Carolanne Wright – Have no doubt, the mind can be a powerful healing tool. And science is beginning to acknowledge what shamans, healers, intuitives and spiritual masters have known for a millennia. Researchers like Bruce Lipton, Ph.D. have shown that our thoughts, whether conscious or not, have a profound impact on our bodies — right down to the cellular level and our very DNA. Time and again, it has been demonstrated that when we harbor ill will toward ourselves with negative self-talk and beliefs, our well-being and health will eventually suffer. Fortunately, the reverse is also true. When we hold ourselves in unconditional, genuine love — miracles happen as a matter of course.
Take the story of a woman suffering from stage IV cancer. Her body was ravaged from conventional therapy — she had lost her hair and a tremendous amount of weight, had aged rapidly and was in pain. She was essentially dying. Late one night, as she stood in front of the mirror, looking at her emaciated body, she was struck with incredible, wholehearted compassion for herself. She began talking lovingly to her body, as she would to a small, frightened child, telling it how much she loved it. She also expressed regret that she hadn’t shown her body true love and respect earlier. Her conversation went on for quite some time. She went to bed feeling a peace and contentedness that she hadn’t felt in many years. As she tells it, this was the beginning of her astounding recovery.
Every thought counts
Normally we don’t pay much attention to the thoughts spinning around in our head — which is a big mistake. Here’s why. The negative self-talk humming in the background of our brain is being heard — by our cells, 24/7. As Ian Brown rightly points out in Useful Things To Be Saying To Your Cells: “Cells are hoarders — of emotions, of thoughts, and of previous experiences — and nothing is given up unless you tell them to let go.”