Nanncie Santana Blog

Focus on your thinking at the start of every day. Are your thoughts already racing through your to-do list? Are they jumping from one subject to another?  Did a troubling dream leave you anxious, angry, or fearful?  If you answered yes to any of those questions, spend ten minutes before you even get out of bed doing a mental check.  Take deep breaths. Be aware of your entire body. Feel anchored. Feel centered in it.  Quiet your mind. Think positive thoughts. Dial out those bad emotions. Relax in peace. The world can wait ten minutes.

Some good reasons to have an  attitude of gratitude . Starting the New Year, I started a gratitude journal. Last night, I was reading an article from Natural Health Magazine on Gratitude. I’m going to share some of its content. My desire is that you begin this year with  Gratitude . Recent studies show that the benefits of gratitude may include less stress, more joy, enhanced vitality, improved sleep, faster recovery from illness, and more fulfilling relationship and a deeper sense of spiritual connection. “ Gratitude works  because it recruits other positive emotions – like joy, contentment, and hope - that have direct physical benefits”, says Robert Emmons, Ph.D (Author of Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier) Conscious appreciation also gives the mind a boost.  This boost will dampen the stress response after a long day at work. We need to stop paying attention at what upsets us.  Studies have shown that gratitude is a habit – as learnable as flossing.

When we think about being healed. You probably think about someone being sick  or ill. Granted many people have been sick or illness in which they were healed.  But there are times we must healed within our hearts and soul. I think once someone is healed from within, there is a change in their life that everyone else can notice.  Did you know that situations that you’ve been through could have caused you illness. For instance someone treats you bad. You may say that didn’t effect me but deep inside in your soul – it did cause you illness. If you don’t heal from this – you will be miserable for the rest of your life. I’ve learned  that you can’t change the things that have happen to you. But you have the choice to move on. Do not let those situations that have effect your life in a negative way to cause you illness that won’t allow you to be healed. To live a “Heal * Happy * Hopeful” life.  So the next time you experience a bad (sick) experience in your life. Stop and think are you