Why Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work
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I was recently reminded that it isn’t until you really change your perspective that life will change, no matter how much positive thinking you do (or as I like to call it, “icing a mudpie”). It came to me the day after our Peace in Your Body Workshop. A couple of people had been frustrated because they had been trying so hard leap to another place when simply by making a small shift in thinking, the doors of possibility can open wide. All you have to do is open ‘em a crack first—and anyone can do that.
You cannot positive think something away. If it bothers you, then it bothers you. The first step to transcending it is to start to give it less energy. The point of your first step is to move your thoughts in the direction of feeling better, not to disguise the problem.
I recall a lovely woman who wanted to get rid of the diabetes she’d had for years. Most of us think that positive thinking (PT) is the key, but PT will only put happy thoughts on a frustrating situation. Instead, first she had to stop calling it “my diabetes” and start calling it “a sub-optimal blood sugar condition.” Soften the stuck statement with a softer statement that is still true.
Second, we talked about how there are people in the world who have reversed the condition. Then we chatted about how biochemistry is directly impacted and created by our underlying beliefs and discussed some of the beliefs that were not helping. In 5 minutes she felt better, and it’s been 5 months and her blood sugar is about 60% better.. This improvement came simply by moving the energy instead of positive thinking.
Instead of “icing a mudpie” today, simply see if you can find a true statement about your situation, one that just feels a little better. As soon as you do this, you are moving toward true resolution.
Jennifer Hough
