There's a light dusting of snow on Taos Mountain and this very warm day has

turned quite chilly as the sun begins to set. From my car window I see

no-neck people with their collars turned up and shoulders slightly hunched

against the wind. It's sleeveless weather during the day but the

temperature plunges 50 degrees by dark in this high-elevation town, and many

of those still outside are caught underdressed even though they know it

happens every day this time of year. I park the car, step outside and whoosh!

• the wind has its own design in mind for my hair.

I used to lament my thin hair but since I've been practicing age-reversing

techniques I've changed how I feel about my hair - and every other part

of my body. I know that loving who I am and how I look and feel right now is

an essential part of this process. And I know that what I think and believe

about who I am determines how I look and feel.

Here's why: our thoughts and beliefs create energy, which influences matter

• since at the most basic level, matter IS energy. This may be difficult to

accept, but there is hard science that helps us understand all this. It's

quantum physics, which is the study of the building blocks of the universe.

Your body is made up of tissue and organs and bone, which are made up of

cells, which are made up of molecules. The molecules are composed of atoms,

which are composed of sub-atomic particles such as electrons.

I say "particles" but the sub-atomic world, which is the world of quantum

physics, is not made up of sub-atomic "particles" in the same way a speck

of dirt is a particle. These sub-atomic particles are energy. This energy

exists as a wave, until you observe it - and then it becomes a particle.

But if you stop observing this energy, it becomes a wave again.

If you'd like to know more about the science, read Dr. Bruce Lipton's

"Biology of Belief."

So it's your observation, your attention, your intention, that creates what

you see around you. This is a participatory universe, in which your

consciousness participates in the creation of everything.

If you can manage to love who you are and how you look right now, then

youthfulness will come to you far more quickly. But if you can't truly love

yourself, "fake it 'til you feel it." Instead of criticizing your hair,

your skin, your legs, your butt, occupy your conscious mind with words of

love. You'll be amazed at the difference it will make after this becomes a

habit.

Talk to your body. Here's an example of how I talk to parts of my body,

"I love you, legs. Thank you for carrying me around. Thank you for getting

me up and down stairs without my having to consciously think about it." Try

it. Do it while you're bathing, or spreading lotion on your body, if that

seems a more appropriate way to begin.

But don't stop at your body: say "I love you" frequently. When I wake

up in the morning, I look out the window and say, "I love you,

mountains." Do they hear me? I don't know. What I DO know is that it

makes me feel good and creates the thrilling emotion of love inside my being

• so why not say it?

As I write this, I am saying "I love you," to you, my dear reader. I hope

you can feel it.

Joy and Blessings!

Ellen - Your Grow Young Guide

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