Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 2, Issue 4 October 2017 | Page 16

She went through years of schooling , learning so many different
subjects and in spite of being an outstanding student ; she was not
emotionally resilient to handle the journey of life. It is ironic that, History
taught her about the past, but did not teach her how to let go of
the past . Geography showed her that the Earth is a beautiful and
wonderful place to live in, but she could not find a place on Earth where
she could feel happy and peaceful. Her good friend, Mathematics, could
only count the number of times she cried herself to sleep . The
languages she learnt to speak, were not used, as she kept silent when it
was time to speak up. Science which taught her about living things and
the human body, did not teach her how she could control her body and
mind and make herself feel calm and relaxed instead of feeling anxious,
overwhelmed and at times, terribly scared.
Miraculously , one day, as she was watching a spiritual “guru” speak on
television , the “guru ” asked the audience one question , which
mesmerized her . That one question had suddenly stirred a mirage of
emotions, creating a spark of hope, wonder and curiosity within her. Her
face lit up as she jumped up from the sofa. That one question was truly
life changing , as it was the beginning of her journey of transformation
from being that hopeless , helpless , powerless and anxious person , to
being the person I am today . Feeling empowered , happy , and living a
purposeful and blissful life. It was at that very moment where I came to
the realization that my emotional and mental wellbeing is completely in
my control and I am fully responsibile for it.
I know you must be wondering what’s that one question that led to my
amazing transformation which made me into the person I am today. Well
that one simple question was; “What is a thought?” It was at that point
where I suddenly realised that it was the thoughts and inner chatter
within my mind that was the root cause of making me feel miserable
. The best part is that , unknown to me, I was doing it to myself . I
was making myself miserable.
The stories I told myself made me feel useless . The relentless inner
conversations within my mind made me feel that I was redundant on this
planet. Upon experiencing this “Eureka” moment, the solution was simple
, it became crystal clear that if I could just think of happy thoughts, then I
would be happy . But it was not all that simple , as the negative thoughts
would just pop up automatically and “hijack ” my mental and emotional
wellbeing. It was at this point where I began to wonder, where are these
thoughts coming from and why do they want me to feel miserable?