The power of the spoken word: a life lesson for my daughter

Website design By BotEap.comLast Monday was a perfect summer night in Chicago. Not a cloud in the sky with warm temperatures and a light breeze blowing in from the lake kept it tolerable and away from the damp.

Website design By BotEap.comI had slept late that morning and felt well rested after a two week trip. I was scheduled to leave again in a few days and intended to spend some down time with my husband and daughter.

Website design By BotEap.comThere is a lot going on in Chicago during the summer. It’s the summers that make up for the sometimes harsh and unforgiving winters and one of the reasons I still call Chicago home.

Website design By BotEap.comWhat better place to experience the city tonight than the ‘Taste of Chicago’.

Website design By BotEap.comWe got to the downtown venue around 6:45pm, just before the afternoon rush. We could listen to the musicals of the ‘Broadway in Chicago’ performance on the main stage.

Website design By BotEap.comMy husband and I had done a 4 mile run that morning so I was prepared and hungry. After purchasing our meal tickets, I made a beeline for the Nigerian kiosk that served coconut rice, stewed goat meat and fried plantains. There’s nothing like a good cooked ‘soul food’.

Website design By BotEap.comWiping my hands after finishing, we made our way in and out of the ‘window-shopping’ crowd for dessert. There were seagulls flying low all around us.

Website design By BotEap.com‘I wish these birds would stop flying over me. I don’t want to get pooped on! my daughter exclaimed in disgust.

Website design By BotEap.com“Careful what you say, they might poo all over you,” I replied absently as I looked around the crowded stalls for a spot. a single turn we serve.

Website design By BotEap.comMy husband decided to have a can of beer. We had run out of tickets. He was still looking for the ‘Once in life’ dessert. So we went to a ticket office to buy more.

Website design By BotEap.comWe were about to queue when my daughter let out a blood-curdling scream. Alarmed, we both turned around to see what had happened to him.

Website design By BotEap.comThere, on the left side of his neck, was a neat white blob of bird droppings!

Website design By BotEap.comI couldn’t control my laughter! She there she was furious, now trying to squash the errant birds with her bag. I had a piece of tissue left over from my dinner. I deftly wiped her neck amidst my giggles of laughter.

Website design By BotEap.com‘I told you to be careful what you say,’ I jokingly admonished as I explained to my husband the previous exchange I had with her on the same topic.

Website design By BotEap.comYou see, what my daughter had just experienced firsthand was an example of the power of the spoken word.

Website design By BotEap.comIt was exciting for me that she was able to see firsthand that she had the power to manifest what she intended or not..

Website design By BotEap.comThis was a great teaching moment for us as a family.

Website design By BotEap.com‘Think of the power you have to create whatever you want in your life!’ I exclaimed excited. Being the teenager that she is, she just rolled her eyes.

Website design By BotEap.comYes, we all have the power to create anything we want to create in our lives.

Website design By BotEap.comThat power resides in a part of our mind called unconscious mind. And as my daughter discovered in our ‘laboratory of life’ experiment, the subconscious mind doesn’t have a great sense of humor!

Website design By BotEap.comWhatever you suggest to the subconscious mind, it sets out to make your reality..

Website design By BotEap.comAnd it can get bogged down by constant negative mental chatter and clutter.

Website design By BotEap.comDo you pay attention to what feeds your mind?

Website design By BotEap.comAs I shared in a previous article on mental poisoning what you focus on brings more to your awareness.

Website design By BotEap.comIt always intrigues me when I hear patients say things like ‘I knew I was going to get sick after that person sneezed at me!’

Website design By BotEap.comAnd guess what? The subconscious mind is like the ‘genie in the bottle’ When you consciously or unconsciously declare that you are going to get sick, well, your wish is the command to get sick!

Website design By BotEap.comSome people find it intriguing that despite my job as a locum tenens doctor with trips to different hospitals and hotel stays for weeks on end, I don’t get sick Sometimes I work up to an 80 hour week.

Website design By BotEap.comI am not saying this to impress you, but to emphasize that I major my subconscious mind with thoughts of health, vitality and vitality.

Website design By BotEap.comWe all have the power to do the same things with our subconscious mind. We just have to make a conscious choice. I don’t mean to make this sound so simple, as I know some readers may think I’m just saying ‘just say it and it will happen the way you say it will’.

Website design By BotEap.comThe power of the spoken word in the subconscious mind is a sum of how you have trained your mind to interpret past experiences.

Website design By BotEap.comUsing my daughter as an example. This is how our beliefs feed on us at a young age:

Website design By BotEap.comIf like your father, my belief where the bad things are always was meant to happen, so the bird shitting on her was just another Self-fulfilling prophecy. And I probably would have reacted differently to reflect my belief. It would have validated what my experience has been, fueled her displeasure. That would have left her with the innate message that bad things will always happen as we should expect.

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Website design By BotEap.comPossibility because she has stated that she wants to do great things in the world as a singer-songwriter. If she says she’s going to be one, who is anyone, even me, to say that can’t happen?

Website design By BotEap.comNeedless to say, neither the bird nor my daughter was harmed. I trust you will remember this lesson and realize that you have the innate power to create a bright and wonderful future. because she said so.

Website design By BotEap.comHere are some things to consider and also practice this week:

Website design By BotEap.comIf you knew you couldn’t fail, what would you do?

Website design By BotEap.comPractice statement with little things all week. For example, you will find a parking space when you need it, a friend will be available to talk when you need it. Just practice!

Website design By BotEap.comNext week get bolder and practice declaring bigger things, like that you will have a certain amount of money to meet a financial obligation or that you will get a promotion at work.

Website design By BotEap.comDo not become attached to the results of these exercises.

Website design By BotEap.comjust like you work the muscle While working with weights, these exercises are just one way to start exercising your mind and exploring what’s possible if you change your mindset to expect positive results.

Website design By BotEap.comI await your comments. Until next time,

Website design By BotEap.comTo your health and well-being,

Website design By BotEap.comDr Eno