Before the movie “The Secret” a long line of writers and thinkers has promoted the self-help powers of positive thought as long back as man pondered his own existence.
Reams of research have shown positive thinking to be good for your health. A positive attitude and optimistic thinking are healthy. The power of positive thinking is shows that those who remain positive are healthier, live longer, and report greater satisfaction with life than those who might be labeled pessimistic.
But, what about negative thinking?
Here’s a story about how negative thinking can affect your health. (I’ll have to paraphrase it; I heard it off a seminar by Bob Procter.)
One night a night watch man was patrolling a railway yard to check that no one was breaking into the containers and stealing the contents of them.
He came across a container that had its door open. He walked over cautiously to see what was going on and could find no sign of life around so he took a quick look inside.
The container was empty, but as he walked in the door of the container closed behind him and he found himself locked in. he pushed on the door for a...