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00:01 >> Hello and welcome to It Is
00:03 Written Canada. 00:05 Did you know that when you are 00:07 happy, you are actually 00:09 healthier? 00:10 >> It is true. 00:11 When the Bible says, "A merry 00:13 heart does good like medicine, 00:15 but a broken spirit dries up 00:17 the bones," it supports the 00:19 scientific evidence that white 00:21 blood cells develop in yellow 00:23 bone marrow. 00:25 [RENÉ] This is significant 00:26 because white blood cells are 00:28 probably the most important 00:29 part of your immune system 00:31 because they are a whole 00:33 collection of different cells 00:35 that work together to destroy 00:36 bacteria and viruses. 00:39 >> Solomon was inspired to 00:40 write this verse because it's 00:42 true, a merry heart does do 00:45 good like medicine, but a 00:46 broken spirit dries up 00:47 the bones. 00:48 Science has discovered that 00:51 happiness does equal 00:53 healthiness. 00:54 >> In one study, researchers 00:56 gave volunteers a survey to 00:59 measure their levels of 01:00 happiness. 01:00 [MIKE] And then they injected 01:02 them with, get this, a strain 01:04 of the coronavirus. 01:05 [RENÉ] A week later, the 01:07 individuals who were happier 01:08 before the start of the study 01:10 had fought off the flu virus 01:12 much better than the less happy 01:14 individuals. 01:15 >> They didn't just feel better 01:17 either, they actually had fewer 01:19 abjective symptoms of illness 01:21 as measured by doctors. 01:23 Less sneezing, coughing, 01:25 inflammation, and congestion. 01:27 >> So it's true, happiness is 01:30 good for you. 01:31 Both the Bible and science 01:33 proves this. 01:33 >> So the real question is, 01:35 where do we find this 01:37 happiness? 01:38 >> Today on It Is Written 01:39 Canada, you will meet Bailey 01:40 Müller and other healthcare 01:42 enthusiasts who will share with 01:44 you practical, effective ways 01:47 you can experience more joy and 01:49 happiness in your life. 01:54 ♪♪ 02:37 >> Welcome again to It Is 02:38 Written Canada. 02:39 Today on our show, we will be 02:42 speaking to our good friend, 02:43 Bailey Müller. 02:45 [RENÉ] Bailey is a personal 02:47 trainer, lifestyle health 02:49 coach, and health enthusiast 02:51 who happens to be in charge of 02:53 our social media at It Is 02:54 Written Canada and our 02:56 health Podcast. 02:58 >> Along with Bailey, other 02:59 healthcare professionals will 03:01 share with you some effective 03:03 ways that you can get more joy 03:06 into your life. 03:07 Bailey, welcome to It Is 03:08 Written Canada. 03:10 >> It's good to be here. 03:11 >> So take us into the 03:13 research, what does the 03:14 research tell us about the 03:16 health benefits of a person 03:18 feeling happy and joyful? 03:20 >> It's actually super 03:21 interesting 'cause as I was 03:22 looking more into it, there are 03:25 two different directions that 03:27 happiness can take in affecting 03:29 your health. 03:30 It can take a direct route or 03:32 an indirect route. 03:33 And what I mean by that, so, 03:34 for example, the direct route 03:35 would be that happiness 03:37 actually directly impacts your 03:39 cortisol levels. 03:40 So it'll lower it. 03:42 Happiness also will affect your 03:44 sleep, it helps you sleep 03:47 better than the average unhappy 03:49 person and it affects your 03:51 immunity. 03:53 So, like you mentioned at the 03:54 beginning, if you gave someone 03:56 a shot, happier people tended 03:59 to fair three times as good or 04:02 better than the unhappy people 04:04 overall in their recovery. 04:07 And then indirectly, it affects 04:09 your health and promotes 04:11 healthy habits. 04:13 So a healthy person is more 04:15 likely to eat fruits and 04:17 vegetables and we know that a 04:18 healthy diet is healthy and 04:21 they're more likely to 04:22 exercise. 04:23 I think the actual numbers 04:25 were they exercised over ten 04:27 hours a week more than the 04:29 unhappy person which is quite 04:30 substantial and then back to 04:32 unhappy people, just don't 04:34 sleep as well which has a whole 04:36 host of effects. 