"Clean Hands make a Happy Heart"
What does this saying mean, and what does it have to do with Natural Energy Boosters, staying happy every day, having energy and enjoying life?
Have you watched the comedy program 'My Name is Earl'?
It is about a man who wins money on a lottery and decides he will backtrack through his life and make amends for all his past wrongoings. This way he will stay in alignment with Karma and his luck will continue.
It's one of my favourite programs, and while I laugh ( great for energy) I get the message - 'Clean Hands make a Happy Heart'.
The answer is simple. If we live without shame, blame and regret it is far easier to be happy. And keeping our hands clean helps us to maintain a pure heart and a clear mind - all of which are aids to energy and happiness.
What happens to bring us down? Why do people become depressed, sad, lonely, sick and lacking in energy?
Again, the answer is simple and universal. It is because what goes on inside our heads largely determines our attitude to life, what happens to us, and more importantly how we react to what happens.
Shame, blame and regret will bring you down.
- If we do things we consider are not ethical or against our own morals and values we feel guilty.
- If we are unable to take responsibililty for what we have done we blame others.
- If someone else makes us feel we have done wrong we experience shame, which can lead to regret.
It's important to consider our actions in the light of our own conscience, and do what we consider to be right, not what others impose upon us. Too often we carry around false burdens of guilt when we don't deserve to.
Guilt or shame, blame and regret keep us trapped in the past and don't allow us to enjoy and appreciate what is going on in our lives right now.
Often, when we feel sad, depressed, lonely or guilty, we turn to artificial means to drown out the pain, or to induce a false sense of happiness.
But in reality our bodies naturally create the chemicals to do this.
- Seretonin is the happy chemical, naturally produced when the sun comes up. The light creates in the body a mechanism that takes up the sleep chemical, melatonin, and allows the pineal gland (the third eye) to produce the natural energy boosters, seretonin, which induce a state of cheerfulness and energy.
- Laughter produces endorphins, which are also natural energy boosters, whereas negative emotions inhibit the production of happy chemicals.
How can we clear our minds and bodies of the harmful de-energizing effects of shame, blame and regret?
- First, with gratitude. Look at the moment you are in, and find some things to be grateful for.
- Love yourself, with all your imperfections, and choose to do only those things that you are comfortable with and align with 'clean hands' for you.
- Let go of the past. If there is something you must make amends for, own up to it and do what you can to make it right, but for all the other imagined wrongs of the past, leave them where they are - in the past and move on.
- Live in the moment. Every moment has its blessings to be enjoyed, no matter what you are experiencing. The more you focus on these the more they will expand.
Stories of my own and others' experiences with natural energy boosters can be read in 'The Energy Book for Life - the Guidebook for Energetic Living'
Live with Energy
Joan
Joan Small empowers people to make positive changes in their lives. If you want to discover more Natural Energy Boosters and lead an energized life, obtain your copy of ‘The Energy Book for Life’, the Guide to Energetic Living, Visit http://www.natural-energy-boosters.com Joan is also the author of the book series, ‘Allow Yourself… You Deserve It’, How to Free Yourself from Stress and Control and Live with Fun and Love. http://www.joansmall.com/
