We make choices everyday

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind: follow the calmness, the absence of pride. - Sutta Nipata...

In changing our thoughts we can start to change our view of  the world and ourselves, we cannot through thought change any medical conditions that we have. I have a friend who believes that positive thinking helped her survive cancer, I don't believe that her positive thinking had anything to do with her survival, but she does, which is what is important. What is just as important she has continued to trust the medical system to help her beat her cancer. 

She thought by being positive she was doing was the right thing for the people around her. So as she struggled with her cancer, she through her positive attitude has made a difference to people around her in a positive, not a negative way.

Another colleague was faced with having a brain tumour removed and the odds were only 20% that he would survive the operation. He faced this with a calmness that I thought was amazing. I asked him how he was able to do this. He said that he was a spiritual person, and believed in God. He said that he also believed that if he panicked and was sad that would influence the people around him in a negative way. So he chose to be calm and positive, he said it was not easy, but he thought it was the right thing to do. 

Three years ago, when my wife was faced with an acquired brain injury and was given a 15% chance of survival, I remembered my friends and  tried to maintain a positive attitude. As my wife struggled through her recovery, she also maintained a positive attitude, which with the support of the medical system, made recovery easier.

We make choices everyday about how we face the world and our choices influence those around us.  We can choose to impact those around us with positive or negative energy. I hope you choose positive.  I believe that Boomers are generally positive and we see the best in all. We are here for a good time not a long time