04:37 So all in all, happiness has a 04:41 all-encompassing approach to 04:43 affecting our health. 04:45 >> And, Bailey, can you tell us 04:47 what the Bible says about the 04:49 health benefits of being joyful 04:51 or happy? 04:53 >> You actually mentioned one 04:54 of the verses that I wanted to 04:55 share already, but I wanna 04:56 share it again, is Proverbs 04:57 17:22, that a merry heart does 05:01 good like a medicine and a 05:02 broken spirit dries the bones 05:04 and science has proven that 05:06 multiple times. 05:07 But other verses that struck me 05:10 were Nehemiah 8:10 that says, 05:13 "The joy of the Lord is my 05:14 strength," and that makes me 05:16 think, well, what is God's joy, 05:17 and I think we will touch on 05:18 that later, but God's joy is 05:21 our strength. 05:22 And then in Proverbs 12, it 05:24 also says that anxiety of the 05:26 heart causes depression, but a 05:28 good word makes it glad. 05:30 And that just spoke to me so 05:32 much because when we are 05:35 depressed, we need a good word, 05:37 that good word can come from a 05:38 friend, it can come from 05:40 family, and it can come from 05:40 God's word which is The Good 05:42 Word and that will make us 05:44 happy which, as we already 05:46 know, happiness leads to 05:47 health. 05:49 >> So if you say, "Okay, I want 05:53 to be happy," can I make myself 05:55 happy by choosing to be happy? 05:58 >> Oh, that's a really good 05:59 question. 06:00 I know that that's been a 06:03 question that a lot of 06:04 researchers have been trying to 06:05 figure out, too, like, what 06:07 constitutes happiness? 06:08 Can we actually be happy just 06:10 by choosing it? 06:12 There was a lady, a professor, 06:13 from the University of Toronto 06:15 named Brett Ford and she had 06:17 discovered that the Easterners, 06:21 the answer was yes, so that 06:22 would be the Chinese and the 06:24 Filipinos and counter-- and of 06:27 the like, and the Westerners 06:29 which is us Canadians and our 06:30 American friends in this area, 06:33 the answer was no, they 06:34 couldn't make themselves happy. 06:36 And so this baffled her a 06:38 little bit and she wanted to 06:39 get to the root of it, like, 06:40 why is this the case, why can 06:42 Easterners make themselves 06:43 happy, so to speak, and 06:44 Westerners can't? 06:45 So she conducted a study and 06:49 had the two various groups and 06:50 showed them a picture and this 06:53 first picture was a crowd of 06:55 people and a leader standing at 06:56 the front and the Westerners 06:59 described the strength in the 07:01 leadership and the abilities of 07:02 that leader and the Easterners, 07:05 when they looked at the 07:06 picture, they described the 07:07 strength and the unity 07:09 of the group. 07:10 And she was like, "Wow, that's 07:12 so interesting," so she showed 07:13 them another picture and in 07:15 this picture there's a whole 07:16 bunch of sad faces and one 07:19 smiling face. 07:21 The question was, is this 07:22 person happy? 07:24 And the Westerners were like, 07:25 "Of course, of course that face 07:27 is happy, it's smiling, that 07:28 means, you know, smile means 07:30 happy," and the Easterners 07:32 said, "There's no way that man 07:34 can be happy because everyone 07:36 else is sad so they would make 07:39 this person sad, it must be 07:41 they're just putting on a show." 07:43 And these responses that she 07:46 was getting in just blew her 07:48 away and she realized that us 07:50 in the West tend to have this 07:52 mindset of "It's all about me," 07:54 whereas in the East, it's all 07:56 about us, it's the collective, 07:58 it's the group, it's the unity. 08:00 And I believe that this follows 08:02 Jesus's example. 08:04 When He was on earth, the Son 08:05 of Man did not come to be 08:07 served, but to serve and I 08:09 believe that encompasses the 08:11 verse I shared earlier, 08:12 Nehemiah 8:10 that says, "The 08:14 joy of the Lord is your 08:16 strength," this is Jesus's joy 08:17 is serving others and when we 08:19 adopt that as our joy, it's 08:21 only then that we'll experience 08:23 true happiness, it's not going 08:24 to be, "I wanna be happy so I'm 08:27 going to do this and this and 08:28 buy this and this and then I'll 08:29 be happy," it's never fruitful. 