Cultivation Positive Thoughts and Feelings

" Our emotions have a direct effect on our bodies. Every time we feel an emotion, our endocrine system excretes certain hormones or peptides, which flow through our blood stream to all of our cells exciting them with the hormones associated with this emotion. The hormonal state created by negative emotions creates and imbalance in our nervous, endocrine, and immune system as well. Subsequently, we are much more susceptible to illness and discomfort. Medical studies at the institute of HeartMath in California have shown that five minutes of anger or frustration can weaken aspects of the immune system for up to five hours, whereas five minutes of love or gratitude can strengthen the immune system for five hours.
Other studies have shown that we become chemically addicted to the hormonal excretions produced by certain emotions. We tend to subconsciously seek ways to recreate those feelings and their respective hormonal doses. We actually become chemically addicted - just like to any other addictive substance- to feeling fear, anger, hurt, bitterness, hate or guilt, attracting and creating situations in which we can once again experience those familiar emotions. This leads to a vicious circle of recreating negative emotional states that reinforce our false beliefs that we are in danger, that we are victims or are unworthy. As a consequence, our health, relationships, work and happiness deteriorate. " Robert E. Najemy - "Remaining strong Healthy and Happy in Crisis"