Internal Dialogue Directly Shapes Physical Reality and Well-being

Key Quotes

"Our body is listening to every word that we say every word that we say is creating our reality because it creates our identity we believe it."

Lewis Howes argues that the words we speak to ourselves have a profound impact, shaping our reality by forming our identity. He emphasizes that our physical body is receptive to these internal dialogues, internalizing them as beliefs.

"What I realized now is that the root of our suffering is starts and ends with our own thought."

Lewis Howes explains that his realization about suffering points to the origin of distress being internal thought processes. He suggests that by understanding and managing our thoughts, we can address the root cause of our suffering.

"I'm sorry please forgive me thank you I love you the first time I said this in repetition I started to weep there was some part of me past present or future within this energy system that we live in that recognized it heard it and there was such a release."

Lewis Howes describes the profound emotional release he experienced when first reciting the Ho'oponopono prayer. He suggests that this ancient Hawaiian prayer, when repeated, can resonate with different aspects of oneself, leading to a significant emotional breakthrough.

"I had one of these implants go in and for like a month it wasn't it wasn't healing it was so much pain like in my head right and my wife martha was like have you forgiven yourself yet and she said I want you to go in the mirror this was over the holidays go in the bathroom look in the mirror at yourself look yourself in the eyes and say I'm sorry I forgive you and repeat it."

Lewis Howes recounts a personal experience with persistent pain following a dental implant that did not heal. He shares how his wife suggested a practice of self-forgiveness in front of a mirror, directly addressing himself with specific phrases.

"And within 30 minutes the pain vanished zero zero and I was like how is this even possible I mean I know I know how this is possible because I've done this many times in my past yeah but it's fascinating the words the intention we used towards ourself and how it can eliminate pain within moments where the pain was constant for a month right."

Lewis Howes expresses astonishment at the rapid disappearance of his month-long pain after practicing self-forgiveness. He highlights the power of intentional self-directed words and their ability to alleviate physical discomfort almost instantaneously.