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On those occasions when he improved, and you did not become negative, then he instantly became frightened and negative himself. On other occasions, when he improved, you began with a variety of assorted symptoms of your own, as if to say “One of us must do it,” and he would think “Well, I had better keep things as they are. [...]

[...] You would use it, the two of you, as a measuring yardstick: if he began to improve considerably enough, particularly a few years ago, you would instantly, Joseph, become negative and guarded. [...]

[...] Ruburt’s improvement has been steady, but guarded, as he watches for your attitude, and to make sure that it is indeed safe now.

[...] You have gone along with Ruburt’s improvements. [...]

[...] And this afternoon, “off and on for almost an hour,” her eyesight improved remarkably as she sat working at her desk: “The type began getting bigger and bigger and bigger.” She’s missed walking with her typing table often lately, yet her walking from her chair to the couch has been much improved —steadier and better balanced, although she’s still bent way over. [...]

(Then Jane told me that Jan was in this morning, and told her that the ulcers were looking very good—meaning that there has been considerable improvement in them since Jane saw them last. [...]

Ruburt’s improvements continue, and will continue. [...]

(Jane added that the colors in the room were brighter than they used to be to her, and that she can also see better—a tie-in with her improved reading ability, of course. [...]

[...] So Ruburt’s condition may show no physical improvements of the kind you are looking for—may not—while suddenly the work that has been done unconsciously during that period can suddenly emerge, seemingly from nowhere, as a spectacular improvement. [...]

Improvements could occur, and did, but at one time or another the portions of the body had to begin to break away from the overall blocked picture. [...]

[...] You must believe that in Framework 2 all of the necessary procedures involved in his normal walking are now happening, and believe that improvements and obvious states of that process will occur in Framework 1. The evidence will appear in Framework 1 as you believe it. [...]

On the other hand, improvements may be gradual, but steady. [...]

Ruburt is quite correct: his vision has fluctuated through the years, and in periods of mental ease, understanding, and physical improvements, his vision also improves.

[...] She told me that she’d often written that her vision was much improved when her symptoms were better: “The colors are great today,” etc. [...]

[...] The disapproval was still present, however; yet now and then through the years would come a period of release, of sudden ease and sudden physical improvement—each time when he suspended self-disapproval, and when for your reasons you began to suspend your own.

Ruburt’s eyes are definitely improving these last few days, as the strain is being relieved from the rest of the body—the neck area particularly, the jaws and muscles of the brow. [...]

[...] You can help him by reminding him of improvements and saying something like: “You used to worry just as much about your—say—feet, and they are fine now.” [...] It may be better not to mention specific past symptoms, while still dwelling on the improved condition. [...]

[...] Simply that attitude would bring about an improvement. [...]

[...] The feet are greatly improved. [...]

[...] Ruburt’s condition is literally improving at an amazing rate, as his entire body is being regenerated. The improvements must flow together, however, so that one completely healed area may not show that improvement until, for example, another area catches up. [...]

[...] Ruburt is definitely improving. [...]

The longed-for definite improvement in walking is about two weeks away, involving agility particularly. [...]

Released joints at first move slowly, or at different rates—but the improvements are accelerating—or rather they are at the point where overall body motion effectively takes place.

Ruburt did make an attempt to rid himself of those feelings, however, by speaking of them to you, thus expressing them, and by reminding himself of our sessions and of his own physical improvements. [...]

By all means, continue to review our sessions, and you can expect further improvements on Ruburt’s part, as we continue with these practices. [...]

[...] Once again I felt improvements in those parts of her anatomy, and encouraged her to keep them coming.)

In this confusion of thoughts and fears, the goal of Ruburt’s recovery, or even of a considerable improvement within a foreseeable period of time, is lost. [...] Begin to consider plans — for the plans themselves will help Ruburt’s condition improve, and will begin to diminish those impediments that now loom so large in both of your minds.

[...] I told Jane that if she ever improves, it will be because certain parts of her give permission. [...]

You are afraid to trust improvements, so that they could follow no main clear-cut line, but bubbled up here and there, seemingly going nowhere. You did not really exert yourselves fully, except upon a few occasions in the past when improvements did definitely appear to be coming to a hopeful conclusion of the difficulty.

[...] Any portion of the body that is so improved affects each other body portion and function to a considerable degree.

[...] Remember what I said about improvements, so that you trust them. [...]

[...] But when an animal’s improving, he goes along with the improvement. [...]

[...] An animal, say, in Ruburt’s position, feeling as much new activity in the body, new motion in the knees, new elasticity in the ligaments, would quite naturally accept the improvements with physical elation, even if it had more difficulty one day, or two, than it had in days previous. [...]

[...] The amount of new motion there was minute but vitally important if his stance upward were to improve. [...]

Ruburt’s eyes change constantly while improving overall. [...]

Ruburt’s improvements are continuing. Place your concentration upon those improvements, and as I have said before, then they are multiplied. I also told you that rather exciting improvements will shortly show themselves, and when they do many of your fears will be laid to rest. [...]

[...] She really wants improvements to take place much more quickly than they are — really fast. [...]

(4:38 p.m. Jane said both her hands are still improving, and they seemed so to me as I massaged them with Oil of Olay after I’d turned her on her left side. [...]

(11:49.) Briefly: as circulation is improved certain tissues do feel fuller. [...]

The physical condition is improving. [...]

[...] This in itself will allow her to improve to some degree.

[...] Look for subtle signs of improvement rather than further signs of deterioration.

[...] If these instructions are followed completely, then some (underlined) improvement should take place very shortly.

This will give you some time, for her own subconscious attitude must be altered if any real improvement is to be expected. [...]

Each improvement should be definitely noticed, and as each improvement shows itself, so again the doors to future beneficial probabilities are opened. [...]

Tell Ruburt to remember that the conscious mind can state its request that Ruburt’s physical condition constantly improve itself, so that he can finally walk by himself, with some ease and confidence. [...]

Ruburt continues his improvements, and overall his strength grows daily. Certain conditions are happening within the body that will very soon now bring about very noticeable actual physical improvements in motion and overall coordination.

[...] I was particularly glad to get Seth’s encouraging words about her own condition, for she’s still impatient for more improvements to take place.

[...] For although she’d done well, I hadn’t realized the extent of her improvement. [...]

[...] The improvements in the eyes today were partially the result of those processes, as the sinuses and so forth were flushed out, relieving the eye muscles, and also ridding the areas of some excess fluid.

The improvements shown by the eyes, therefore, will be demonstrated by other portions of the body. [...]

PM—As these improvements occur—and more are happening; both knees feel more responsive and ... [...]

Some vital improvements today—this is the background. [...]

[...] Whenever he improved it was when the two of you embarked upon a program together.

[...] In your particular personal relationship Ruburt began to feel that when you looked at him you were comparing him precisely with “that perfect physical self” that seemingly so eluded him, and in the face of that image, any improvement at all began to seem so insignificant as to be meaningless.

[...] In a strange way he was relieved; seeing what he has been trying to hide, he feels, will give the both of you a basis from which you can operate, in which any improvements are appreciated.

Since he felt that you judged his physical behavior from that “superior” position, then he felt that no improvement except complete recovery would get your approval. [...]