After recovering from a broken nose resulting from a smash in the face with a can of corn by my grandfather, my father left home at age 17 for broadcasting school. As he drove away, his father's parting words to him were, "You ain't gonna amount to nothin. You'll be back here in a week!"My father never returned home, and like many of that generation, did what he had to do to survive. One night, too hungry to think straight, he traded a silver dollar for a candy bar. He always regretted that, he later informed me.
This man I knew as "Dad," greatly influenced many people. He read, "How to Win Friends and Influence People" at age 17. The resultant effect restructured the rest of his life.One of the most positive individuals to ever grace my life, his perpetual words of encouragement spurred me on to the next thing throughout my college days. He ended up being one of those "self made" men, owning several businesses and being a treasured friend of many and leader in his community.One thing I always knew about him was this:my dad was different than anyone else I'd ever met.
In the current age of modern brain research, a study done at Ben-Gurion University in Israel has demonstrated links between serious illness and life circumstances.Several other studies have discovered a connection between the hope inspired by religious faith as important in raising survival rates for cancer.While scientists are just now discovering the links between positive/negative thinking patterns and brain chemistry, it seems that the results are starting to demonstrate what many have known for years:there is power in positive thinking. This article provides three quick tips anyone can implement to change negative thought patterns and bring more joy to their life.
Tip #1:Henry Ford was right.
"Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you are right," said Henry Ford. We're all aware of the psychology behind the "self-fulfilling prophecy," but did you know that there's actual brain research out there supporting it? Dr. Caroline Leaf says her 25 years of research demonstrates that the way our brains are created actually perpetuates positive or negative thought pattern habits. So, if we have negative thought patterns and do not choose to reprogram our thinking, we will simply have more negative thought patterns.
Tip #2:Whatever you pay attention to grows.
Fitting in with the above science is the notion that focusing on whatever is true, noble, right and good, praiseworthy, excellent, admirable, etc., will encourage more of the same to occur. Some studies show that optimism actually reduces the effects and occurrences of heart attacks.
Tip #3:Capture the negative thoughts - then throw them out!
Cancer research has demonstrated that negative thought patterns can actually make you more prone to illness.Knowing that can generate all sorts of stress for individuals who haven't become aware that they can actually control what they think about. Taking control over one's thought patterns is a discipline worth figuring out, however, as the results generate health and peace.
Bottom Line: Preacher Norman Vincent Peale was right - there is power in positive thinking!
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Nina Roesner is the Executive Director of Greater Impact Ministries, Inc., a non-profit corporation that delivers life changing training for wives, leaders and speakers. She has seen hundreds of lives turned around by women learning the language of respect and applying the principles taught in Daughters of Sarah, a 12 week course that creates greater connections with God, spouses and our strengths. For more information, visit http://www.DaughtersOnline.org
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