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THE NAME OF ALLAH – THE SOURCE OF MERCY – THE MOST MERCIFUL
Yes, we are chemists! As we think, we shape the chemistry of our brain and blood, we shape the chemistry of our relationships, and we also shape the chemistry of our life. Even though we think of chemists as people who work in labs, everyone is a chemist and the labs we work in are the laboratories of our bodies, our homes, and the laboratories of our own lives. Here are the different ways we are chemists.
1)
How we practice brain chemistry
As
we think, we practice brain and blood chemistry. When we think about
someone or something that stresses us, then we produce stress
chemistry in our brain and blood stream.
We
elevate levels of cortisol, adrenalin, norepinephrine, and histamine.
Prolonged thinking like this often leads to a build up of free
radicals and inflammatory cytokines in our bloodstream. These are
chemicals that play a role in heart disease and ageing. And we are
doing this with our mind!
If
we were to think of someone that we love instead, or think of a
moment of affection, then we produce different chemistry. We elevate
levels of dopamine, serotonin, growth hormone, and oxytocin.
If
we consistently think of positive thoughts, we increase oxytocin in
our bloodstream, which helps sweep those damaging free radicals and
cytokines out of our blood. It is a ‘cardioprotective’ hormone
and again, we are doing this with our mind.
Research
shows that a hostile mindset is linked with cardiovascular disease.
People who tend to be most hostile and aggressive have a much higher
risk of heart disease than the general population. An attitude of
love, compassion and kindness, on the other hand, is associated with
better cardiovascular health.
2)
How we practice relationship chemistry
A
hostile or aggressive mindset also shatters relationship quality. It
steers conversations towards complaints and criticism and guides us
away from the things that really matter.
When
we overly focus on what’s wrong with things or what’s wrong in
the world, we get so caught up in the emotions of anger and
frustration that we actually miss out on savouring special moments
that happen around us. During these times, we move farther away,
emotionally, from those who matter most to us.
When
we point the mind towards the heart and focus on what’s good and
the good qualities in people, we sow the seeds of emotional
closeness. People find us more approachable and more enjoyable to be
around. We gradually move closer, emotionally, to those who matter
most to us, as well as build a network of people who value us for who
we are.
3)
How we practice life chemistry
Our
thinking also shapes the events and circumstances of our lives. We
move towards, or attract, those things that we give most attention
to.
The
trouble most of us have is that while we might have a goal or
aspiration, we only give it a fraction of our focus. Throughout the
day, a whole manner of things occupy a greater portion of our minds:
how crappy our current state of affairs is, how such and such a
person is causing us stress, how little money left at the end of each
month, as well as, of course, a lot of happy thoughts too. But most
of us generally apportion a larger percentage of our thinking to
where we are and the woes of the past than to imagine and vision our
future. We need to flip this around a bit and learn to direct a
better portion of our attention to where we want to go.
Even
if it’s not an 'event' or ‘thing’ we want a state of mind
learning to direct more of our attention inwards, perhaps through
prayer and supplication.
So
everyone is a chemist. I like to reflect on the fact that I started
out to explore the power of the human mind. You may have read my
book, ‘Mind Control System’ and realised that we never stop being
a chemist at all. I have just learned to practice different kinds of
chemistry, kinds of chemistry that we are all practising in every
moment of our lives. We just don’t realise that we are doing it.
Now
if we do realise it, we can impact our health in a favourable way, we
can nurture and build our relationships, and we can use our chemistry
prowess to shape the landscape of our lives.
Most
people grow up with the idea that the mind is impotent, that its only
function is to interpret life, think and make decisions. But the mind
can be thought of, as a force, one that pushes chemistry in the brain
and body, one that brings love into our lives, and one that pushes
outwards to create our hopes and dreams.
We
are much more than we think we are and far more capable than we think
we are! As long as we believe in ourself!
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I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU ONLY READ ONE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT BOOK THIS YEAR, IT SHOULD BE MIND CONTROL SYSTEM. ‘THE BASIC HYPOTHESIS IS PROFOUND. THE APPLICATION OF PROVEN RESEARCH IS MASTERFUL. THE EXPLANATIONS AND SUPPORTING STORIES ARE COMPELLING AND LUCID. THE TRANSLATION OF THE RESEARCH AND STORIES INTO PRACTICAL IDEAS AND SOUND ADVICE IS NOTHING SHORT OF BREATHTAKING.’
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