Gratitude & Health

Gratitude Improves Your Health

How to Be Healthy with Gratitude

Daily thoughts of gratitude can improve both your health and happiness by strengthening your immune system and increasing your level of optimism.

Health and Happiness—two of the universal goals of all people are just a step or two away. There is something you can do daily to be happy and healthy, it will cost you nothing and take very little time. Be grateful. Gratitude practiced daily will strengthen your immune system and help you approach life with greater optimism.

Gratitude Exercises from Positive Psychology

Research shows that simply focusing each day on three to five things for which you can be grateful will increase your health and happiness. Everyone has something to be grateful for. Just being alive for one. Having a job, or enough money for lunch, or a roof over your head are all things to be appreciated.

For an even stronger dose of health and happiness, express your gratitude to someone else. Holding the thought of gratitude for a good friend will benefit you. Expressing that gratitude to the friend will benefit both of you.

Failing to reflect on the everyday benefits of being alive may be a big mistake, robbing you of the opportunity for a healthier, happier life.

Tips for Good Health

University of California Davis positive psychology professor Robert Emmons’ research indicates that “Grateful people take better care of themselves and engage in more protective health behaviors like regular exercise, a healthy diet, (and) regular physical examinations.” His research finds that grateful people tend to be more optimistic, a characteristic that boosts the immune system.

“A growing body of research supports the notion that rediscovering a sense of abundance by thinking about those people and things we love lowers the risks of coronary events,” offers clinical psychologist Blair Justice, Ph.D., professor-emeritus of psychology at the UT School of Public Health at Houston.

Justice practices a gentle daily examination. “At the end of the day, I ask myself three questions.”

• “What has surprised me?”
• “What has touched me?”
• “What has inspired me?”

He says that “hard-bitten folks have trouble finding beauty or seeing life anew in a daily way, and their arteries and immune system suffer for it.” Answering these three questions inspires us to see the stuff of our days through fresh eyes.

Today, on your way home from work or as you get ready for bed, focus on three to five events of the day for which you are grateful. These need not be big events. After all, you’re alive. Even being stuck in rush hour traffic can offer the benefit of soft music on your radio or quiet time to think. There are many, many reasons to be grateful each day. As you focus on them, notice the sense of peace that envelops you.

by Jerry Lopper

http://personaldevelopment.suite101.com/article.cfm/gratitude_and_your_health

why shrinks in therapy dont work

why shrinks in therapy dont work

They only go by what the patient brings to the table
They never experience the patient outside their office
They just arent motivated enough
To really do what neds to be done
After all, they’re only human
You are too.
They dont show you who you really are.
After all, only you can do that.
Someone can open the door, but you have to walk throught it to get to the other side.

JEALOUSY – A DISEASE

Introduction
We all are aware that eternal happiness and health prevail as long as a balance is maintained between the body and mind; this is as per the laws of nature, which is the ‘Will of God’. Physically when any external germ enters our body system, disease results; likewise, our hostile reaction towards other people, creates an environment that leads to an imbalance in the blood flow with chemical reactions in our minds, making us weak, impatient and unhappy. Thus, the environment around us gets disturbed. As a result, when we, with a chemically disturbed mind (dubious and deceitful thoughts) interact with a healthy and cheerful person, we turn that person into a sad, diseased and depressed individual. Our demeanor and behavior is such that it diffuses the illuminated mind and face of other person or we make an effort to create an unhealthy environment. Therefore, only those people who are bright and illuminated themselves (are true living beings of true divine knowledge, i.e. ‘will of God’) have the capacity to ignite even a sad and depressed person. On the other hand, people who are drooped down, make it more difficult for the other person whom they encounter. Hence, instead of developing themselves through self-encouragement (by putting the oil of hope and light in their lamps) these people rather drain away the oil (hope and light) from other glowing lamps (happy person).

Evidence against eating meat

Evidence for not eating meat

- Not eat Halal or Kosher Meat – ADVANCED STUDIES IN SIKHISM by Jasbir
Singh and Harbans Singh.: Hukamnama written by Sri Gobind Singh ji:

*”Sarbat sangat Kabul Guru rakhe ga*

*Tusa ute asaadee bahut khusi hai*
*Tusi Khande da Amrit Panja to lena*
*Kes rakhne…ih asadee mohur hair;*
*Kachh, Kirpan da visah nahee karna *
*SARB LOH da kara hath rakhna*
*Dono vakat kesa dee palna karna*
*Sarbat sangat abhakhia da kutha*
*Khave naheen, Tamakoo na vartana*
*Bhadni tatha kanya-maran-vale so mel na rakhe *
*Meene, Massandei, Ramraiye ki sangat na baiso*
*Gurbani parhni…Waheguru, Waheguru japna*
*Guru kee rahat rakhnee*
*Sarbat sangat oopar meri khushi hai.*

Patshahi Dasvi
Jeth 26, Samat 1756

*To the entire sangat at Kabul.*
*The Guru will protect the Sangat,*
*I am pleased with you all.*
*You should take baptism by the sword, from the Five Beloveds. *
*Keep your hair uncut for this is a seal of the Guru,*
*Accept the use of shorts and a sword.*
*Always wear IRON KARA on your wrist,*
*Keep your hair clean and comb it twice a day.*
*Do not eat Halal (Kosher) meat,*
*Do not use tobacco in any form,*
*Have no connection with those who kill their daughters*
*Or permit the cutting of their children’s hair.*
*Do not associate with Meenas, Massands and Ram-raiyas (anti-Sikh
cults) *
*Recite the Guru’s hymns*
*Meditate on “The Name of our Wonderful Lord”,*
*Follow the Sikh code of discipline*
*I give the entire sangat my blessing)*
*Signature of 10th Guru*

*Jeth 26, 1756 Bikrami 23rd May 1699 A.D*