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Okay I am going to put this story down here because I think it is amazing and I cannot find the last time I typed it. I am fairly certian is a comment on Loosinsfun's journal.
So I saw this demonstrated twice. Once in a small group where i knew those involved personally, and once in a very large audorium audience.
So the speaker asks for a big strong Volunteer from the crowd. Then she asks the volunteer to hold her arm out at shoulder height. The the speaker pushes on that arm while the voluterr resists. It is pretty tough for the speaker to move the arm at this point.
Next she asks the person to say "I am a weak and pitiful person" 10 times in a row and to sound likE she "means" it. The volunteer got softer and softer. and started to sound pitiful by the end. She then holds out her arm again. The speaker can now push the arm down easily. It's really amazing.
Now she says "Now of course I cannot leave her like this" And has the volunteer say "I am a strong and powerful person" ten times and to say it like she means it. The volunteer started out still kinda soft but by the 10th time she is saying it with conviction and almost shouting it. When the speaker now tried to push her arm down it was totaly SOLID! harder to psuh down than even the first time.
The power of our minds and repetition is not a myth. It quite literally changes your body chemistry! So when many of us advise being positive or using daily affirmation it is because of how much it helps us become healthier not just in our minds, it literally affects our bodies.
I say two because of seeing this demo in October:
"I am a strong and powerful woman" and
"I have a fit, healthy and agile body"
Diet Calendar Entries for 07 November 2008:
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2005 kcal
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Fat: 86.73g | Prot: 110.47g | Carb: 210.93g.
Breakfast: MonaVie, Organic Soy Milk, Whey Protein, Water, Nature's Three Berries (Marion, Blue, and Rasb). Lunch: Tomato, Corn Muffin, Water, Tuscan Bean-and-Barley Soup. Dinner: Water, Organic Salsa, Cheddar Cheese, Olive Oil, Butter Lettuce, Lean Ground Beef, Tortilla Chips. Snacks/Other: Coldstone Ice Cream (Like It), Water, Water, Home-style Hummus, Pwdered Milk, Apple Sauce, Pecans, Turkey Pepperoni, Woven Wheats, Cheddar. more...
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4020 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Pilates - 12 minutes, Running (jogging) - 5/mph - 4 minutes, Dance (fast step, aerobic) - 30 minutes, Driving - 2 hours, Sitting - 6 hours and 14 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours, Desk Work - 8 hours. more...
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I can see that happening! It's true how the vibes and intentions/affirmations you put out into the universe, it comes back to you (true). I strongly believe it. "the Secret" has some truth in it's message. What's your intention/affirmation, Sima?
07 Nov 08 by member: JulieC
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I was not done typing lol was saving because I was at work and typing between things.
07 Nov 08 by member: Simavision
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OppS! LOL I jumped the gun. My bad! =D
07 Nov 08 by member: JulieC
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Great affirmations, Sima!
07 Nov 08 by member: JulieC
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I have a few mroe but they have to do with my home business and I am trying to stay away from advertising on here.
07 Nov 08 by member: Simavision
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Self fulfilling prophecies. Or as Henry Ford said, "Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right."
07 Nov 08 by member: Divided By Zero
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BUT you can CHANGE your thinking through repetition and that is POWERFUL.
07 Nov 08 by member: Simavision
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I'm lost. Did you just disagree with me for agreeing with you. And if so does that mean that you don't agree with yourself. And if you don't agree with yourself then... {{head explodes}}
07 Nov 08 by member: Divided By Zero
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Also, check out the Dr. Emoto "experiments" with water. It's horribly scientifically flawed, but interesting anyway.
07 Nov 08 by member: Divided By Zero
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LOL no I am adding to the quote emphasizing a point that Ford did not make.
07 Nov 08 by member: Simavision
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07 Nov 08 by member: Simavision
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very interesting. I may have to read up more later!
07 Nov 08 by member: Simavision
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great story! I will have to try this!
08 Nov 08 by member: lorik
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Your journal enecdote acknowledges the importance of language and its effects. Words -- especially INTERNAL words -- possess traits that can alter the quality of our lives. I teach honors courses in high school. So many young people are accustomed to being "STROKED" with language by well intended parents -- that they have become conditioned to EXPECT others to tell them how GREAT they are! I work hard to teach these youg people to do a lot of POSITIVE SELF TALK! My message is as follows: "Work on the INTRINSIC. The extrinsic is just that -- external." I do realize that there is hypocrisy in that observation, because -- for me personally -- Fat Secret itself is a source of extrinsic motivation!
08 Nov 08 by member: Cobra Fan
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Correction: The word "enecdote" in the previous post should read "anecdote."
08 Nov 08 by member: Cobra Fan
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I really believe in the power of positive thinking and affirmations. Thanks for the reminder :D
08 Nov 08 by member: evelyn64
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I've seen this before when I worked in Psych. years ago. There was one counselor who worked with this type of thing, I think she used it more with finding the true core of a problem though. Anyway, it is a good reminder and one that I think works. It's used in schools in weight training with the mirrors, see yourself as you want to be, in setting goals, if you write it down, it will happen.. etc. Thanks for the post!
08 Nov 08 by member: stormisummer
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"If you think you can, or think you can't... you are right!"
08 Nov 08 by member: stormisummer
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It is amazing the power we have within us. We can actually "choose" to believe in ourselves or not. Great story, you are always coming up with the kewl-est journals.
08 Nov 08 by member: Janelleas
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