I had a conversation with my mom last night about the power of your emotions and the inner workings of your mind. My mom believes that you can believe in God, Allah, the universe, whatever; as long as you believe in something and you allow yourself to trust and believe that your burden is shared with that something/someone. If you are sick and you pray to God and you absolutely believe that he will heal you, you will be healed. The same goes for your spiritual leader or maybe even the doctor treating you. She believes that the most important thing in the world is to find a place to put aside your thoughts and worries and allow your mind to clear. This, by removing yourself of burden and stress, even just for a few minutes. If you allow yourself to be calm and at peace, your body will respond accordingly.
If you truly believe that praying to God will bring you some relief, then relief will be had because of the power of your mind. This isn’t something that is easy to achieve. Putting your faith and trust completely in someone or something else is something that has to be learned. I’m far too controlling for that. But, it has become one of my goals.
Positive mindfulness begets a positive life. This is something I landed on when I was about 14 and went through a very dark time in my life. For me it's not about religion but I agree with your mum that it's much the same notion. And yes, it is incredibly difficult to achieve, and some dismiss it as a platitude and nothing more. My argument is that it can't hurt to think positively, regardless of whether it is life-changing or not!
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