“The Seven Day Mental Diet” … Does It Really Completely Transform Lives?
Most people have seen “The Secret” and know that “thoughts are things”. They know that everything we say, think, feel, write has an effect out in the Universe. And - that if we say only positive things, positive results occur in our lives.
And because of that, many of us too, already consciously try to live our lives in a positive way.
But what if we put ourselves to the test?
What if we were to test our actions to see what happens … really?
I am currently re-reading “The Amazing Results of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale and in the book, “The Seven Day Mental Diet” was mentioned.
It was the brainchild of Dr. Emmet Fox. Dr. Fox promoted that if one could monitor their speech for seven days and not say anything negative, or tell a lie (even a white lie), for en entire week, it would have a life-changing effect.
But – if, over that period, you catch yourself saying anything negative you need to start the “diet” again.
Being someone who loves a challenge, I figured I’d give it a go. And being someone who is conscious of the power of words I also recognise that the next seven (or more) days are going to be an interesting adventure indeed.
After all, speaking ONLY positive words … even the most positive people among us still say the occasional negative word .
Then there’s only telling the truth … whether we think we lie or not, we do. A study published in the Journal of Basic and Applied Psychology found that 60 percent of participants lied at least once during a 10 minute conversation saying an average of 2.92 inaccurate things. Hmmm … interesting.
Please note that this isn’t about permanently releasing negativity from our lives - that’s an entirely different conversation. What it is about, is recognising the power of the spoken word has as either a wand or a weapon.
As one of my mentors says, “words spelt backwards is sword”. In other words, words can inspire - at the same time though, words can kill.
Nevertheless, I’m in. “The Seven Day Mental Diet” … bring it on. I’m super keen to see the kind of impact it has on my my life.
So who else is in? Send me an email, or comment on this blog and let’s share our experiences over the next seven (or more days). It should be fun.
11 Responses to ““The Seven Day Mental Diet” … Does It Really Completely Transform Lives?”
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Can’t hurt can it - I’m in starting right now lol.
PS: I already feel better just thinking about it!!
Hmm. This reminds me of when I attended Catholic primary school. We were told that if we went to Mass on 9 consecutive first Fridays we would get straight into heaven. Nobody I know EVER managed those 9 in a row. If you missed you had to start again … just like this challenge.
Denying the negative doesn’t work. It’s still there inside, challenging at a sub-conscious level all those ‘positive’ words. Much better to acknowledge the negatives and work on them … check out EFT.
I’ll give it a crack… Good Luck everyone
great idea to have a kind of cyber group challenge, altho I think I prefer the idea of a cyber master mind. thanks for inviting your readers to play along, and I look forward to sparkling outcomes for us all
Yes, I agree that denying the negative doesn’t work on a subconscious level. Ignoring the negative won’t turn you into a positive person. And I agree to that EFT and some other personal development modalities work really well for clearing issues.
What I am suggesting is that when we go through a process of being mindful of our words, we think more before we speak. And when we think more before we speak, we don’t say a lot of the “negative stuff” that has a negative impact on people around us.
And when we keep our words positive, we have stronger relationships with people around us, which means they are more receptive to us, which means more positive things occur in return.
Words can be weapons.
Mmmmm… I’m in property finance, dealing with banks, lenders and clients each day… so this will be a challenge! But a worthy one. I’ll do it.
Yep. I’m in. And that’s my first truthful positive response. Andrea
Thanks Kristina, It’s a lovely challenge of midfulness. I’ve been practising Thich Nhat Hahns mindfulness walking meditation for the last 7 days. The focus is to feel peace with each step. Awesome when I remember to do it… Now for this challenge. Hmmm
Have fun everyone. xx
Kristina,
This is a powerful insite..however, there is a lot of setbacks when it comes to real implementation.
Think of a parent with naughty kids, or an employee with a nortorious boss who always focuses on empty part of a bottle. how can one handle?
I am not being negative but rather practical!
Hmmmmm…..I wonder if Sharrons use of the words ‘can’t’ and ‘hurt’ count as ‘negative’. I’m assuming it would based on the above premise. Have to wait and see!