The Quest for Well Being... part 1

This last weekend I attended a conference with the organisation I trained with The Quest Institute for 'QuestFest 2008'. I had been looking forward to attending for many months, but this two-day conference proved to exceed my expectations.

Speaking on the first day was Dr. David Hamilton, author and scientist gained his PhD in organic chemistry before going into the pharmaceutical industry. His research into the mind-body connection ultimately led him to leave his job and become a motivational speaker / author.

He observed the results of tests on new drugs where he noticed that patients receiving control placebo pills reported the same level of improvement as people receiving the actual drug. Seeing this result repeat itself time and time again he became fascinated by the mind-body connection and started to research the work of scientists, mystics and healers working in this field. The results were a ground-breaking book "It's the Thought That Counts" where Dr. Hamilton explains how the mind and emotions can influence the wellbeing of our body and even the structure of our DNA!

Not only was his talk inspiring, it was entertaining -- I think I will not be alone in saying that Dr Hamilton has a Scottish accent to die for!

At QuestFest, myself and about 150 other Questies listened intently as Dr. Hamilton explained how words can have a powerful effect on our unconcious minds and the biochemistry in the body. Literally, our beliefs about realities and things like ageing directly affect how we age.

He also discussed how we, as humans are 'walking tuning forks' -- we resonate with each other. Our attitude and interpretation of our realities affect our cellular structure of our brains and bodies and can be used as a predictor for those who will suffer most from heart disease.

Our bodies respond to what we believe is possible. Amazing eh? If you believe an amazing transformation is possible for you then it can be.

Expect magical things! Imagination, gratitude, compassion, clarity, enthusiasm, fascination, joy, wonder, curiosity are states we should explore for ouselves more often... It's a 'feelingnisation' that is needed to change the world --- changing our inner self will change our world.

So, have the intent to love yourself or at least, promise you will find a way to love yourself... being able to accept yourself and love yourself the way you are... Be the change you want to have in the world - random acts of kindness have a ripple effect.

We are all, no matter where we are in our lives, exactly the best place we need to be in order to move forward... we have everything we need inside of us to be the people we really are -- like a plane when it flies above the clouds, the sun is always shining.