Get the RAS on your side

The subconscious is your faithful servant. It is completely neutral and impartial. It will carry out any instructions you give it.

The problem is, we keep giving it conflicting instructions.

You see, many of us are still running negative programs we picked up as children when our non-conscious minds were totally open and impressionable. As we grew up we formed beliefs. Our RAS (part of the brain called the reticular activating system) seeks evidence that validates those beliefs. Our beliefs lead to habits of thinking, which, over the years result in reinforcement of the beliefs through repetition of our own negative thinking.

As it turns out, our own thoughts, repeated daily, are one of the primary ways that our "mental computer" can be programmed on a sub-conscious level, which is the level of beliefs, habits and automatic behavior.

To change your results, you must overwrite old negative programming and install positive new programming into your subconscious.

This can be achieved through such techniques as written goal setting, positive self-talk (affirmations), and mental imagery (visualization).

You will meet resistance from the sub conscious however. One way to counter that is to use the EFT tapping technique.

If any change is to occur you must alter this programming so the RAS allows your world to change.

What creates your body?

Metaphysics & brain science have merged and proven that positive thinking and goal setting literally create your body and your entire life experience.

For years, positive thinking and goal-setting were criticized as new age stuff.

But recent breakthroughs in neuroscience along with greater understanding of mental laws prove that the thoughts you think literally turn into the events you experience, the material things you possess... AND even the health of your own body.


We now know there are specific parts of the brain, such as the reticular activating system (RAS), which call our conscious attention to things that are important to reaching our goals and filter out those things that are unimportant.

The RAS is activated by the "programming" which is in our subconscious in the form of beliefs. These beliefs cause the RAS to filter out what doesn't fit with our belief system. This is why people have so much trouble accepting the change desired from positive thinking and the affirmations that accompany goal-setting.

We are discovering that our brain is cybernetic in nature, which means that it is literally like a computer, waiting for a program to be installed.

Our sub conscious mind is the "power center" and the programming that drives the RAS to filter out what doesn't fit with our belief system can be changed. How do we change that programming? Well that's the big question isn't it? How do you go about it? I'll give you my ideas tomorrow.

Power of Attitude

You’ve heard it before. Attitude counts. It above all else is what determines your life. Here is a 3 minute movie for you. The pictures alone make it worth watching. Have a great day.

Metabolic jump starter

Here's a quick weight loss tip guaranteed to jump start your metabolism.

One of the easiest ways to increase your metabolism is
to perform 10-15 minutes workouts twice a day.

All you need to do is challenge your body a little by doing something to get yourself breathing hard. You don't necessarily have to sweat either.

Try running up and down your stairs a few times. Then do as many push-ups as you
can. Follow that with crunches for the abs and maybe some calisthenics (jumping jacks or skipping) then finish up with a few stretches.

Repeat in the evening.

While it's not a full workout, it will up your metabolism for a few hours, making you less likely to store fat and more likely to burn some. And it's better than doing nothing at all!

Some truths

Here is a piece sent to me by my daughter Cassy.

This should probably be taped to your bathroom mirror where one could read it everyday. You may not realize it, but it's 100% true.

1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for.
2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you.
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.
5 . Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.
6 . You mean the world to someone.
7. You are special and unique.
8 . Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.
9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
10. When you think the world has turned its back on you take another look.
11 . Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.

And always remember....when life hands you Lemons, ask for tequila and salt, and call me over!

Good friends are like stars........You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.

"Whenever God Closes One Door He Always Opens Another, Even Though Sometimes It's Hell in the Hallway"

I would rather have one rose and a kind word from a friend while I'm here than a whole truck load when I'm gone.

Maybe right now is a good time to let someone know you care.

Nutrient poor foods

I said last time that many westerners are not getting quality nutrition. Our food may be rich in variety but pretty poor in quality. What are these "nutrient poor" foods?

To explain, we'll have a look at bread. Now there are many varieties of bread, but in the days of our grandparents, farmers grew vegetables and grains on local farms and the harvest went straight from the fields to the dinner table. This means bread was baked fresh every day at home with freshly-harvested grains.

As the population grew, farms become bigger and with mechanization and the growth of transport farmers could sell their products to consumers hundreds of miles away.

But then...

They realized this nutritious bread was going mouldy before the consumers even had a chance to buy it. The "shelf life" of the nutritious bread they were shipping was very low. They needed to increase the shelf life of their bread products.

So what did they do?

They found that the bran and wheat germ could be removed from wheat flour to make white bread. Until then bread was made from whole wheat flour, in which these parts are retained and contribute a brownish color.

In addition, the white flour is generally bleached with potassium bromate or chlorine dioxide gas to remove any slight yellow color and make its baking properties more predictable.

Unfortunately most of the vitamins in wheat are removed along with the germ or destroyed in the bleaching process.

So white bread is an example of nutrient poor food and the bread which still has its germ and vitamins intact is the more nutrient dense food.

Since a similar thing has happened to many of the products from the farm, the nutrient poor foods are generally the processed and refined ones.

So look for foods that are closest to their natural state such as fresh fruits and vegetables and other raw foods and you're on your way to better health with more nutrient dense foods.

Quality nutrition

There are more people over 100 years of age on the Japanese islands of Okinawa than anywhere else in the world. It is believed the reason for their longevity and good health relative to the elderly in the western societies is due to the simple foods they eat which are nutrient dense and low in calories.

The human body is an extremely complicated machine requiring a wide variety of nutrients to maintain a constant state of health.

Unfortunately the typical westerner does not get the nourishment needed to properly maintain a healthy body free of disease.

The reason?

We are consuming processed "nutrient poor" foods (more on this next post).
We are getting plenty of calories but not getting quality nutrition. Write down the sorts of foods you typically eat over a week then you’ll be able to see what your nutrition is really like.