in their future effect upon our own selves when teaching in Matthew chapter 12 verse's 35, 36, 37. "A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." So think positively all good thoughts, and speak positively only those words which create abundance, healing, comfort, and encouragement in love, so we will have no regrets in life.

re: One Word That Can Change Your Reality -- And Change The Way You Think

steve.m — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:54:16 GMT

The word "NOT" is negative and means "No time to think," this is when our negative thoughtless reactive ego controls our mind. God, The Universe or whatever it is that returns to us our Karma is totally loving and positive and unable to understand the word "NO". So, we get the things we "didn't" want, we do the things we said we would "never" or "NOT ever" do and this causes us stress?

Stress lowers my immune system and is the cause of ALL my stress, pain, diseases, illnesses and eventual death. So, if I aoid using negative words and say what I mean, rather than what I "don't" mean, then I will become happpier, healthier and live?

The negative words that I Know of are, " not, never, neither, nor, no one, nothing, none, any word beginning with "non" such as "non-physical", or any word ending in "n't", such as can't, won't, wouldn't,. Try writing without using any of these words and you may find it more time consuming because you will have to Think, before you can write. Then try speaking and then Thinking without using any of these words and see what happens.

For more information on this and other negative and positive behaviours see, www.ameril.net.

Wishing you all a Universe full of love and happiness.

steve