subject: The Role Of Positivity In Being Successful [print this page] All of us are familiar with the phrase "You are what you eat", and there is a lot of truth in that. Most of us are happy to acknowledge that, indeed, "We are what we eat", because it is quite easy to quantify. We are able to literally see the results that years of eating poor food has on the body.
It goes beyond just what you eat though, and the saying "You are what you consume", which includes everything in your life that 'feeds' your mind, is more apt. If eating junk food is clearly bad for your body, then just think what happens to your mind when you constantly give it junk emotions and information to process.
A couple of other phrases are also applicable - "We are the masters of our own destiny" and "We are the bringers of our own fate". However, these tend to be dismissed by the majority of people, probably because of the difficulty in being able to 'see' results, which are the type of results that too many solely rely on.
That is until now, as advances in the fields of medicine and quantum physics have now enabled us to 'see' and 'measure' in absolute terms, the effects that emotions have on the physical body.
An experiment was undertaken recently, by the HeartMath Institute, that looked at how DNA responded to having feelings of anger, stress, love and peace directed it. The results make for interesting reading.
When feelings of anger or stress were directed at the DNA, the DNA tightened and emitted photons of light. When feelings of love or peace were directed at the DNA, the DNA opened or unwound and attracted light to it.
If we are to believe the findings of quantum physics, that everything in the universe is simply energy, vibrating at a certain frequency, then this makes perfect sense. So, how can this help you?
Well, the experiment suggests that how you feel has an effect on the other forms of life and energy around you, and the more positive and relaxed you are, the more open they will be, and the better your interactions with them.
Therefore, you should adopt a positive, can-do attitude at all times, from the moment you wake-up, until the moment that you go to sleep. By living like that, you can expect life to be more positive to you in return, and that continued positivity will quickly translate itself into success.
