positive role models, you will “copy” them into your
inner movie screen and at the same time “erase” the
old undesired inner film. The newly superimposed
wholesome movie will start the healthy chain reaction
and help break the negative one.
As we learned earlier, the lessons we gain from
motion pictures can deepen and strengthen our
efforts to change ourselves because movies speak
directly to the heart and spirit, avoiding the resistance
we put up in our conscious mind. We achieve
unconscious learning, which is a state wherein we
intuitively understand the meaning that is inherent
in the story of a film.
See whether the negative belief about yourself
that you identified in Exercise 1 corresponds to a
movie from the Negative Belief Index in Chapter 5.
If the beliefs in the index do not match yours,
choose the belief from the list that sounds the closest
to your own. If none is even close, you might recall a
film you have seen in the past that can be helpful in
this process. Watch it with conscious awareness and
use the movie’s message to restructure your negative
beliefs by copying over undesired inner movies in
the way I just explained.
Now describe your healthy belief that replaced
the one you had. Describe how you feel about
yourself when you think of it.Exercise 4: Recording Your Healthy Belief
Write your healthy belief on several pieces of
paper or cards. Place these notes at prominent
places in your house so that you see them frequently
throughout the day. This way the new copy of your
healthier inner movie can sink more deeply into
your unconscious.74 E-Motion Picture Magic