| Your body has an amazing and complex system | | | | despair surface. These feelings cause a chemical |
| which assists you in fighting disease. It is also sensitive | | | | reaction in your body making it more likely to get a cold |
| to what you think, feel and imagine. It doesn't matter if | | | | if someone sneezes on you. |
| your thoughts are about what has happened in the | | | | How do you change your thought patterns? |
| past, what is currently happening or what you fear will | | | | Have thoughts that are life-enhancing to replace those |
| happen. | | | | that are life-depleting. Is it easy? No, but it is simple. |
| The thoughts and emotions that make up your | | | | First, you need to "catch" yourself involved with the |
| everyday life, change the chemical makeup of your | | | | thoughts you don't want. As you pay attention to your |
| body. If the cells fighting infection in your body | | | | thoughts, you will "catch" yourself more quickly. |
| decrease, you will be more susceptible to illness. It the | | | | Second, substitute pleasant and positive thoughts for |
| cells increase, you are better able to fight off infection. | | | | the negative thoughts. |
| Happy thought...happy feeling... greater ability to avoid | | | | For this step, have an internal "file" of pleasant thoughts |
| infection. | | | | to refer to. The most powerful substitutions are |
| Angry thought...the chemicals to fight off bacteria and | | | | positive events in your life. Select a few of them and |
| viruses decrease. | | | | say to yourself, "When I have negative thoughts, I'm |
| Joyful thought...better ability to stay healthy. | | | | going to remember the colors in the sunrise when I |
| If you are someone who thinks sad, angry or negative | | | | was in Hawaii." It doesn't matter what the event, just |
| thoughts most of the day, you are weakening your | | | | so it is positive. |
| immune system. The chemicals in your body which | | | | If you find it difficult to find good memories, do a mental |
| fight off infection can be clinically shown to decrease. | | | | activity which will break your current negative thought |
| Changing what you think is one of the most crucial | | | | pattern. You can repeat multiplication tables, name an |
| ways to stay healthy. The pleasant emotions coming | | | | animal for each letter of the alphabet or say a prayer. |
| from positive thoughts can produce an overall feeling | | | | Just find something different to fill your mind. |
| of well-being. | | | | Yes, it will take time to change the habit of negative |
| When you continually rehash a negative message, | | | | thinking, but it has great benefits. Your immune system |
| "You are so stupid," feelings of unworthiness, anger, | | | | will be stronger and you will be happier. |