A Chance Meeting

I was able to combine business with pleasure when I traveled to St. George, Utah for my nephew's wedding. I managed two days of book signings while in the area, and heard a great story from a customer about how closely thoughts are tied to health.

A man told me of a horrible automobile accident he was in many years ago. It left him crippled with pain. The circumstances of the accident led to a lengthy law suit process, where from his perspective, he was unfairly treated. He carried with him anger and resentment for eleven years.

One night the pain and despair was more than he could bear. He took his handgun and headed out of town to a predetermined destination where he planned to take his life. While traveling away from town on a remote road, he passed his brother who was driving in the opposite direction. The brother recognized his car and flagged him down. Both of them were surprised and said, "What are you doing here!?" The chance meeting in an area neither of them typically traveled, at a time of night neither of them were usually outside of their homes, saved this man's life.

The friendly exchange with his brother brought this man to his senses. I don't know if the brother knew of this man's intentions, but somehow he encouraged him to see a local chiropractor for his pain. I believe the doctor was named Dr. Graff.

To make a long story short, the chiropractor did all he could for him, and came to the conclusion that this man needed to see his brother, a trained professional in emotional healing.

Somehow, through techniques this doctor specializes in, the doctor encouraged this man to forgive and let go of the hate that had held him captive for eleven years. An amazing thing happened. He told me that immediately, his back straightened while in the doctor's office. It was the beginning of a lasting recovery.

Many thoughts led to this man's healing. From the thought of his brother to get in a car and go for a drive, to the thought of the chiropractor to refer this man to another health care professional, to the decision to change his thoughts and forgive, a life was saved and changed.

I met a psychologist at the Orem, Utah Costco who said we think 40,000 to 50,000 thoughts a day. With that knowledge, it's not so surprising that by changing the energy of those thousands of thoughts, this man's life was entirely transformed.