We often talk about "going with the flow". Why? Because that is
what you were created to do! Think about this...everything that
has been created has a natural flow and when it operates in that
flow there is no struggle.
Water does not struggle to flow.
Grass does not struggle to grow.
Wind does not struggle to blow.
Rain does not struggle to fall.
Sun does not struggle to shine.
Earth does not struggle to rotate.
Flowers do not struggle to bloom.
What does this tell us? Struggle is unnatural. Why sentence
ourselves to a life of struggle when it is clearly unnatural?
In short, struggle is a "learned response" that has been taught to
us by those who are in a trance of struggle. This "learned
response" has become an UNCONSCIOUS HABITUAL PATTERN.
Awareness is the first step to making any change in our lives. If
you are aware that struggle is not "normal" and that it is a
learned UNCONSCIOUS HABITUAL PATTERN, you can CONSCIOUSLY make the
choice not to live your life paddling upstream.
Focus your attention on this; NOTHING YOU WANT IS UPSTREAM!
Everything you want is DOWNSTREAM. This means you do not have to
struggle (paddle up stream) to have it. All you need to do is put
your boat in the stream and let it carry you. In fact, you don't
need to paddle at all. Even if your boat is pointed in the wrong
direction (upstream), as soon as you stop paddling the stream will
turn your boat around without any effort on your part. Then you
will be going in the direction where everything you desire takes
place.
It is a simple but powerful metaphor. Give up the struggle once
and for all. Let go of the paddles, trust that Source Energy will
guide you downstream to your desire and start enjoying the trip.
It's a heck of a lot easier!
Today will bring you a new awareness, a lesson or a manifestation
that you are making progress - IF YOU LOOK FOR IT! No matter how
large or small, please record it in your Evidence Journal. It will
only take a few moments and will AUTOMATICALLY put you in the Flow.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Why Love & Kindness Are Good For You!
http://www.doseoflove.com/kindness/
A number of scientific studies have shown that acts of kindness result in significant benefits, including physical health benefits!
Simply put, kindness is good for you!
Love and kindness generate oxytocin in the body, which is also known as the ‘love hormone’ or ‘cuddle chemical’, as it is present in higher levels when you are in love, and flows through the body when you hug.
Levels also rise when mothers touch, or even look at, their new born babies.
Oxytocin is associated with generosity, increased levels of trust, reduced fear and anxiety and seeing people in a more positive light (finding them more ‘attractive’). It encourages social bonding and greater empathy for others.
Anytime you feel a sense of love and connection with a person, pet or spiritual deity even, oxytocin is produced. It is also generated during physical intimacy and when we touch and stroke each other.
Shortly before her death Mother Theresa said that loneliness and isolation in the West was the most significant "disease" she had encountered during her lifetime. It turns out, she just may be right.
And yet oxytocin is not just a feel-good chemical!
It also has a number of significant physical health-promoting attributes, such as mopping up damaging free radicals, reducing inflammation, lowering blood pressure, aiding heart health and repair, and growing new blood vessels!
There are a number of ways you can NATURALLY increase oxytocin levels in the body.
Acts of kindness has been found in scientific research to be one of them! :)
The young girl in the ADORABLE video below is very wise when she advises to "Be Kind!"
Go to: www.doseoflove.com/bekind (Video)
In Dr. David Hamilton’s book "Why Kindness is Good For You", he sites, alongside various scientific research findings that correlate love and kindness with health benefits, a number of ways you can NATURALLY produce oxytocin in the body.
These are listed, in short, below:
1. Being inspired (such as through an elevating, heart-warming film, poem, movie, song, clip, etc.)
2. Emotional expression
3. Receiving a massage
4. Supporting a loved one
5. Giving hugs
6. Stroking a pet
To increase your levels of oxytocin I personally recommend spending time each day, such as in a meditation or a quiet time of relaxation, to connect feelings of love and compassion.
Get in touch with and feel the love you have for yourself, for others in your life, and for the world itself.
You can then even extend that love and compassion to people you dislike, feel in conflict or disagreement with, or despise even, to heal that resonance.
Blessing others, including your enemies, will help YOU as much as them, and transform denser energies into love and light.
And remember, random acts of kindness are also a scientifically proven way, benefitting others as well as you!
These can include relatively small acts, like letting someone through in traffic, giving someone your seat on a train, offering sincere compliments, opening a door, taking the time to really listen, buying someone a book, feeding ducks in a pond, baking someone a cake, writing someone a thank-you card, volunteering, treating someone to lunch, writing a poem for someone, etc.
Here are some more general ways to give of yourself:
Give appreciation and acknowledgement
Give encouragement and support
Give love and care
Give time and attention
Give information
Give touch
Give understanding
Give giftsGive joy
Give compliments
Give of your talents
Give positive thoughts, blessings or prayers
A number of scientific studies have shown that acts of kindness result in significant benefits, including physical health benefits!
Simply put, kindness is good for you!
Love and kindness generate oxytocin in the body, which is also known as the ‘love hormone’ or ‘cuddle chemical’, as it is present in higher levels when you are in love, and flows through the body when you hug.
Levels also rise when mothers touch, or even look at, their new born babies.
Oxytocin is associated with generosity, increased levels of trust, reduced fear and anxiety and seeing people in a more positive light (finding them more ‘attractive’). It encourages social bonding and greater empathy for others.
Anytime you feel a sense of love and connection with a person, pet or spiritual deity even, oxytocin is produced. It is also generated during physical intimacy and when we touch and stroke each other.
Shortly before her death Mother Theresa said that loneliness and isolation in the West was the most significant "disease" she had encountered during her lifetime. It turns out, she just may be right.
And yet oxytocin is not just a feel-good chemical!
It also has a number of significant physical health-promoting attributes, such as mopping up damaging free radicals, reducing inflammation, lowering blood pressure, aiding heart health and repair, and growing new blood vessels!
There are a number of ways you can NATURALLY increase oxytocin levels in the body.
Acts of kindness has been found in scientific research to be one of them! :)
The young girl in the ADORABLE video below is very wise when she advises to "Be Kind!"
Go to: www.doseoflove.com/bekind (Video)
In Dr. David Hamilton’s book "Why Kindness is Good For You", he sites, alongside various scientific research findings that correlate love and kindness with health benefits, a number of ways you can NATURALLY produce oxytocin in the body.
These are listed, in short, below:
1. Being inspired (such as through an elevating, heart-warming film, poem, movie, song, clip, etc.)
2. Emotional expression
3. Receiving a massage
4. Supporting a loved one
5. Giving hugs
6. Stroking a pet
To increase your levels of oxytocin I personally recommend spending time each day, such as in a meditation or a quiet time of relaxation, to connect feelings of love and compassion.
Get in touch with and feel the love you have for yourself, for others in your life, and for the world itself.
You can then even extend that love and compassion to people you dislike, feel in conflict or disagreement with, or despise even, to heal that resonance.
Blessing others, including your enemies, will help YOU as much as them, and transform denser energies into love and light.
And remember, random acts of kindness are also a scientifically proven way, benefitting others as well as you!
These can include relatively small acts, like letting someone through in traffic, giving someone your seat on a train, offering sincere compliments, opening a door, taking the time to really listen, buying someone a book, feeding ducks in a pond, baking someone a cake, writing someone a thank-you card, volunteering, treating someone to lunch, writing a poem for someone, etc.
Here are some more general ways to give of yourself:
Give appreciation and acknowledgement
Give encouragement and support
Give love and care
Give time and attention
Give information
Give touch
Give understanding
Give giftsGive joy
Give compliments
Give of your talents
Give positive thoughts, blessings or prayers
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