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Podcast Episode Summary: The Daily Motivation - "Your Body Is Listening: How To Rewire Your Reality With Words"
Episode Overview
- Podcast Title: The Daily Motivation
- Episode Title: Your Body Is Listening: How To Rewire Your Reality With Words
- Host: Lewis Howes
- Guest: Jim Curtis
- Key Theme: The transformative power of words and self-talk in shaping our reality and identity.
Key Concepts
- Power of Words:
- Every word we say influences our reality and identity.
- Our self-talk can either uplift or drain us, impacting our mental and physical well-being.
- Personal Narratives:
- Jim Curtis shares his journey of self-deceit, where he justified neglecting his physical health despite financial success.
- He highlights the importance of conscious self-affirmation to combat negative thoughts.
- Hawaiian Prayer (Ho'oponopono):
- The four-part prayer: "I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you." is introduced as a powerful tool for healing emotional and physical pain.
- Jim describes a significant emotional release experienced when he first recited this prayer, suggesting its profound effects on wellbeing.
Discussion Highlights
- Jim Curtis’s Background:
- Initially found success in making money but struggled with physical health and self-imposed limitations.
- Realized he was caught in negative thought patterns that perpetuated his victimhood.
- The Shift in Perspective:
- Transitioned from a mindset of lack and limitation to one of abundance and self-care.
- Emphasizes the importance of addressing one's physical wellbeing as part of overall success.
- Personal Anecdote from Lewis Howes:
- Shares a painful dental experience and a moment of revelation prompted by his wife, where he practiced the Hawaiian prayer.
- Remarkably reduced his pain from a high level to zero through self-forgiveness and love, demonstrating the mind-body connection.
Key Takeaways
- Words Shape Reality:
- What we tell ourselves forms our reality. Positive affirmations can lead to improved mental and physical health.
- Healing Through Self-Compassion:
- Practices such as Ho'oponopono can provide emotional healing and relief from physical pain.
- Accessibility of Change:
- The techniques discussed are accessible to anyone and can be integrated into daily life for lasting transformation.
Action Steps
- Practice the Hawaiian Prayer:
- Recite "I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you." while looking in the mirror to foster self-acceptance and healing.
- Reflect on Self-Talk:
- Assess the language used in daily life and consider how it aligns with personal goals and wellbeing.
- Explore Personal Narratives:
- Identify limiting beliefs and shift towards a more empowering self-narrative.
Additional Resources
- Lewis Howes' New Book: *Make Money Easy* - A guide to transforming one’s relationship with money and creating financial abundance.
- Greatness Newsletter: Sign up for insights and inspiration from world-class guests.
Conclusion The episode emphasizes the significance of self-communication and the profound impact words can have on our lives. By acknowledging and transforming our internal dialogue, we can reshape our reality and foster a healthier, more fulfilling existence.
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Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00Hi, my name is Lewis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.
0:12How powerful are words that we use about ourself in life? So powerful. Our body is listening. 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. When you were going through a season of time where you were doing well in your career and You're crushing it, succeeding financially and accomplishing, but maybe struggling in relationship or your health you mentioned wasn't as good. What were the words you were saying to yourself then versus the season of your life now where you feel a lot more peace, more healed, more healthy relationships with yourself and others.
0:52What are the words you're using now as a hypnosis directive for your life? What was it then and now? Yeah. Then I wasn't using words. I was caught up in thought. What were you thinking then? Yeah. Yeah. And while I was caught up in that thought, what I realized now is that the root of our suffering is starts and ends with our own thought. And so what I was thinking was, you know, I need, I know how to make money. I'll always make money. And I would say that to people. I was like, I don't care what happens. I'll always figure out I would make money. It was, and that is like an incredibly abundant thing to say.
1:29Meanwhile, I I would say like things like I don't have time to go to the gym. I would say things like physical therapists in New York City. They're they're a scam. And isn't that interesting that all physical therapists in New York City are a scam? That's a lie that I told myself so that I could bypass working on my body. Or stay in victimhood or stay in pain or whatever it might be. 100 % where someone else who had a different story would say, I'll find the best people to help me out of this mess. 100%. I'll find the best people because I know I can and my body's important and I'm good enough for it.
2:10My body's a temple and I'll find a way to fix this and I will go. And I did that too. But I always had this belief that like something. and so now as time went on what i do is i consciously dictate to myself i say i am and i think of the thing that i am whether it's i am love or even i am i am um on i am good enough for the lewis house podcast whatever it is i think i expand into it and and then i repeat to myself I love you. Please forgive me. Thank you. The Honoponopono prayer is, I'm sorry. Is that Hawaiian prayer? Is that right? The Hawaiian prayer. This changed my life, this Hawaiian prayer.
2:56How's it go? 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. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you. In fact, there was a study of a man that prayed over photographs of violent inmates of a prison and the violent crime in that prison went down by 50%. Just from a remote person praying over them. Praying the Honoponaparum prayer over these pictures. Wow. Yeah. It's such a beautiful practice.
