The Z-Point Process: The One-Word Prayer You can use Anywhere!

Recently, in response to an article I had written on Forgiveness, I was contacted by a person who said, "Physiologically, the brain can’t forget; I’d like to forgive, but how can I forget what was done to a young child?  How can I forget that trauma when I am alone at night in the dark…?"  This person’s prayer was to forgive and forget the past; but they didn’t know how to release the thoughts that kept them stuck in the past.

The brain and body do indeed operate much like a computer — remembering and storing everything that happens to you.  The brain seems to act like the central processor; while the rest of the body serves to store memories, input and output information, transmit electrical signals and commands, and execute, or perform, the programs sent by the brain.  When everything is working smoothly, information is gathered, experienced, processed, assimilated, and released; but when we experience trauma, we can sometimes get stuck in a memory-loop that affects us much like a computer virus affects a computer — slowing it down, making some operations impossible, and shortening the life of the computer.

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Enlightenment in the Mirror

So, do you want to know how to make yourself really fat and miserable — and stay that way?  It’s actually pretty simple; so simple, in fact, most women (and some men) already use this technique unconsciously.  Here’s how it works:

1.  Stand in front of the mirror.

2.  Notice all the things about yourself that you do not like.

3.  Hate what you see in the mirror — or what you look like.

4.  Think about how overweight, fat, out-of-shape, or ugly you think you are — or think your body is.

5.  (FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS ONLY!)  Breathe life into your curses, foul-thoughts, and negative self-talk by speaking them out loud.  Openly criticize yourself; and, for super-fast action, talk this way where others can hear you!

I told you it was simple.  In fact, I bet you’re already doing it — or at least practicing some of these techniques.  It only takes a few heavy, burdensome thoughts to make your body heavy and burdensome.  Heavy thoughts = Heavy body.

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The Mind-"Booty" Connection

Lately, there has been a lot of discussion about the mind-body connection.  Of course, this discussion has been going on for thousands of years; and the new consensus matches the old — there really is no "connection" — the mind and body are the same.  The body is simply the visible repository for those things we hold in our mind; the body is the physical representation, or reflection of, the mind.

In a way, though, I still say they are connected simply because of this obvious RELATIONSHIP — which, to me, implies "Connection."  At any rate, the shape of your body — and the size of your booty — is intimately related to the shape of your mind and thoughts.  If your mind is cluttered with old junk-thoughts, so will your body and life be cluttered with old junk.  Keep your mind, body, and life fresh; change your mind often.

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Shedding pounds by shedding thoughts

Your body is simply an extension and reflection of your mind.  That statement took less than three-seconds to read, but could take lifetimes to fully understand.  Nonetheless, it is a fact; and it is a fact that you would do well to try and understand.  Of course, you don’t have to; but it will make your life happier and more rewarding if you do.  Books and books — including the Bible — have tried to teach and explain this fact; but it is still up to each individual to come to understand it and apply it in their own lives.

The good news is that there is no time limit; so don’t get in a hurry and don’t be anxious about outcomes — or your current situation.  Take your time and relax.  Be patient with yourself, and be good to yourself as you try to understand how your body is created and re-created on a daily basis — actually moment-by-moment — to reflect the status of your mind.  When things disappear from your mind, there is nothing to keep the physical reflection in place; and, in time, it will fall away on its own.

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Secrets for Turning Resolutions into Realities, part 2

Your incentive for making a New Year’s resolution should essentially be the same incentive that will see you through to a successful resolution, or the realization of your goal.  This should be your desire — the thing that you most want to change in the coming year.  Your New Year’s resolution is, in a very real sense, a prayer for your New Year.

All prayers begin with desire — the desire to have, do, or be something, to change something for others, or to simply give thanks and experience a deeper inner connection with your true self and the Creative Source from which you emerged.  Accomplishing whatever it was you decided to pray for is your primary incentive for praying; this is also the case with a resolution.  A resolution is not a "preference;" it’s a RESOLUTION.  You don’t have to beat yourself up about what you have called, "mistakes," or, "shortcomings;" simply declare the thing you wish to be so and, whenever  you feel you have fallen short, declare it again.  You have the power to create your reality; but to do so, you must hold an image of what you want in your mind until it "solidifies."

Removing clutter and distractions from your life will help you regain your energy and focus in order to direct more of both toward your desires, or goals.  The more things you have to think about, the less time and attention you can give to any of them.  Declare your intentions to yourself; write them down and remind yourself often, "No matter where I seem to be at the moment, ‘THIS’ is where I am in mind, spirit, and body."  And be specific as you declare what ‘THIS’ is.  The secret of life is in the details; the difference between a "stick figure" and the "Mona Lisa" is the difference between a casual interest and an answered prayer.  Of course, it is much quicker to draw a stick-man than paint a masterpiece; but are you more worried about TIME, or the nature and quality of you EXPERIENCE (LIFE).  Define what ‘THIS’ is for you; clarify your desire, declare it, and affirm it.  What do you REALLY want?

