January 15th, 2020

The LOVE HATE IGNORE Rice Experiment

I'm writing a guidebook based on how I overcame the lifestyle and recovery challenges following a near fatal heart attack in May 2019 by using holistic practices. I needed a clear demonstration of the power of thoughts and words which are energy.

I decided to use the LOVE HATE IGNORE rice experiment and rather than use photos from the internet, two days ago I cooked up some rice and I'm running my own experiment to demonstrate how you must love and appreciate yourself, your mind, your body and who you are and what you have achieved. Not berate yourself and be angry with how your body isn't functioning, behaving or looking.

By the end of the two weeks, if my research on the internet is anything to go by, I'm expecting the LOVE rice to be white and fluffy and the HATE rice to be dark and mouldy. The IGNORE rice will probably be in a pretty poor state too as in the words of The Beatles "all we need is love" so to be ignored is pretty awful - especially for a Leo such as myself!

When my heart function was at a very poor 33% and beating as irregularly as a 2-year old on a drum kit, (maybe this was karma for buying just such a toy for my 2-year old nephew to annoy my brother), I thanked my heart and told her she was doing a great job and that I was very grateful to her for continuing to beat and give me life.

When I found out that my heart function had been just 17% when I was hospitalised, I thanked my beautiful heart for hanging on in there - and then had a lie down on the sofa to get over the shock of that revelation which came several weeks after discharge.

Then my heart defied the medics' protests of "the only way to get your heart back into rhythm is with cardioversion, nothing else will work!!!". However, she responded to the holistic therapies and practices popped back into rhythm without the CV that they wanted to bully her back into beat with. I congratulated her and shared my delight with her as I beamed and smiled inside and out!

I wonder what the outcome would have been had I told myself that I was doomed? What if I'd told my heart how useless it was? I guess the HATE rice will show me in a few weeks.

​What if I'd ignored my body's cry for a change to the way I was living and I'd continued smoking and drinking and stimulating my body with energy boosters such as caffeine and energy drinks to push it when it was tired? The IGNORE rice will doubt show me that too .... Watch this space!

Countdown to published date will begin soon!