A live demonstration shows how shame, anger, and revenge physically weaken you. The speaker tests arm strength while you recall love versus a shameful moment, proving negative emotions drain your body. Recurring dark thoughts don't just hurt your mind, they weaken your heart.
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Think of a moment in your life when you felt great love. The greatest love you ever felt in your life. Just think of that moment. I don't want to know anything about it. Just think about who it was, okay? Can you think of a moment like that? Great love, Michael, is just loved. Okay? And look. Look, I can't nudge you, right? I'm pushing really hard. Now think of a moment when you felt shame. You just did something and you're just ashamed of it, whatever it was. Okay? You think of something like that. Okay? Resist me as hard as you can. You're thinking shame, and just watch what happens to your arm. Look, look, no matter how hard you try, you have no strength, do you? You have no strength. Okay, think. Look, just think of that moment and shift. You see the change? Now think. Think shame. I'm trying hard. Think shame. Just think of shame. You're ashamed. You're really ashamed. Whatever you did, you're really ashamed. You really screwed up. Okay, resist me, sir. Look. Look, you have no strength. Look, you can't think. Every thought you have of shame, every thought you have of anger, every thought you have of revenge is a thought that weakens you. Your heart is a muscle, isn't it? How many times do we say to our children, you should be ashamed of yourself?