Heal Yourself by Having Fun!
Wouldn't it be great if you could go to your doctor and get a prescription for playing hooky from work on Friday? "I've been having heartburn," you'd say to your boss, "and my doctor has told me the only solution is to find some exhilaration in my life. So I'm going to drive my bicycle to the top of Mt Diablo, and ride down like I used to do when I was a kid. I'll see you on Monday!"
As much as that may seem like trickery, it isn't. Thanks to the work of Candace Pert, PhD, we now know that every thought and feeling has a molecular equivalent that surfs your bloodstream and reaches each of the 3 trillion cells in your body. When you're stressed, each of your cells is also stressed, and stressed cells rebel!
But here is some amazing news! Your internal pharmacy has much more up its sleeve than molecules of stress. Your body has the ability to make the most powerful immune stimulators and health enhancing chemicals. One such chemical is called interleukin 2. Interleukin 2 has been shown to wipe out certain types of kidney cancer and melanoma in one single course of treatment. This treatment isn't widely used only because of the cost, which is around $40,000 per treatment. But your body can do this ON ITS OWN.
If you take your bicycle to the top of Mt. Diablo, ride down the path, and feel a sense of EXHILARATION, then your internal pharmacy will make millions of dollars worth of interleukin 2! That's right, you will make enough of this powerful immuno-stimulator to cure several cancer patients. Just think what that could do for your heartburn! Of course, you have to enjoy yourself J If your idea of exhilaration is surfing the Santa Cruz waves, or spending the day reading quantum physics, then you had better do that! :)
What if I can't get the day off to have fun?
You may be saying to yourself, "That's a nice idea, but my boss won't agree to it. He/she doesn't see the link between my health and happiness, and the success of the company. I can't get the day off." There are three solutions to this dilemma, and I recommend that you do all three!
The first is to take a few minutes to visualize your exhilarating ride down Mt. Diablo. The body takes its cues, and receives its molecules of exhilaration, from the brain. And the brain doesn't know the difference between a visualized experience and an actual experience. It makes the same chemicals for both situations! So you can ease your heartburn with a visualization.
The mind does eventually catch on, however, so the second solution is to PLAN a fun adventure. Even if you have to wait two months before you can get a single day off, planning the day NOW will get your brain to produce much more of those feel-good chemicals while you imagine the trip that will actually take place in the future.
The third solution is to educate your boss! Take tidbits from what you've learned here, and empower your boss, your co-workers, your family, and your friends. Just think how great the world would be if we all could see the health benefits of having fun. The guilt from taking moments for yourself would be gone. Productivity would increase. Morale would increase. Cooperation at work and at home would skyrocket.
This is the change I hope for, and as Gandhi said, "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
So go forth, have fun, and in doing so, make the world a better place.
Teaching others how to get more life out of their lives is what creates exhilaration (and interleukin 2 :)) for me!
If you'd like to schedule a Stress Management or other Wellness Presentation for your company, or a personal consultation for yourself, please contact me at
510-528-8033 or naiahealingarts@gmail.com
Peace, Blessings and Exhilaration to all!!
Claire
Copyright 2011-2012 Claire Elisabeth Naia Healing Arts. All rights reserved.
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