Is there something else going on when you smile and truly operate from a feeling of happiness and joy? The evidence seems to point that way.

Last week I was struck by a comment made in a health food store. A discussion ensued about a particular health care practitioner, widely recognized as the best in his field. The owner of the store didn’t hesitate a moment to retort, “I don’t send any of my customers to him. Too negative. Their bodies will heal much better staying out of that energy.”

I couldn’t let it go, “Even though he is so expert in his field, surpassing all others?” An emphatic “Yep!” was the response.

This week an article titled “Can Happiness Protect Your Heart?” appeared in the Your Total Health newsletter. The article read, “Enthusiasm and contentment may significantly lower your heart risk. Healthy cholesterol levels, diet and blood pressure – all familiar steps toward a healthy heart. Now, researchers say enthusiasm and contentment may add significant protection against heart disease.”

I reflected back to the seminar I attended last summer with dowsing expert Joey Korn, www.dowsers.com. He asked class participants to think of a pleasant thought, and then he immediately conducted muscle testing. Every participant tested strong, no exceptions.

Joey then quickly added, “Now think of an unpleasant thought or situation.” Just that quickly he again conducted muscle testing, and in every case, the participant tested weak – even when the participant resisted with all their might.

Now think about that voice in your head that chatters to you all day long. Is the chatter pleasant, happy? Or is the chatter worrisome, fretful, and negative?

Think about when you are down and out about something, times when your inner voice keeps processing and processing on the problem. What is your body doing while all that chatter is going on? If a quick unpleasant thought converts a person from positive to negative muscle testing in a matter of sheer seconds, what can  hours, days, or weeks of negative, worrisome thinking do to your body?

Having been personally struggling with an emotional situation lately, it took my son to snap my thinking back into place. Contained within his email message to me this week was the following statement:

“P.S.S. I just thought of this as I was typing. I have been very fortunate in many of my endeavors. I don’t entirely know why, but things seem to just work out. As I look back on things, I think it relates to something that I picked up from you and your comments. You had said that we always need to see the good and keep positive thoughts coming to us. As struggles come, we find the positive and keep looking forward, hoping we’ll learn from it.

I’ve tried to always keep a smile on my face and keep going, forcing myself to laugh when stuff just gets ridiculously bad. It seems you’ve lost sight of that. You spend so much energy on bad feelings. What was in that your friend called it, ‘cutting the cord?’ She said that three people had dragged her down. She ‘cut the cord.’ Immediately after, she felt a release like no other. Those three immediately contacted her because they felt something change and couldn’t handle it without her (her energy). It really seems like you need to ‘cut the cord’ and take back your energy and life. It’s yours…not anyone else’s.”

Whoa, thank you, I needed that. Can you relate?

Here’s an exercise that might also be of help. T. Harv Eker recommends no complaining for seven days. No complaining. About anything. Want to take the challenge with me?

Can smiling and consciously paying attention to feeling happy be advantageous to your health? Why not give it a try? Feelin’ good place, here we come…

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