"Mommy, is Santa Claus real?" asks my granddaughter,
Lexie. "Do you want him to be real?" responds her mother, Nicole.
An emphatic "Yes" is heard.
"Then he is real," states Nicole.
What do you believe in? Have you ever believed
in something only to have a thousand doubts arise because your best
friend poked a hole in your belief? Or your own fears did?
Beliefs can keep you in difficult situations
and they can lift you out. But what you believe does become real.
Dr. William B. Cannon, a physiologist at
Harvard Medical School at the turn of the century, studied the power
of taboo in the Maori aborigines of New Zealand. He tells the story
of a young man who, while staying at the home of an older friend,
was served a meal containing wild hen - a food the younger generation
was strictly prohibited from eating. The elder reassured him the meal
did not contain wild hen.
Years later when these friends were reunited,
the older man admitted that he had tricked him into eating wild hen.
The younger man became extremely fearful causing him physical distress.
Within twenty-four hours, he was dead.
What you believe is powerful.
It is common knowledge in medicine that
placebos (sugar pills) can be just as effective as pharmaceutical
drugs when given in controlled studies. In-fact, placebo recipients
may experience the side effects of the drug only because they believe
they have taken the "real" pill.
In 1950 Dr. Stewart Wolf studied pregnant
women who endured persistent nausea and vomiting. The women were told
they would be given a drug that would cure the problem. It did.
They were given ipecac - a substance, which normally causes vomiting.
But the women experienced the opposite effect and they felt fine.
Their belief reversed the proven action of a powerful drug.
A belief is simply anything that you accept
to be as true. But it doesn't mean it is. Up until 1492 we believed
the world was flat. Because of Columbus and his courage to explore
uncharted territories we know differently today.
Do you have the courage to stretch beyond
the boundaries of your current beliefs? Do you want to make your possibilities
realities? Are you finding it difficult to believe in something you
really want? Then you have to exercise your belief muscles.
When I teach I often tell my students the
story of Jim Carrey. Years ago when he was performing stand-up in
small Los Angeles nightclubs he would not allow himself to go home
if he felt down after his performance. Instead he would drive into
the hills and park overlooking the city of Hollywood.
Alone at 3 or 4 a.m. he conquered his doubts
by picturing himself in the reality he desire. He would hear the telephone
ring and see producers scrambling to get to him. The rest is history.
What beliefs would you like to change?
Our subconscious accepts whatever we choose to believe. So carefully
scrutinize your thoughts and words. When you catch yourself putting
yourself down or rehearsing why you can't do something. Stop! Take
control and change the script.
The surest way to adopt new beliefs is
to repeat the "new truth" over and over. This will begin to reprogram
your subconscious mind as you read and speak them often. Merely
reciting affirmations, however, is not enough. You must feel the change
you want.
The feeling underneath your belief is what
gives it power.
When dealing with negative emotions realize
that they are suppressed desires based on a faulty belief that we
can't have or achieve something that we want.
Take a careful look at what you desire.
If it is constructive and does no harm then give yourself permission
to believe with everything in you that it is possible...and in time
and on time it will be.
Wishing everyone a Joyous Holiday Season
and a Peaceful & Prosperous 2007!
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2007 Susan Ann Darley. All rights reserved.
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