[lightworker888]

Just as an addendum, I believe that because the brain has to process and often visualize what you don't want before it can cancel that and imagine what you do want, it is more useful to be moving towards what you do want than it is to move away from what you don't want. So eating "whole food" in order to achieve more wellness is a better way of verbalizing it to yourself and others, than eating "whole food" to avoid illness. In the latter you will visualize illness first before you imagine wellness, while in the former, you never have to visualize illness and it is easier to compute in the brain as it is a one step process. I am not suggesting that you aren't doing this, but just thought it was worth considering when we talk to people about wellness and diet etc.

The other thing about visualizing illness is that the body parts all respond even for a second while you are having that image as the brain computes real and imagined as the same thing, so it doesn't distinguish between the two on a physical level. That is why we have visceral reactions like grunting when we see someone getting body checked or physically assaulted (like boxing).

So ease of processing becomes the path of least resistance and that is why it is so important to practice forward thinking and other "towards" actions so that they become habitual and log into long term memory and then you will more easily be driving your own bus on the paths of your own choosing and that is really the foundation for self-empowerment and self-esteem. I think that in part is why TV is so appealing as there are so many paths we can choose to follow and we now have the time and space to go and do what ever floats our boat. Bon Appetit!

LW888