Part 2 of 3
Why are Attitudes Important?
“Attitudes, habits and emotions are largely responsible for mental and physical health.” (2) Research shows that around 98% of illnesses can be attributed to our thought life, and approximately 13% to diet, genetics and environment.
Dr. Leaf goes on to say that every emotion results in an attitude. Negative emotions evolve from fear. Positive emotions evolve out of faith. In other words, there are faith-based emotions and fear-based emotions.
Toxic stressors are activated by fear, so fear is the root of all stress. Research shows that fear triggers more than 1400 known physical and chemical responses and activates more than 30 different hormones and neurotransmitters.
Fear based emotions demand more and more space physically in the brain as well as in our thought life. Like weeds, they grow in abundance crowding everything else out. (3)Your emotional state affects how your body responds to a virus. If you experience toxic emotions, the peptides flood the cell surface and change the receptor to make cells more permeable. Therefore, a virus that happens to be sitting outside of the cell can easily slip in thereby making you sick.
However, according to Dr. Leaf, when one experiences praise, positive chemicals are released and distributed through the body, making positive changes to cells and DNA. They actually enhance your ability to build memory, develop intelligence and boost your immune system to help you stay healthy longer.
As Dr. Leaf noted, faith-based emotions create positive effects. The Ascension Attitudes help to build faith - the faith that can change everything. The Door of Everything reminds us, “As you weave these three Ascension Attitudes into the fabric of your daily life, you will be filled with great and mighty faith; for love, praise, and gratitude are major components of that essential attribute.” (4)
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(2) Leaf, Dr. Carolyn. Who Switched off my Brain? Controlling toxic thoughts and emotions. 2007 Switch on Your Brain
(3) Ibid.
(4) Nelson, Ruby. The Door of Everything, 1963. Devorss Publishing
