[Daily OM]: The power of the mind is a curious
thing, because it is so powerful yet so difficult to control sometimes.
We find ourselves thinking a certain way, knowing that this thought may
be creating trouble for us yet we find it difficult to stop. For
example, many people have the experience of getting sick at the same
time every year or every time they go on a plane. They may even be aware
that their beliefs impact their experiences, so continue to think they
will get sick and then they do.
Sometimes we need to get sick in order to process something or move
something through our bodies. But often we get sick, or feel exhausted,
because we don't make the effort to galvanize the power of our minds in
the service of our physical health, which is one of its most important
functions. We really can use it to communicate to our bodies, yet we
often regard the two as separate entities that have little to do with
one another.
Knowing this, we have the power to create physical health and mental
health, simply by paying attention to the tapes running in our minds.
Once we hear ourselves, we have the option to let that tape keep running
or to make a new recording. We harness the power of the mind in our
defense when we choose supportive, healing words that foster good health
and high spirits. All we need to do is remember to tend the field of
our mind with the attentive and loving hand of a master gardener tending
her flower beds, culling out the weeds so that the blossoms may come to
fruition.