Monday, October 08, 2012
Magical Mondays: Gratitude
OK, I'm going to cop out a little here since I don't have much time today. Just suffice it to say that a little gratitude goes a long way to making our lives (and those of others) much happier. :)
Monday, October 01, 2012
Magical Mondays: The Power of Positive Visualization, Part 2
Well, I decided to not go into too much more detail about the last post and risk boring you. So, to cut a long story short: I did reach (and surpass) all those monetary goals that I kept in mind, one after the other.
First $9/hr, then $15/hr, then $64K/yr, and the one after $64k/yr -- $120K/yr -- is now within a few months of my reach should I continue to pursue it. In fact, I've already crossed that one off my list and moved the next goal into first place, even though technically, I'm not there yet. It's just that I KNOW I could if I wanted. All I have to do is switch from employee to consultant, which I might do next year.
Keeping goals firmly in mind -- and believing you'll reach them -- really works, folks.
Even for healing, as we can see from the placebo effect.
Placebo effect: Also called the placebo response. A remarkable phenomenon in which a placebo -- a fake treatment, an inactive substance like sugar, distilled water, or saline solution -- can sometimes improve a patient's condition simply because the person has the expectation that it will be helpful. Expectation to plays a potent role in the placebo effect. The more a person believes they are going to benefit from a treatment, the more likely it is that they will experience a benefit. (highlight and italics mine)
In 2006, I was at work and had sudden, bad chest pain. I went to the ER and they took some images. The first one, on 6/22, showed evidence of a compression fracture. I saw a specialist who looked at the images and agreed. He wanted me to wear a back brace, which I didn't really want to do. When I went to be fitted for the brace, the office I had to go to was closed and it would be a couple of weeks before I go again.
Over the next two weeks, every single day and several times a day, I strongly visualized my back healing and repeated over and over, "my back is completely healed." I believed it would work, and was already feeling better by the time I went back for the second set of images on 7/9.
Below are the results from my own medical record taken 17 days apart.
Of course, people could always come up with alternative explanations for what happened; however, I believed that my back was healthy, and it was. Yet, that's mild compared to what others have been through, and their sheer determination to overcome difficulties. Morris Goodman comes to mind, and I know there are many others out there as well.
Do you have any stories you'd like to share about the power of positive thinking in your life?
First $9/hr, then $15/hr, then $64K/yr, and the one after $64k/yr -- $120K/yr -- is now within a few months of my reach should I continue to pursue it. In fact, I've already crossed that one off my list and moved the next goal into first place, even though technically, I'm not there yet. It's just that I KNOW I could if I wanted. All I have to do is switch from employee to consultant, which I might do next year.
Keeping goals firmly in mind -- and believing you'll reach them -- really works, folks.
Even for healing, as we can see from the placebo effect.
Definition of Placebo effect
(from http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=31481)_Placebo effect: Also called the placebo response. A remarkable phenomenon in which a placebo -- a fake treatment, an inactive substance like sugar, distilled water, or saline solution -- can sometimes improve a patient's condition simply because the person has the expectation that it will be helpful. Expectation to plays a potent role in the placebo effect. The more a person believes they are going to benefit from a treatment, the more likely it is that they will experience a benefit. (highlight and italics mine)
In 2006, I was at work and had sudden, bad chest pain. I went to the ER and they took some images. The first one, on 6/22, showed evidence of a compression fracture. I saw a specialist who looked at the images and agreed. He wanted me to wear a back brace, which I didn't really want to do. When I went to be fitted for the brace, the office I had to go to was closed and it would be a couple of weeks before I go again.
Over the next two weeks, every single day and several times a day, I strongly visualized my back healing and repeated over and over, "my back is completely healed." I believed it would work, and was already feeling better by the time I went back for the second set of images on 7/9.
Below are the results from my own medical record taken 17 days apart.
Do you have any stories you'd like to share about the power of positive thinking in your life?
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