Dear Mary,
Thank you so much for that. I am and many others here are devotees and
believers in the mind/body connection and how the relationship can
positively bring healthy attitudes and results in healing, emotionally
and physically. While we all run the gamut of negative emotions as a
result of the initial Oncologist diagnosis, it is a day by day, step by
step procedure to strengthen the mind to allow it to heal the boby. Much
of the positive attitudes that we develop is by the encouragement and
support that comes from the wonderful people of this forum, the number
of books by Phychological/Oncologists say Dr. Bernie Siegel and
Psychoneurroimmunologists like Dr. Carl Simonton and yes Greg Anderson,
and then miracles and advancement of new medical techniques both
conventional and alternative, but essentially the positive attitudes
comes with persistent determined daily meditation and guided imagery by
utilizing our mind to kill cancer cells in our body and to heal. For
instance Barbara, my wife, imaged a lazer light, 3 times a day for about
15 minutes each time, focusing on one lymph node at a time to heal that
lymph node. Eventually it worked, in combination with the many other
positive therapies. But all the things that she did in utilizing the
therapies came from a positive attitude and much much hope that all were
here friends and were there to help her and her mind cure her body.
Thank you Mary. Didn't mean to rant and vent. Just meant to support what
you wrote.
God Bless
marty auslander
Martha S Cerreto wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> I've been reading Norman Vincent Peale's "The Power of Positive Thinking;"
> I figured this is the least I should do because I recently moved to this
> neighborhood and he used to live about 15 miles up the road. Anyway I
> just wanted to post some excerpts I liked so far and hope you like them
> too.
>
> Karl Menninger said "attitudes are more important than facts. This is
> worth repeating until its truth grips you. Any fact facing us, however
> difficult, even seemingly hopeless, is not so important as our attitude
> towards that fact. How you think about a fact may defeat you before you
> ever do anything about it. You may permit a fact to overwhelm you mentally
> before you start to deal with it actually. On the other hand, a confident
> and optimistic thought pattern can modify or overcome the fact altogether."
>
> Here's another.
> "Another effective technique in developing a peaceful mind is the daily
> practice of silence. Everyone should insist upon not less than a quarter
> of an hour of absolute quiet every 24 hours. Go alone into the quietest
> place available to you and sit or lie down for fifteen minutes and practice
> the art of silence. Do not talk to anyone. Do not write. Do not read.
> Think as little as possible. Throw your mind into nuetral. Conceive of
> your mind as quiescent, inactive. This will not be easy at first because
> thoughts are stirring up your mind, but practice will increase your
> efficiency. Conceive of your mind as the surface of a body of water and
> see how nearly quiet you can make it, so that there is not a ripple. When
> you have attained a quiescent state, then begin to listen for the deeper
> sounds of harmony and beauty and of God that are to be found in the essence
> of silence."
>
> Have a great day everyone!
>
> Love,
>
> Martha Cerreto
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