3:45I had a, gosh, my teeth have gone through a journey because I had... I know you're a dentist. You do? Alex? Yeah. No way. That's amazing. It brings you up every time I get a cleaning. Oh my gosh. He's been great. But when I was 16, I had eight teeth removed from my mouth. I had my four wisdom teeth and then four others because I was going to get braces. Yeah. And the stubborn kid that I was after I got them removed, I was like, you know what? Actually, I don't want braces because the football season is coming up and I have to wear a mouth guard and I don't want to like, and I just kept pushing it year after year.
4:1820 years later, my jaw and my teeth kind of like formed in just a really messed up way that I wasn't, my back teeth never touched because they grew in a way where just my front two teeth touched, but not my back teeth. So it was very hard for me to chew. I wasn't able to chew. I just swallowed my food. Yeah. Anyways, long story short, Alex, my dentist had been trying to get me to do Invisalign and braces for years and I was resisting him. I finally ended up doing it. And it took a team of people from the orthodontist to, I had to get implants, four different implants. So they took my teeth out 20 years ago, but then they had to put fake teeth back in with implants it's extremely painful and typically we experience a lot more pain the longer we put things off we have to we have to put experience that pain uh plus pay interest right yeah and um 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?
5:28And she said, I want you to go in the mirror. And 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. And she said, do not come out of the bathroom until the pain goes away. And I shit you not, Jim. I'm in there for like 30 minutes, looking myself in the eyes doing this. I'm sorry. I forgive you. I love you. I'm sorry for putting you through this. I forgive myself for this. I love you. I kept repeating this, staring at my eyes. And I had been experiencing probably a seven out of 10 pain shooting on like the side of my head that I needed medication all day long just to kind of minimize it.
6:11And within 30 minutes, the pain vanished. Zero. Zero. And I was like, how is this even possible? I mean, I know how this is possible because I've done this many times in my past. But it's fascinating. The words, the intention we use towards ourself and how it can eliminate pain within moments where the pain was constant for a month. And this prayer, I'm sorry, please forgive me. Thank you. I love you. Can heal your life. And it may sound crazy to you, but I'm telling you, look yourself in the eyes in the mirror and try it until the pain goes away. And I guarantee you'll start to feel better. 100%.
6:55And it's a process that I think anyone can do at any moment of life as an action step. And maybe it doesn't work right away for you. Maybe you've got to do it over and over daily, but this simple prayer and many other techniques can support you in feeling emotionally free.
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7:59Thank you so much for listening to today's episode of The Daily Motivation. And I hope you have an amazing rest of your day. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to click the link in the description. That will take you to the full episode of our main podcast on the School of Greatness. And if you are loving the daily motivation, please follow us over on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review over on Apple Podcasts right now. And if you want more exclusive content and ad-free listening experience, make sure to subscribe to our Greatness Plus channel on Apple Podcasts right now. And if you want to get even more inspiration from our world-class guests and learn how to improve your life and take it to the next level, then make sure to sign up for the Greatness newsletter and get it delivered right to your inbox over at greatness.com slash newsletter.
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"Our body is listening. Our body is listening to every word that we say. Every word that we say is creating our reality because it creates our identity." - Jim Curtis
Jim Curtis used to tell himself he'd always know how to make money, and he did. But he also told himself he didn't have time for the gym. That physical therapists in New York City were scams. These weren't just thoughts passing through his mind. They were lies he used to justify staying broken, to bypass the work his body desperately needed. He was caught in unconscious patterns, financially successful but physically deteriorating, stuck in victimhood of his own making. Then he discovered something that changed everything. A four-part Hawaiian prayer: "I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you." The first time he said it in repetition, he started to weep. Something in him, past or present or future, recognized those words and released. There's even a study where a man prayed this prayer over photographs of violent prison inmates, and the violent crime in that prison dropped by 50 percent. Just from someone praying remotely over pictures.
Lewis knows this power intimately. When he was sixteen, he had eight teeth removed from his mouth but refused to get braces. Twenty years of stubbornness later, his jaw had formed so incorrectly that his back teeth never touched. He couldn't chew. He just swallowed his food whole for years. When he finally got implants, one of them wouldn't heal. For a month, he lived with seven-out-of-ten pain shooting through the side of his head, needing medication constantly just to function. His wife, Martha, asked him a simple question: "Have you forgiven yourself yet?" She told him to go look in the mirror, stare into his own eyes, and repeat, "I'm sorry. I forgive you. I love you" until the pain disappeared. Thirty minutes later, standing in that bathroom, the pain vanished. Completely. From seven to zero. This isn't theory or wishful thinking. This is your body listening to every single word you say, responding to the reality you're creating with your language. Try it. Look yourself in the eyes and speak those simple words until something shifts. Your body is waiting to hear it.
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