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December 2011
Staying Well With Happy Faces By Harry Carpenter
My favorite story. On a routine visit to a farm, veterinary James Herriot *saw a ewe with a serious infection. It was clear she was in dis- tress and dying. Because of her advanced condition, the farmer refused to waste money on her. Out of compassion, Herriot injected her with a lethal dose of something to put her out of her misery. Weeks later, he met the farmer who said, “It was a miracle. The ewe slept for four
days and when she woke, she was cured.” Herriot was astounded until he reasoned what happened. The ewe was in pain and frightened when he saw her. Because of her condition, her
immune system shut down. When he put her into a deep sleep, she was no longer fright- ened or in pain. Her immune system, unhampered, kicked in and healed her. Spontaneous Remission. Researchers examining interviews with cancer patients
who experienced spontaneous remission found one common factor—those experiencing “miraculous” healings had a major change in attitude. It’s a fact. The new science of psychoneuroimmunology has proven that your think- ing (attitude) has a direct affect on your immune system. Negative thoughts retard your immune system, whereas positive thoughts enhance
it. When you harbor a grudge, hatred, or malice, you only hurt yourself. When you are happy, your attitude actually enhances your immune system. Thus, your immune system responds to your emotions. Norman Cousins. Norman Cousins, well-known writer and editor, had a horrible
disease and was not doing well in the hospital. So he checked himself out of the hospital and into a motel where he watched funny videos. His laughter and new attitude helped him get well. He went on to write, lecture, and teach at UCLA School of Medicine about the connection of health and attitude. An Immune System Trigger. If Cousins had placed Happy Face image in view
while he watched those funny videos, his subconscious mind would have associated that image with being happy. After enough repetitions, his subconscious would be conditioned to recall a happy
attitude every time it glimpsed one of those Happy Faces. This would be for the same reason, in the classic experiment, Pavlov’s dog salivated when a bell rang. Then, if Cousins had placed a Happy Face image on his bedroom mirror, closet door,
car dashboard, etc., his subconscious would have emoted happiness, thereby stimulating his immune system, many times every day. You Too. When you do something that makes you happy, associate it with a Happy
Face image. Then paste Happy Faces in places you see every day. Your conscious mind will soon tune out the Happy Face images. But your subcon-
scious mind will be nudged with happy thoughts (emotions) every time a Happy Face comes in view. Positive thoughts enhance your immune system. What have you to lose? Think hap-
py; be healthy! James Herriot*, pen name of James Alfred Wight, veterinary, author, and leading character in a two-year biographi- cal series on PBS. For more information, see Chapter 8, The Genie Within: Your Subconscious Mind, get the Health Affirmation CD. (
www.thegeniewithin.net.) Send me a SASE and I will send you 5 one-inch Happy Face stickers. Harry Carpenter, 1844 Fuerte Street, Fallbrook, CA 92028
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