To be honest, it’s still hard for me to believe a person can be healthy without eating a ‘healthy’ diet. Society’s really got to me! But haven’t we all heard of the people with these horribly ‘unhealthy’ habits who have surprised us by living long, and at least relatively healthy lives, right?! In any case, what’s healthy for one person, may be unhealthy for another. Maybe that’s determined by body type, or maybe as I argue, by subconscious belief.

Dear Brave Soul,

This is one of my personal journal entries, and as such, I’ve not written it with the intention of an audience. I’ve decided to share some of these reflections with you based on two desires:

1) to remember I am not alone — sharing my raw thoughts and being vulnerable may allow me to connect with others who have similar thoughts/feelings/experiences (aka, I’d love to hear from you!)

2) to remember I am not my ego — I believe we all have a right to share our opinions. However, for much of my life, even still, it’s been difficult for me to express myself out of fear someone will respond negatively. Being vulnerable and opening up with my potentially esoteric, or even controversial, thoughts is me facing that fear, and I understand it may very well cause my ego pain.

To note, these entries are largely unedited, though if I’ve added/clarified anything, you will see a ‘[…]’.

Sincerely,

my Dying Ego

February 23, 2021

During my meditation, an idea came into my head, and it’s got me curious.

What determines whether someone will decide to start smoking, whether they will develop an illness from it, whether they will die from that resulting illness?

What determines whether someone’s diet is poor, whether they will develop an illness from it, whether they will die from that resulting illness?

These two cases are slightly different, but I would say, stem from an imbalancing [(unhealthy)] habit. However, what if I’m overreaching with that statement? What if for some people, smoking and/or eating a ‘poor’ diet aren’t imbalancing [or unhealthy]?

What if […] that really in the end, it’s always our beliefs that balance us. I mean, if I truly believed that our physical world manifests and stems from within, then well of course, it leads to the idea that yes, it is possible that smoking and/or eating a ‘poor’ diet may not [be] imbalancing [if you hold the subconscious beliefs to support it].

I mean you could go throughout the whole cycle, and get curious as to why something happened. Why did they start smoking/eating poorly? Why did they develop an illness from it, and others not? And why did some die from that illness and others not? [There are endless factors we’re told are all part of the equation, but what if these things only factor in, because they all affect our subconscious? Then could you not change the effect of all these so-called factors through the right subconscious belief?

Last night, I was listening to a podcast of Lewis Howes’. He was interviewing a guy who is an ex-navy seal. And he mentioned how in training, you are trained not to react to negative situations, to keep moving. If a man falls during combat, you have to keep going, because the mission comes first. Because if they stopped, they might all die. He said the movies are completely wrong when they portray what happens. In real life, they must compartmentalize.

He said some of the guys are aware of what the training does to them, and others not. He said he has to be aware that it’s a tactic he has the ability to wield and not that he should be using it all the time, like when he’s home with his family, because of course, things don’t go well then [if he can’t be open with his emotions].

But all of this makes me wonder, if the military/navy/etc has found out how to train someone’s subconscious, there must be a way as well to do this for ourselves in regards to improving our beliefs, in so many areas. I mean, we already have many trainings that aim to do that. Most of what is taught is on a conscious level, but for instance, Thinking Into Results, is one that aims for us to hear something so many times that it does become ingrained in our subconscious.

But I’m sure that’s not the only method used in combat/etc training. It’s not just words, it’s physical training too. Makes me curious to see what types of training cause what types of belief systems to change, and how [to best create] a training to allow someone the belief to heal.

Author Bio: Hi, I’m Bethany! Over the past 10 years, I’ve been on a winding journey in search of healing. I created Love myHealth as an outlet to share my story and empower others. I’m passionate about all things health, but what intrigues me most, is the healing essence of an empowering mindset. Some of my favorite things in life include acro yoga, walking under the stars, life-changing conversations with strangers, and food (most notably: gluten-free pizza and nice cream.)