“Heal your body” by Louise Hay

A while ago, I shared a post on Louise Hay and her thoughts on dis-ease and healing, from her book – Life! Reflections on your journey.

Today, I am going to talk about her other book, “Heal your body”, and would like to share some of her thoughts on how to heal yourself.

If you have read any of Louise Hay’s books, then you would know that she was raped when she was five years old and later on she was diagnosed with vaginal cancer. She knew that illness, especially cancer, was caused due to long held resentment which eventually ate away at the body. And that is what had happened to her too. She also knew that she had a lot of mental work to do to heal herself, and she managed to heal herself within six months of the diagnosis.

According to Louise, “Dis-ease can be reversed by simply reversing mental patterns”.

A lot of negative emotions like, resentment, anger, fear, revenge etc., if held for a long time, can create sickness in a person.

Louise said that you can be blind to your own thought patterns. The best way to get rid of them or the related problems, is to let go and forgive. If you are willing to do the mental work of releasing and forgiving, you will be able to heal anything.

How good are you at forgiving? Forgiving is not easy, especially when you feel you have been wronged by someone and it is quite easy to get caught in the trap of anger and revenge.

I personally feel that Karma takes care of the wrong doing and wrong doer, and comes back to bite the offender. So, my suggestion would be to forgive & move on, and let nature take its own course. Rather than wasting time on people (or situations) who only bring problems and pain in your life, spend it with those who value you.

Remember, what you focus on, comes to you. So, why not focus on good things and more of it will come to you. If you continue focusing on the negative (people or situations), more of it will keep coming to you (and you definitely don’t want that, right ;))

Do you want to keep reliving the painful experiences or do you want to live a happier and more fulfilling life? The choice is in your hands.

Louise Hay states that you should look out for your thought and speech patterns. If you talk about something more than three times, chances are those thoughts have become a pattern and you need to break them. These patterns create your life and you should check to see how your words fit your life experiences?

So, what are you thinking right now? If you knew that your thought was creating your tomorrow, would you still be thinking those thoughts? Remember, that whatever you send out mentally or verbally, it comes back to you (Louise Hay, 1988).

These are such powerful ideas. The moment you understand the importance of your words and how they create your life, you will think carefully before saying your next word.

As Louise said, ‘The way to control your life is to control your choice of words and thoughts’.

Now, let’s have a look at some of the diseases she mentioned in her book. I am choosing a few random ones starting with alphabet A.

The list has the medical condition/problem, it’s probable cause and an affirmation to help change your thought pattern.

The way to use this book, according to Louise Hay, is to:

• Look up your physical problem, then
• Look up the mental cause, see if this could be true for you. If not, then ask yourself, “What could be the thoughts in me that can create this?”
• Repeat to yourself, aloud if possible, “I am willing to release the pattern in my consciousness that has created this condition”
• Repeat the new thought pattern to yourself several times.
• Whenever you think of the condition again, repeat the steps.

Louise Hay pointed out that there are really just two mental patterns that contribute to dis-ease, which are fear and anger.

According to her, these two emotions poison the body. When you get rid of these feelings, all the organs of the body start functioning properly.

Anger can show up as impatience, irritation, frustration, criticism, resentment, jealousy or bitterness.

Fear can show up as tension, anxiety, nervousness, worry, doubt, insecurity, or unworthiness.

Can you imagine a world without anger and fear? Can you imagine yourself without these negative emotions?

I am sure some of you will be thinking if it is even possible to get rid of all these negative emotions, especially when life is so busy and everyone is stressed about earning a living or just surviving.

Actually, it all boils down to choices. What choices do you make for yourself? Are you happy to keep feeding your ego and fighting futile battles or do you prefer a happy and peaceful life?

There are a lot of different ways to create your own bliss. Some people use mediation, others go to retreats, some travel around the world. You have to see what works for you.

But, it takes time to get to a point in life where you realise the futility of all the negative emotions. And a lot of times, people are so busy competing with others and feeding their own egos that they never stop to think if what they are running after is actually worth all the heartache and problems? Once you decide to rise above the pettiness and create your own haven, nothing can stop you.

To bring about a change you have to be open minded and ready to experiment with new ways of thinking.

Affirmations can be a powerful and simple way of bringing a change in your attitude and your life. The longer you use the affirmations and positive language, the more effective it becomes.

As Louise said, “We live in a ‘Yes’ Universe. No matter what you choose to believe or think, the Universe says yes to it. If you think of poverty, the Universe says ‘Yes’ to it. If you think of prosperity, the Universe says ‘Yes’ to it.

Check the pattern of your thoughts and see if it is creating the life you are leading.

At times you are not even aware of your thoughts and words, but now that you know how your words can create your life, take a minute and evaluate the words that come out of your mouth.

Think before you speak, even if you are using those words jokingly. One example that comes to mind is the saying, ‘Break a leg’. I know it is used in jest, but when someone uses phrases like these, they actually create the consequences. If you are going to use phrases and idioms, use the ones that paint a happy picture.

So, think happy thoughts and create the life you want 🙂

P.S. If you would like to learn more about the other illnesses covered in the book, then let me know and I will share it with you.

Ciao.

Shelly Singh ?

Feng Shui Master Consultant

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