The Belief Formula Guidebook/Workbook will be available soon; and it is designed to help you wrap your mind completely around "whatsoever you desire…"  If you get in your car and start driving without really knowing where you are going, or what the place looks like, how will you get there — and how will you know if you do?  Add details to your masterpiece whenever you wish; and when enough color has been added in just the right places, your desire becomes a reality.

 

 

*All of these posts are, in one way or another, about thinking.  Specifically, these posts are about thinking in specific ways to promote health and healing, wellness, wholeness, happiness, peace, and contentment.  Over the holiday season, many of the posts focused on weight-loss, food, etc, simply because this is a growing health issue, and one of the more common New Year’s resolutions.  Though there will be more on natural/spiritual/mental/physical pathways to health, wellness, and fitness; the next posts on creating change will be on relationship resolutions and building strong, enlightened relationships that empower both participants.  By the way, if you are interested in weight-loss and you are in ANY relationship, then these articles will also help you release some of the stress and reasons for making and holding extra body fat.  By coming to understand yourself and how you "work," you will better understand others and how the world around you works — making a simple thing of changing your reality.

 

More information soon on The Belief Formula Guidebook…

Did you do it?

It’s a new year; did you make a resolution?  I made a no-resolution resolution long ago.  And, at the same instant, resolved that I would be single-minded anytime I truly desired a specific change — regardless of the season or date.  If you made a resolution, add a promise to yourself that, if this thing is truly important, you will spend some time thinking about it — imagining it.  This technique, of course, works year-round; but if you made a resolution, you need it now.

Here are some common resolutions people make and break each year (these are in no particular order):

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It’s almost New Year’s Resolution time again!

It’s almost time to make those New Year’s resolutions again.  One of the most well-known facts about New Year’s resolutions is that people simply don’t stick with them and, as a result, they don’t get that which they resolved to get.  What’s the point in making a resolution you know won’t last?  The point of all resolutions — like the point of all prayers — is to "formalize" desires in order to increase our chances of experiencing them in our reality.

But what exactly is a resolution?  It is possible that people are not realizing their resolution simply because they don’t have their minds completely wrapped around the concept of what a resolution is — or what their resolution is.  If you don’t really understand what you want, what you’re doing, or how to best do it, what kind of results do you truly hope to experience?  You can learn how to make — and live — your New Year’s resolutions (no matter what day of the year you make them on).

I believe the definitions for, "Resolution," which best apply in this context, are:  "To find an answer to…;" "To deal with successfully;" and, "To declare or reach a firm decision about."  Of course, it starts with the declarations of our intentions to experience a certain kind of change; and then, perhaps, we reach our resolution and "successfully deal with" that which we wished to change.  Essentially, a New Year’s resolution is our declaration of a specific change we wish to make in our life, and our intention to create it.  It is a prayer, of sorts — perhaps one you wish to create on your own.  As they say, "Declare a thing and it is so;" the best first-step to achieving anything is to make a resolution.

Most of the New Year’s resolutions people make have something to do with breaking old habits — or, changing old behaviors.  "I resolve to quit…," or, "I resolve to lose 25-pounds in time for…"  In other words, most people resolve to change something about their body, or change some of the things their body does with "its" time.  Honestly, if you knew how your body worked, you wouldn’t wait until New Year’s to let it be healthy and happy; and if you don’t know how it works, a resolution isn’t going to generate any real, lasting, positive changes — but it might start you thinking about something different for yourself.  Enough of the right kind of thinking always inspires the right kind of action.

People wait until New Year’s, presumably, to join in the collective energy of millions and millions of people making resolutions on the same day — like a club, or a support group…  Unfortunately, what most of them are doing is joining in an experiment in group failure — for the comfort, or safety, of being a part of a group.  If I wanted something to happen, I wouldn’t go about asking, wishing, praying, or resolving, in the same way most people traditionally go about NOT GETTING what they want.  Failed New Year’s resolutions are a cliche; they are so common, that the term, "New Year’s resolution," has become synonymous with, "Something I don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of accomplishing."

If you’ve been hit in the head with a hammer each and every time you pushed a certain red button, Don’t Push that Button Again.  If your New Year’s resolutions typically fall by the wayside, don’t keep doing what you’ve been doing.  Try and think differently about your resolutions, decisions, declarations, or prayers.  Make a resolution you can keep; and then keep it.  In order to keep it, you’ll need to think about it quite often, and in a certain way.  Most people have casual interests — like fitting into a certain dress, or losing a few pounds, or giving up something they really don’t want to give up — that are so casual they haven’t really thought about them since last New Year’s Day.  These are typically the things they resolve to do — maybe because they know they won’t have to change.  After all, everyone knows New Year’s resolutions are doomed to fail…

A New Year’s resolution is a twist on the, "There’s no time like the present," or, "The best place to start is at the beginning," philosophies — both of which are true.  But, unless you devote mental energy to your resolution, it will fail no matter which day of the year it was made.  Resolve to do something that’s been on your mind for some time, and is likely to stay on your mind.  Resolutions require changes in behavior — those require changes in thinking.  Don’t resolve to do something that you have to REMIND yourself to think about.  Resolve to do something you can’t stop thinking about.  If you have to keep reminding  yourself what you want, you probably don’t really want it too badly.  And, if you do know what you want, you might want to think about it, or pray for it, every day of the year — or until you received it.  If your goal is the acquisition of some thing, this is a good way to start.

