I am going to ask you to something very weird right now. First of all, I want you to listen to your thoughts. Now tell me, what thoughts fill your head? Would you label them as positive, or negative?

Now let’s say you are walking down the street with these thoughts. Do you think anyone who would meet you would be able to tell you what’s on your mind?

The answer to number one is up to you. But you may not realize the answer number two.  Although people will not be able to tell you exactly what you think, they will more or less have an idea of how you are feeling.

Here’s another question. When you enter a party filled with friends, do they all fall silent as if something terrible had happened? Or does everybody there perk up as if waiting for something exciting to happen?

You know what? The answer to all these depends on your frame of mind.

Thoughts are very powerful. They affect your general attitude. The attitude you carry reflects on your appearance, too – unless, of course, you are a great actor.

And it doesn’t end there. Your attitude can also affect people around you.

The type of attitude you carry depends on you. It can be either positive or negative.

Positive thoughts have an uplifting effect on you and others. They are admittedly invigorating. Plus, the people around the person carrying positive thoughts are usually energized by this type of attitude.

Negative thoughts on the other hand have a sapping effect on other people. Aside from making you look gloomy and sad, negative thoughts can turn a festive gathering into a funeral wake.

A positive attitude attracts people, while a negative attitude repels them. People tend to shy away from those who carry a negative attitude.

You have much to gain from a very positive attitude. For one, studies have shown that a positive attitude promotes better health. Those with this kind of attitude also have more friends. projecting a positive attitude also helps one to handle stress and problems better than those who have a negative attitude.

A positive attitude begins with a healthy self-image. If you will love the way you are and are satisfied, confident, and self-assured, you also make others are around feel the same way.

A negative attitude, on the other hand, has, of course, an opposite effect. So, carrying a negative attitude has a twofold drawback. You feel bad about yourself, and you make others feel the same way.

If you want to have a positive attitude, you have to feature healthy thoughts. This is probably very hard to do nowadays since, all around us, the media feeds us nothing but negative thoughts. A study shows that for every 14 things a parent says to his or her child, only one is positive. This is truly a saddening thought.

If you want a healthier outlook in life, you need to think happy thoughts, and you have to hear positive things as well. So, what can you do? Well, for starters, you could see a funny movie, you could play with children, spend some time telling jokes with friends. All these activities fill you with positive stimuli, which in turn promotes positive attitude.

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This positive attitude you now carry can be of benefit to other people. Sometimes when other people feel down, the thing people mostly do is try to give them advice. But sometimes, all they need is somebody to sit by them, and listen to them. If you have a positive attitude you may be able to cheer them up without even having to say anything.

As always, if you are beset by troubles, even in your darkest hour, focus on the good things in life, listen to your brainwave session and you will have hope. Problems become something you can overcome.

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American Fitness,  Nov-Dec, 2004  by Cosima Jocelyn

Noise constantly surrounds you. Your alarm clock jolts you out of sleep, honking horns and buzzing engines whiz by you on the road, you carry a cell phone which interrupts you throughout the day, as well as watch TV and listen to the radio while eating and reading. Even when you think your home is silent, there’s the soft hum of electrical lighting, refrigerators and other appliances. All this noise adds to your stress levels and impacts your overall health.

Einstein proved the universe consists entirely of energy. Therefore, all the items in your physical world are frequencies of energy. Each type of matter has a specific frequency at which it vibrates, including your organs and cells. The sound of your environment is essential to your overall well-being since it impacts the frequency of your body, your own natural rhythm. According to the physical Law of Entrainment (described in Itzhah Bentov’s book, Stalking the Wild Pendulum), an external rhythm will automatically override your natural internal heart rhythm, causing your heart to beat faster. Even when you lie down to watch TV, your heart rate isn’t at the desired relaxed level. The TV’s fast moving images, plot changes and music deny your pulse an opportunity to slow down. A loud TV raises your heart rate even further.

By not allowing your body a resting period, you aren’t giving your internal organs a chance to heal or balance themselves. This imbalance can result in stress and lead to future health problems. It can weaken the immune system, increase muscle tension, over-thinking and overall tension. Ignored stress builds up in the body and suppresses the thymus gland, which in turn reduces your energy and resistance to disease. The body is a self-healing system and needs a quiet and relaxing space to heal. Without constant noise to influence and override your body’s natural balance, it can restore itself to harmony.

In addition to your heartbeat and brain activity, exposure to loud sounds for a long period of time damages inner ear structures, causing noise induced hearing loss. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), the condition affects over 28 million Americans. Anyone can develop hearing loss and it’s becoming more common in children and young adults. Fifteen percent of college graduates already have hearing loss equivalent to their parents. Any noise over 90 decibels can cause damage. This includes a subway’s screeching brakes, the noise in a crowded bar or restaurant and most construction zones. Hearing loss at a young age may seem insignificant, but straining to hear basic conversation adds another small element of stress to life.

The idea that sound affects health has been around for centuries. Plato believed music so profoundly affected behavior that it should be regulated by the state and that certain types of music be banned because of their negative effects. Moreover, various cultures throughout history have used music to heal. Traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic healing methods and Shamans have all used sound as a part of their healing philosophies. Chanting, toning and singing bowls are used in many different cultures to heal and balance the mind and body. Whether or not you look into music therapy, chanting or toning, reducing the amount of time you are exposed to loud and fast sounds will help you relax, aid your body in its self-healing process and create a quieter mind. Until recently, music therapy had not received much attention or credibility, but it’s reaching a larger American audience as more people experience the effect soothing music has on their stress levels and overall health.

There are times when fast paced music can be beneficial. For example, an up-tempo song can elevate your mood and heart rate, which will keep your energy high, help you move faster and enable you to get more out of a workout. If you have excess tension or emotional buildup, exercising to up-tempo music can help you burn off anxiety and let go of tension. After the workout, stretch to New Age or classical music to help regulate your heart rate and return the body to balance. It can also be beneficial to listen to invigorating music while cleaning or waking up in the morning.

Ideally, you want your body to be balanced and run smoothly. However, in modern society it is impossible to create a life completely devoid of stressors, especially noise. The intention is not to eliminate all popular music or TV from your life, but to be aware of what effects they have on your health, so when life is stressful, you can make choices to help balance your body and relieve stress. Here are some ways to combat the stress noise adds to your life:

* Listen to jazz or classical music while cooking and eating dinner. Not only does it give your family an opportunity to talk, the soothing sounds of jazz and classical music can aid digestion and eliminate the added stress of watching TV (especially the news) as well.

* Set a time limit for TV-watching every night, both for yourself and your family. Set an allotted number of hours or pick the shows you want to watch, then turn the TV off. Many people end up watching shows they aren’t interested in because it resides between two shows they want to watch or starts before they turn the TV off. This results in spending the whole evening in front of the TV when, in fact, they only desired to watch an hour and a half.

* Give yourself a few moments each day to not think about anything. You may want to experiment with a yoga or meditation class, even pausing for a few deep breathing cycles will have a strong impact on your day. It may sound too simple or even silly, but stopping your hectic day for at least four deep breath cycles can have a profound effect on your stress and tension levels.

It’s always a good idea to deal with stress head-on. Stress won’t go away if you simply ignore it. In fact, not dealing with stress increase it. Stress is inevitable. You can’t control traffic congestion, problems at work or accidents that happen to you or your family. Dealing with the small stressors in life, however, gives you more energy to handle the large stressors. Eliminating small stressors also gives your body and mind time and space to heal and rejuvenate.