The mind and body are hard-wired together. It implicates that what happens inside our mind directly affects the actions of our bodies. It is not possible to separate them physically, and we cannot separate thoughts and behavior either.
Literally, a thought is an unconscious action. The body is an extension of our thought to act upon the world. Our senses feed the results of these actions back into the mind.
As human beings, we are good at creating problems to imprison ourselves by the chains of our thoughts. We are easy to be hijacked by our emotions. How can we direct our thoughts and feelings rather than be driven by them? Here is an exercise called How to Feel Wonderful, which is from the book of Mr. Richard Bandler.
- Think of a time you felt wonderful.
- Close your eyes and imagine that time in vivid detail. See the image clearly, hear the sounds loudly, remember the feelings as they were then.
- Imagine yourself stepping into that experience and imagine being in that memory as if it’s happening now. See what you’d see, hear what you’d hear, feel how god you’d feel. Make the colors stronger and brighter if that helps. Notice how you were breathing back them, and breathe that way now.
- Pay attention to the wonderful feeling in your body and get a sense of where the feeling starts, where it goes, and the direction it moves in. Imagine taking control over the feeling and spinning it faster and faster and stronger and stronger through your body as the feelings increase.
- Think of a time in the future where you could use these good feelings. Spin these feelings throughout your body as you think about the future and things you are doing over the next weeks. Do not be too surprised if you find yourself feeling really good for absolutely no reason.
