By: Seth-Deborah Rothm R.N.

Did you know that most heart attacks occur on Mondays? And that lifestyle choices such as what you eat and your exercise patterns are not the first indicators of your potential for a heart attack? Did you know that it is whether you think you are happy or not, and whether you are satisfied with your job or not?? Anyway, that's what Depak Chopra says on a wonderful CD called the New Physics of Healing.

Speaking of the physics of healing, I had an epiphany about self-talk while I was vacuuming one morning. I always teach my clients that everything we say out loud or silently to ourselves is programming. But I don't think it's the words so much as the feelings that we are having when we are saying those words. For example, I've noticed that my New Yorker friends chastise themselves a lot. They're always saying stuff like "I'm such an idiot," and sometimes it's more like "I'm such a f*ing idiot." But one friend, in particular, laughs when she says it, so I don't think it harms her self-image. In fact, she has a very healthy self-image! When we laugh, we release lovely chemicals. When we laugh, we relax. When we laugh, we stimulate our immune system. And I also think, that when we laugh, and when we feel good, we are also creating delightful neural pathways that impact our beliefs about ourselves and the world.

So as always, it seems to go back to feelings. It's nothing more than feelings. Hmm, sounds like there might be a song in there somewhere.

p.s. I think I should vacuum more often.

Seth-Deborah Rothm R.N., NBCCH

Ms. Rothm is also a Certified Medical Hypnotherapist, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Master NLP Practitioner, Faculty Member National Guild of Hypnosis, Instructor of Medical Hypnosis at The Hypnotherapy Center, Results Coach, and Advanced Reiki Practitioner