Of course, if your resolution is to have a better memory, you might want to write that down and resolve to read it several times each day…  Really.  In fact, write your resolution in the form of an AFFIRMATIVE DECLARATION, and put it someplace where you can read it in the morning and before bed.  The more you write and speak your resolution, the more you are thinking about it — and the more real it becomes.  The whole point of a resolution is to make this "new thing" a part of you and your life; affirmations are an immediate way to start doing that.  Affirmations should be like prayers of thanks for receiving what you want exactly as it should be:  "Thank you for my wonderful new body, and for making it so easy for me to reach and maintain my ideal weight and Divine health!"  If your resolution was something like:  "I resolve to achieve my ideal body weight," then that’s a good affirmation.  There are many possible affirmations for every resolution.

Pay attention to other signs and opportunities to take steps toward your goal or desire.  For instance, if you resolve to be in better shape and play with the kids more, then don’t tell the kids you’re too tired the next time they ask!  Go find out what it’s like to play tired!  Remember when you were a kid?!?  I promise you that you will find ENERGY you didn’t know you had — if you look for it, that is.  Think about it; you don’t wish for a strong, healthy, attractive body so you can sit in a dark room on a couch watching the television and eating the junk your body tells you to eat.  DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT!  In fact, do something kind of like people who already HAVE the same things you RESOLVED to get for yourself.

If you resolved to take control of your health and reclaim your wellness, then you can absolutely do that; but not by complaining about your health to anyone who is kind enough to not walk away when you start talking about your woes.  Talking about problems makes them bigger, not smaller; and healthy people don’t sit around complaining about their health — or dramatizing it.  Do one thing healthy people do; and then do another, until all of your time is filled with the activities of a healthy person and you have no time left for the activities of an ill person.  Start your road to recovery by resolving to speak WELL of yourself; and, if you cannot make yourself believe that you are well, "fake it ’til you make it."  You will become what you think yourself to be.  Speak well of your self and your health — until you believe it.  Only then will it be so.

The truth is, most people simply don’t think about the idea of a resolution, or what it means; they simply "make ‘em and break ‘em."  The next few posts will be about "Secrets for Turning Resolutions into Reality;" but these "secrets" aren’t really secrets, and they aren’t just for New Year’s Day.  The more you change the way you think, the more your life will change as a result.  If you are experiencing things you truly want to change, then you truly need a new way of thinking about those things you wish to change.  Stay tuned for some simple and effective ways to create the change you seek — in your mind, body, and life.

How I Lost 55-lbs. with the Power of Prayer

To me, the power of prayer is the incredible power we wield when we join our mind and spirit — our brain and heart, or thoughts and feelings.  This is indeed the secret to having your prayers answered:  Align yourself completely with what you are asking for — body, mind, and spirit.  Whatever you ask for, believing in your heart you have received it, will be yours.

It occurred to me that, if this was true, people should just be able to pray for those things they want, things like:  Better health, more happiness, peace of mind, and quick and easy weight-loss, among other things.  It had already occurred to me that I was 50-pounds overweight; and it seemed natural that I should "put my money where my mouth is," as they say.

I think anyone could lose weight by starving themselves and working-out like crazy.  But would they be happy?  Some of them might; and others may shift into a happy place upon seeing tangible results.  But most people have tried this route to weight-loss; and most of them have failed.  Remember, there are over 200-million overweight Americans; that’s over 66% of our population!

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School Food…

It has often been said that an army runs on its stomach.  This is very true; and it applies to most of the civilized world — not just the military.  Unfortunately, quality is often sacrificed — necessarily so — for quantity.  Most institutions responsible for feeding large numbers of people have been the subject of "bad food" jokes for this very reason.  School food, Hospital food, Army mess-hall food, Cafeteria food, Prison food, and other institutional-food, has forever been the brunt of bad-food jokes and the inspiration for funny songs; we’ve all heard and told these jokes.

When I think of institutional food, I think of the person behind the stainless steel serving station and glass sneeze-guard wearing a hairnet and dumping spoons full of "mystery meat" onto a tray — always with that sickening "splat!"  Now, however, kids have a completely different experience; and, technically, school food is much worse for children than it has ever been.  The establishment has no other choice but to make excuses; but no matter how much money they have to spend per child, things can be better — because they used to be better.  The major changes in the food our kids are eating in school has been at the supply-level.  Human needs haven’t changed; but food has, and the cafeteria staff is doing their best to serve whatever they are given to serve — they aren’t out shopping for groceries while the kids are at recess.

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