What is the power and extent of the effect of positive thinking on your reality?
It is clear to me that if I believe something with enough conviction that I can make it so. If I believe that I can fly it does not mean that I can jump from the building and fly with my arms. However, if I believe it with enough conviction then it does mean that I will eventually figure out how to build a plane. Conversely, if I believe that there is no way to fly then it is unlikely that I will ever build a plane. I am not suggesting that my belief in being able to fly has any effect on the laws of aerodynamics but it does effect the chances of the plane being built.
Two people are diagnosed with cancer and told they have only months to live. One of them spirals down in a cloud of depression and dies within a couple of months. The other goes into overdrive of positive thinking and attacks his illness with every fibre of his being and lives for another 10 yrs. Is this a contrived example or do things like this actually happen?
How would you define the extent of your ability to effect the nature of your reality simply by adjusting your opinion of it?
I envision this topic being promoted in the faith and belief forum.
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