Dr. Di’s Corner I
’m currently reading a thought-provoking book by Dr. Joe Dispenza, “The Placebo is You,” that inspired me to write this column. Here’s just a snippet: “Is it possible to heal by thought alone – without drugs or surgery? The truth is that it happens more often than you might expect. There are numer- ous documented cases of those who reversed can-
cer, heart disease, depression and others who made amazing changes in their careers, relationships and families – just with the power of the mind.” I truly believe we haven’t even come close to harnessing this power and implementing it to create our ideal life.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been insatiably curious about the way people think…their mindset type…and how it shapes their lives. I learned very early on in my doctoral program that what made people successful was not how much education or training they possessed. As an exercise physiologist, I’d spent years trying to educate people on how to change their bodies. I taught them the right kind of exercise to do… how often, how long and how intense. I taught them the right way to eat…portion size, macronutrient makeup, caloric content. I taught them recipes, shopping lists, eating clean…the list goes on and on. While most people will lose weight, the percentage of people that keep that weight off permanently is slim to none. I finally realized that mak- ing a change in your life has nothing to do with how much knowledge you have about how to make that change. In the end, there is only one thing that matters.
If you think you can make a change; that is the only way you’ll make it.
It starts with a thought. After I got over that shock, I learned something so valuable – that if I could create
an unwanted reality, I most certainly could create a desired reality. I thought – if I was this good at creating what I didn’t want, what could I create if I really applied myself to focusing on what I did want!
As I thought back over my life, I realized that I’d been creating my reality since about the age of 14 – I just didn’t realize what I was doing. When I was in 8th grade, I really liked this boy and every night I would imagine him asking me to this upcoming dance. This went on for months – I would visualize him calling me on the phone, what he would say, how excited I would be as I accepted, what it would be like to be at the dance with him. I was creating in my mind a crystal-clear picture of this possible reality. And the important thing was, I actually believed it was possible. Well, you can guess what happened. A week before the dance, he called and asked me to go. It played out exactly as I had imagined.
Belief is a powerful thing that can work for you or against you. You can reach your wildest dreams if you believe you can, or you can remain stuck in the same old routine feeling unsatisfied and unfulfilled if you think you have no options. If read Dr. Joe’s book, you’ll learn that people have even died because of their thoughts! If your mind is powerful enough to cause death – then what wonderful, amazing things can you do with it in this life?
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