Our Mind Reflects our Reality

I had a wonderful example from a client recently of how our mind reflects our reality. It works BOTH ways:

The mind influences our physical body

AND

Our physical body influences our mind.

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I do weekly calls with this client, discussing all things deep health. As per usual, when we first get on the call I ask how she's doing. For the last several months, her reponses is the same. NEGATIVE in the wording and low/negative energy:

"Not so good"

"Ugh, it's been a hell of a week"

"I'm just so frustrated with 'x'..."

"You know what, I'm just sick of 'y'... "

This week however I received a different response, with a different energy behind the words:

"I'm okay!" she said.

It was said in a positive way. Not in a negative vibe kind of way.

Part way into our call, I shared this fact with her.

I wanted her to get a different perspective on things, and also to show how SHE is shifting her energy (perhaps in ways she may not realize). When we're in the thick of stress, self-bullying and simply feeling "blah", it's not easy to see these patterns ourselves.* She was pleasantly surprised and seemed happy to hear what I shared with her in recognizing this change.

*This is one of the benefits of Health & Wellness Coaching. Too often, these small changes in our energy and daily "wins" is missed. Yet progression is happening! It's important to recognize those things.

Her words and even the energy in which they were shared to me when we first got on the call, showed that her work over the past week (in her habits) is creating a change already. It also reminds us how we can TRULY influence our own health and wellbeing through the words and conversations we use both in our own head and out loud.

Our thoughts and inner dialogue, are "acted out" in real life. Especially over time. This doesn't mean we have to be unrealistic, like everything is "flowers and rainbows". However, when we move into a "default answer" to questions like "How are you?", we end up living the "reality" of those thoughts and words.

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Put the TWO things together

It's not a coincidence that my client's answer this week to "how are you?" came with more positive energy connected to it, because she had also implemented a couple little shifts into her week as we chatted about the week before;

-She had done a couple exercises, along with using her Dr Ho machine while watching her favourite show.

-She practiced the breathing exercises I gave her as options and used them throughout the days

-She regularly called her friend and/or mom to have some chats throughout the week

-She ensured she had a nice glass of water, along with her daily medications (a.m./p.m.)

Are you thinking to yourself; "That's it??" Well, if you are I'll confirm - YES. THAT'S IT! It doesn't need to be rocket science or Instagram worthy.

What's changed here is that 3/4 of those things were NOT regularly a part of her routines/daily schedules. That small change to her days, begins to shift that "blah" energy into "I'm doing something healthy, that I chose for myself". When that's your internal voice talking like that, things begin to change in terms of your wording and feeling when you're talking to another person as well.

How do you talk to YOURSELF throughout the day?? Is it positive? Negative? Judgey? Understanding? Like a supportive friend? Or like the school bully?

Then ask yourself how do I talk to others throughout the day, ABOUT myself?? See any parrallels?? 🤨