My brother calls the Winter Blues the Februaries. It is common for us to get down in the middle of winter when it is dreary and cold outside. I have posted this story before, but I love it, and I think at this time of year we often need a reminder of how our thoughts, words, and deeds affect our lives:‘A man and his young son were hiking in the mountains, when the boy suddenly lost his footing and slid down the steep mountain side. On his way down, the boy caught a tree root. The root kept the boy from falling onto the rocks at the bottom of a deep chasm thousands of feet below. Scared and embarrassed, the boy cried "you idiot!" A voice shot back "you idiot!"
A short time later, the father reached the boy and pulled him to safety. The boy told his father that while he was hanging onto that tree root - he heard someone call him an "idiot". "That was your echo", the father said. "Let me demonstrate. You are strong!" the father yelled. A voice echoed "You are strong!"
There is a universal law that says, whatever you say, think, or do - comes back to you. It's known as the "echo effect". If you project positive things in your thoughts, words and deeds - positive things will come back to you. If you lie, cheat, and steal...well, you know what you can expect. Being positive or being negative will come back to you. You can choose to do one or the other. Which will you choose?’
Yours in Health, Dr. Karen Baker
