To Be or Not to Be

What do you want to be or not to be?  Do you want to be healthy?  happy?  The experts say that what we think about, focus on or dwell on will create more of the same.  So if I want to be unhappy I just need to think about how unhappy I am.  If I want to be happy, I would create happiness by thinking about things that make me happy.  Granted, happiness is too broad a wish, goal or desire and getting specific about exact things that define happiness for me is also a recommendation from the experts.  Locally a rehabilitation psychologist presented an excellent talk about "Thought Therapy".  Science now knows that thoughts cause results and we can think ourselves into a state of illness or health.  Our thoughts have a strong effect on our emotions (like happiness) and ongoing self critical thoughts are stressful and can result in decreased immune functioning.  That means we get sick easily, catching colds, flu and other "bugs" we encounter during our days at work or play.  So if I want to be make the choice to be happy or healthy my thoughts are critical to those desired states of "being".   I can do all the right things to get healthy while counter acting the effect by thoughts of unbelief like "I can never seem to eat enough vegetables." or " I always seem to put on weight during the holidays."  What do you want to be or not to be?  Consider how powerful your thoughts are in achieving what you want.