It all started with an "innocent" comment. We were having a redwood deck built in our backyard, and in my excitement I said to my husband, "Let's play sick on Tuesday and Wednesday so we can watch the deck go in." The next thing I knew, I was sick.

Sure, my husband had just returned from London where he had caught a bug himself, but rarely do I catch things from him as I consider myself to be quite healthy. But this time my body followed my request completely and I got my wish. I laid in bed for 2 days straight and tried to sleep while the workmen sawed wood and pounded nails for our new deck.

The amazing part of this experience is that I didn't even remember making the "let's play sick" comment. It was my good friend, Debra, who pointed it out to me and made me conscious of my "innocent" statement.

I am a firm believer that thoughts are things, even though I don't always practice what I believe. As my Mother reminds me,

"It is not hard to find the truth;
what is hard is 
not to run away from it
once you have found it."

Think of all the statements we make to ourselves, both consciously and subconsciously. These statements are the mind's building blocks as it creates reality based on what we state as the truth. And when we take this incredibly powerful gift and mix it with free will, then our mind has the ability to take us to the outer edge of the limitless potential of our being, or drag us down to the depths of hell. Because whatever we think or say to ourselves or to another person, we are right.

Our thoughts and beliefs literally take us through the doorway to our own personal reality.

We have the ability to shape our reality by being mindful of our every thought and spoken word. When a negative thought crops up, we must consistently learn to stop and acknowledge the thought, release it, and rephrase the thought into a positive statement. If you know you say things without thinking, consider asking someone to assist you in recognizing your negative statements. I am so thankful to my friend for helping me recognize how my "let's play sick" comment aided in the manifestation of this nasty cold.

"Watch what you wish for" is a powerful warning. It would be so easy for me to just blame my husband for passing this bug to me, but I know it's not his fault. My words and my thoughts asked to "play sick."

And as my friend Marla Stokes recently reminded me, "There are no such things as victims, only volunteers."

Carpe MOMENTO!
Diana