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Now let us begin.... Despite negative beliefs, false starts, or disappointments, Ruburt’s body has always tried to improve itself. The improvements were relatively isolated—kept apart from each other, not connecting overall, so that main motions could be affected. And despite your joint negativism, and your joint distrust of improvements, and your joint insistence upon ignoring any improvements noted by Ruburt as ludicrously insignificant in the face of what was needed—in spite of all of that, the body has kept up its own struggle.

Just before the eye condition became apparent, the following happened. Some ligaments that had been shortened in the head and neck area began to lengthen. These ligaments control arm motions, head movement, and have been in those terms largely responsible for holding Ruburt in this position, topwise.

Previous to that he had held his head, neck, shoulders, and arms, using them almost as one block, allowing those motions necessary for typing and reading, with some additional motions possible for the few chores he managed to do.

In fact, a significant improvement had begun, for those motions affected all others, beginning to stretch other muscles and ligaments, demanding more circulation, and so forth.

Ruburt’s eyes had worked quite comfortably, moving in a very limited range of motion because of the tightened neck, head and shoulder muscles and ligaments. Simply put, the eyes worked while locked into certain positions or focuses. He had noticed for some time before that he had difficulty rolling his eyes when they were closed, for example.

As the heavy ligaments began to move, some important joints began to loosen. Many muscles, large and small, were tugged upon, and teased into motion. He felt them in various portions of his body. The same happened to the eyes muscles, however, and those are important in vision.

He started using them in ways he had not before. They were not in the old locked position, and he was beginning to enlarge his peripheral vision, which though he did not know it, had previously been limited by the head motion. The eye strain began to show. He became frightened. The tenseness from his fear would alternately relax and tighten the muscles, then.

The release of these ligaments, though not complete, brought about changes such as the following: the activation of the entire capillary system; the increase of circulation to the ankles and some observable increased motion in both. The ankles have not suddenly been completely released, but the necessary motions have begun.

Both of you distrusted those events. Ruburt’s eyes felt better, but both of you discounted that also as insignificant. They felt better because the muscles are becoming more used to their newer motions. They will constantly improve in all ways if you trust the body’s resources and intent.

That softening means that all of the muscles and ligaments involved in locomotion have somewhat loosened—an overall loosening. The position walking has not altered. It has become looser, however, and at times quicker. The overall motion is what is important. And the knees’ stiffness began in the neck areas.

On the other hand those strides were highly important, for the body did right itself to an important degree, and through all of the difficulty the body has tried to right itself. The idea of responsiveness is vital, and its importance to Ruburt, now that he has attached it to body motion, is extremely significant.

You are another such period, where “conditions are working for you.” I want you to take advantage of them this time, and this session can allow you to do so. You believe the body can improve, or you don’t. The fact that it constantly tries should tell you something. I cannot speak more clearly. Vital improvements have begun. You should see some increased mobility in terms of far quicker motions first of all, followed by a general overall straightening.