Personal Growth – The Link Between Body, Mind And Spirit
August 25, 2010 by selfimprove
I often find it difficult to explore some of the key ideas in what I might call personal development or self improvement given that ordinary language and words prove far from adequate. By way of example, do the words ‘universal energy’ adequately explain the reality that you and I are energy, we live in a world and universe made up of vibrating energy and that energy responds to our input? Does the sobriquet ‘Law of Attraction’ mean different things to different people? And where do the limits lie between mind, body and spirit?
Of course, in fact, there are no boundaries between mind, body and spirit in the same way that there are no limits between us individually and the universe of which each of us comprises an indispensable and intergal part. We are not just part of a whole, when it comes to us individually, there is just one – mind, body and spirit are simply different aspects of the one. It’s important to understand this because, when one looks at the facts in this way, it becomes obvious that what we’re thinking has an immediate impact on how we feel physically and mentally. For example, when one examines the apparent reality of stress and its all too real physical consequences, we realize that our thoughts directly cause shifts in body temperature and heart rate, changes in the creation and distribution of a whole range of chemicals all of which, if unchecked, lead to serious illnesses – such as heart attack and stroke – and, if seriously out of control, result in premature death.
The point that I am making is this. Our mental state has a direct influence on the state of mind of others around us – this has been proven many times by research in the field of psychology. How much more does our state of mind affect us, ourselves? Your fitness, health and wellness are all directly related to your state of mind. Even your weight – your inclination to gain too much of it or a variety of dietary disorders from bulimia to anorexia – is a direct consequence of what you’re thinking.
And what you’re thinking is directly within your own control – or can be if you make the effort to make the simplest and, ultimately, most liberating decision that any one of us can make as grown ups – choosing your own thoughts. The normal mind is plagued with toxic thoughts, most of which come from the subconscious. Research concludes that the normal subconscious is focused on the events of our childhood years and is predisposed to focus on the more negative events. That is our default mental state. That is not to say that we cannot choose as to what we will pay attention to, however.
You are your own master. Your life, every part of it, is dictated by what you’re paying attention to – whether you’re aware of it or not. This ultimate and powerful decision that I’ve just mentioned can be taken, each day, each moment, by deciding to pay attention to the actual reality of the here and now. That’s the only cast-iron way of stopping your own subconscious dwelling on self-destructive thoughts. No other mechanism is more effective, no other way has the power to absolutely transform your health, your fitness, your wellbeing, your personal effectiveness and, most importantly, your ability to have a life of peace, happiness and incredible success.
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