Before the art of medicine comes the art of belief. To have a renewed body, you must be willing to have new perceptions that give rise to new solutions. We are the only creatures on earth who can change our biology by what we think and feel. If you look closely at your own life, you will realize that you are sending signals to your body that repeat the same old habits of yesterday and the day before. That is why you are stuck with the same old body. The point that Archimedes was looking for - a place to stand on and move the world - actually exists. It is inside us, covered up by the fascinating but misleading moving picture show of the waking state. We all create scenarios and then become convinced by them, down to our very cells. Bad habits are just the worn out ruts of the mind, paths that once led to freedom because they opened up new thoughts, but now lead nowhere. No one has ever found a new world by worrying about it. My tormentor is myself, left over from yesterday. Instead of consciously creating disease, we could be consciously creating health. When you realize that you have control over any interpretation you place upon your body, an enormously liberating idea begins to dawn: the body is on your side. Your mind gives you control, the ability to have any reaction you want. When the mind is peaceful, inner energies wake up and work miracles for us - without any conscious effort on your part. In "Siddhartha," Hermann Hesse writes, "within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself." This sanctuary is a simple awareness of comfort, which cannot be violated by the turmoil of events. This place feels no trauma and stores no hurt. It is the healing mental space that one seeks to find in meditation. No healing can occur without compassion. It inherently motivates the body and arouses the desire to get well. Complete healing depends upon our ability to stop struggling. The blueprint for perfect health is inside you. It IS you. (all preceding quotations are from "Journey Into Healing" by Deepak Chopra, M.D., 1994) Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dream of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action. -- Orison Swett Marden I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor. -- Henry David Thoreau I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. -- Thomas Edison A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary. -- Seneca The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. -- Anthony Robbins If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. -- Marcus Aurelius Drugs are not always necessary, but belief in recovery always is. -- Norman Cousins As he thinketh in his heart, so is he. -- Proverbs 23:7 Give me a lever long enough and a prop strong enough. I can single-handedly move the world. -- Archimedes Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him. -- Aldous Huxley Some men see things as they are, and say "Why?" I dream of things that never were, and say "Why not?" -- George Bernard Shaw There can be no transforming of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotion. -- Carl Jung The antidote to fear: you must make a decision to have FAITH, knowing you've done all you can to prepare for whatever you're fearing, and that most fears in life rarely come to fruition. -- Anthony Robbins Determination is the wake-up call to the human will. -- Anthony Robbins Unshakable confidence is the sense of certainty we all want. The only way you can consistently experience confidence is through the power of faith. In order to get yourself to do anything, it's imperative to exercise confidence rather than fear. The ability to act on faith is what moves the human race forward. -- Anthony Robbins Nothing happens unless first a dream. -- Carl Sandburg Climb high; Climb far. Your goal the sky; Your aim the star. -- Inscription at Williams College Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance. -- Bruce Barton Man's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. -- Thomas Edison A mighty flame followeth a tiny spark. -- Dante (these preceding quotes are from "Awaken The Giant Within" by Anthony Robbins, 1991) Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. -- Goethe Come to the edge, He said. They said, we are afraid. Come to the edge, He said. They came. He pushed them ... And they flew. -- Guillaume Apollinaire Life is a fabulous adventure. It wasn't meant to be lived in fear. -- Lucinda Bassett Fear is conquered by action. When we challenge our fears, we defeat them. When we grapple with our difficulties, they lose their hold upon us. When we dare to face the things which scare us, we open the door to freedom. -- author unknown You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face ... The danger lies in refusing to face the fear, in not daring to come to grips with it ... You must make yourself succeed every time. You must do the thing you think you cannot do. -- Eleanor Roosevelt The one thing over which you have absolute control is your own thoughts. It is this that puts you in a position to control your own destiny. -- Paul G. Thomas Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom. -- Marilyn Ferguson Every winner has scars. -- Herbert Casson You are searching for the magic key that will unlock the door to the source of power, and yet you have the key in your own hands, and you may make use of it the moment you learn to control your thoughts. -- Napoleon Hill The desire and ability to do great things starts with the thought that you can. -- Lucinda Bassett If you believe you can, you can, and the more you practice the attitude of achievement, the more certain you'll become. That's where the magic begins. -- Lucinda Bassett (these preceding quotes are from "From Panic To Power" by Lucinda Bassett, founder of the MidWest Center For Stress and Anxiety, Inc) [ My Story ][ Diagnosis ][ Suspect A Problem ][ Treatment Options ][ Herbs & Natural Remedies ] [ Links ][ Suggested Reading ][ Christian Support ][ Inspirational Quotes ][ Main Page ]