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Comment by Pat Kuzela on August 29, 2009 at 2:15pm

Point of View

John Cali:

The other day I was chatting with my good friend Grant Connolly of ZPoint. Many of you know Grant and the wonderful work he does with ZPoint. Our conversation turned to the topic of perspective, and how powerfully our personal perspective or point of view can affect us, for good or ill.

The conversation reminded me of an article I'd read a few days earlier. The article, "Turning the Clock Back," published in Cosmic Lighthouse, was an interview with Ellen J. Langer, Harvard Professor of Psychology.

Dr. Langer talked about a study she and a partner conducted with chambermaids. They were testing whether "mental workouts" could actually improve physical health. Now, mind you, the chambermaids were not told to exercise, eat better diets, etc. -- all the things you hear from the experts.

Instead Dr. Langer and her associate simply made the chambermaids aware that their work was exercise. They did not ask them to change anything about their lives -- what they ate, how vigorously they did their work, etc. The only change they made was in their perspective, their point of view.

This shift in perspective resulted in weight loss, decreases in body mass, smaller waistlines, decreases in blood pressure, increasing vitality and energy. All of this from doing absolutely nothing different from what they had been doing.

Except a change in their point of view.

Here's Chief Joseph.

Chief Joseph

Friends, we've talked about this subject before. Whatever you want to call it -- your perspective, point of view, focus or whatever -- it powerfully affects your reality, your experience. In the case of the chambermaids it created better physical health.

This is certainly one of the best examples we have seen of how all of you truly do create your own realities. Whether you do it deliberately through your conscious focus, or by default through negligence, you are nonetheless responsible for every experience of your physical lives.

The idea of being that responsible for everything is daunting and scary to some of you. But it's your point of view that's scaring you, not the responsibility itself.

Responsibility brings freedom. When you know you and only you create your life experiences, you are totally free to create (or change) whatever you want. You're not a victim of someone else's whims, or of circumstances.

The chambermaids changed nothing about their lives except the way they viewed their work. The results were remarkable.

The principle at work here applies to other areas of your lives also.

Let's take a common issue for many of you -- food. We've heard some of you say all you have to do is look at food and you gain weight. Others of you can eat all you want, whatever you want and never gain an ounce.

What's the difference between these two types of people? Some would say it's their "metabolism." But your metabolism is simply the way you flow energy through your physical bodies.

In other words, your metabolism is a direct result of your focus, of your point of view.

You are free to change your point of view at any moment. And in that moment you can change your lives.

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Comment by Pat Kuzela on July 30, 2009 at 8:45pm

Reinis, It is beautiful! I posted it on my Facebook page, and received several compliments!

Comment by Reinis on July 22, 2009 at 3:02pm

Hey, everyone! I just created a presentation of Chief Josephs The Way of The Warrior.
You can view it here: http://www.slideshare.net/reinis/the-way-of-the-warrior

Comment by Pat Kuzela on June 8, 2009 at 10:29pm

To Michelle---You might enjoy a channeled book: Return of the Bird Tribes.

Comment by Michelle on May 5, 2009 at 9:20am

Just watched the movie "Tuning In" and it's awesome! I recommend it highly!

Comment by Michelle on April 16, 2009 at 10:52am

Hello All, I just joined here. From the time I was about 9 till I was about 14, I was fascinated by the culture and spirituality of the North American Plains Indian. Read every book I could get my hands on about the subject. I'm really delighted to have found this group! Hooked on Sparkles, I would've never seen this group if I hadn't gone to your page to send you a message...thanks for being a "messenger" for me today!
Blessings,
Michelle

Comment by Hooked on Sparkles on January 16, 2009 at 2:33pm

I've been blessed myself from Chief Joseph and John's teachings and I look forward to more.

Mary Jo