It is one thing desiring to change our lives for the better but it is quite something else to believe that we can. It can be surprisingly difficult to ascertain exactly what we want.
I realised how difficult this can be when I tried a visualisation technique in which I had to imagine being alone in a theatre with the doors closed. I was to write the play of the rest of my life and I could create anything I wanted. At the time I was almost bed-ridden with M.E. I had three young children and life was very, very hard.
The more I thought about it, the more I realised that the idea of creating my own life was an astonishing concept that I didn’t believe I had much control over. We, in the Western world, have been brought up in a culture that tells us that things happen to you – you certainly don’t create your future for yourself.
Still, I was desperate so I closed my eyes and began. The first change was obvious – I wanted to be healthy. Immediately, my sceptical mind butted in. If I hadn’t managed to rid myself of this ghastly condition for the past ten years then what made me think I would succeed now?
Within minutes, I was exhausted. I could barely concentrate long enough to clean my teeth let alone change my life. My mind went into freefall and I gave up.
It wasn’t until I discovered the amazing properties of therapeutic sound that I gave myself another chance. Gradually, the sound tuned me back up again and I began to heal. Eventually, I realised that I could only create a new version of reality by envisioning it first. The crucial key, however, was the belief I had about myself. I had to change my beliefs that I was not good enough, valuable enough, worthy enough, lovable enough etc in order to change my experience.
As my beliefs transformed from negative to positive I, at last, began to experience the positive and become healthy again. Once I had regained my energy, I was able to continue re-fashioning my life and today my life is full of treasures and enjoyment.
I am living proof that ME is not the end of the road but the beginning. But you need to believe that you can get better.
As Henry Ford once said, “Whether you believe you can or you can’t, you are absolutely right.”
Don’t despair if life is not all you would wish it to be. Let sound waves help you to rediscover your health and happiness. If it was possible for me then it can be possible for you too.
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