What You Say is What You Get
I received the following piece in an e-zine that I subscribe to. I thought it was too important not to pass on…
WHAT YOU
By Vic Johnson
From the
Thoughts, words,
and acts are seeds sown, and, by the inviolable law of things, they produce
after their kind. -
Above Life's Turmoil
We focus a lot on how powerful our thoughts and actions are and in so doing, we
overlook one of the most powerful killers of dreams --- our words.
In fact, many of the dream-killer words we use, we do so in casual conversation
with not much thought of what we're really saying. At one point in my life,
when I had a few more challenges than normal, I got into a very bad habit of
using this reply when asked how I was doing, "Oh, you know, when it rains,
it pours."
I'm not sure why I used that reply (maybe I was looking for some sympathy), but
I know the results were devastating. Not only did it keep raining, it began to
storm!
In the Northern Hemisphere we're coming to a season when colds and the flu
usually increase. Would you think I've gone off my rocker if I said we speak
some of those maladies into existence? Before you decide, read this article (
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14309026/?GT1=8404
) on the medical evidence of the power of belief, and then understand that when
we speak something we give power to it --- we increase our belief in something
when we speak it.
So when someone asks you how you're doing and you reply, "I think I'm
coming down with something," you're actually contributing to the illness
you end up with. And the same goes for the other words that people speak like,
"I don't ever have any money," "I'm always so tired,"
"I've got the worst luck," and on and on.
What words are you speaking? Stop and listen to yourself, whether it's your
self talk or your words to others. Can you see the connection between what
you're saying and the life you're experiencing?
Regardless of the religious faith, the spoken word is acknowledged as having
great power. Hindu writings tell of yogis that have used mantras to light fires, materialize physical objects like food and even
influence the outcome of battles. In the Christian Bible, we find these words
in the Gospel of Mark, "those things which he saith
shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith."
And that's worth thinking about.
Copyright (C)
2003-2006 Vic Johnson.
All rights reserved worldwide.
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