08:32 >> So let's talk about 08:34 gratitude and expressions of 08:35 gratitude, does that affect 08:37 your health and your happiness? 08:40 >> This-- so when I was in 08:42 working at an academy out in 08:44 British Columbia, I came across 08:46 this verse that said, "The 08:49 works of the Lord establish 08:50 your thoughts," something along 08:52 that line, and I was so 08:53 intrigued, I'm like, "But I 08:55 thought it's your thoughts that 08:56 then affect your works," but it 09:00 was worded the other way so I'm 09:01 like, "Okay, so that means we 09:02 can do something that'll affect 09:04 our thinking." 09:06 So I wanted to conduct an 09:08 experiment and working at a 09:10 high school I could do that, I 09:11 had lots of people that I could 09:13 reach out to to be my 09:15 participants and I put it out 09:18 there for them to sign up. 09:20 Had lots of people sign up, so 09:21 I split them into groups and 09:23 one of the groups that I put 09:24 them into was writing three 09:26 things you're thankful for 09:27 every day, why you were 09:29 thankful for them, and how you 09:31 would picture life if you 09:32 didn't have those things. 09:34 And then there were two other 09:35 groups, one was speaking 09:37 positively and the other was 09:39 writing a thank you note to 09:40 someone every single day. 09:43 So at the beginning of this 09:44 experiment, very unprofessional 09:47 experiment that I conducted, I 09:49 had everyone do a survey at the 09:52 beginning and it was just a 09:55 personal inventory of your 09:56 happiness score so there was 09:58 nothing scientific about it, 10:00 it's just perceived. 10:01 They took the test and then 10:03 they were on this one-month 10:05 plan that I had for them where 10:07 they had to do this task 10:09 every day. 10:10 And I'll cut to the chase, at 10:13 the end there was-- or halfway 10:14 through there was a student 10:16 that came to me and she's like, 10:17 "This isn't working, it's not, 10:19 like, I don't understand what 10:20 you're making me do, but this 10:22 sucks," I'm like, "Okay, well, 10:24 can you show me--" she was in 10:25 the gratitude group, "Can you 10:28 show me your journal?" 10:30 So she brought it to me and she 10:31 set it in front of me and I 10:33 noticed that she had three 10:35 lines of things she was 10:36 thankful for and pages of 10:38 things that were going wrong 10:40 and that she hated and that 10:41 were annoying her or stressing 10:43 her out. 10:43 I'm like, "Okay, I know I said 10:45 only three things you were 10:46 thankful for, but I also want 10:48 you to try to exclude some of 10:51 these negative pages you have 10:53 here, try to just keep it 10:54 positive," and so she continued 10:56 the next two weeks and at the 10:58 end, she came to me, she's 10:59 like, "I don't know what you 11:01 did to me, but I feel so good!" 11:03 [laughter] 11:04 She's like, "I got free 11:05 labour," which is, she was late 11:07 enough to enough appointments 11:08 that she had some disciplinary 11:10 action so she had to do 11:12 something and she was singing 11:14 on the way to go do this task 11:15 and she's like, "I don't know! 11:16 I don't sing when I have to do, 11:17 like, bad things!" and she's 11:19 like, "But it's so different!" 11:21 And she took her test again at 11:24 the end and her scores were the 11:26 highest out of, I mean, out of 11:29 any group. 11:30 All of the groups got better, 11:32 but hers was exponential and 11:35 that just showed me, like, yes, 11:37 there are things that you can 11:38 do, especially gratitude and 11:40 keeping track of it, writing it 11:42 down actually does make a 11:43 difference because your 11:45 thoughts are kind of elusive, 11:46 they're not very concrete so 11:47 when you write down the things 11:49 you're thankful for every day 11:50 so faithfully, it opens your 11:52 eyes to how good God is. 11:57 >> There's a new field in 11:58 science emerging call the 12:00 "science of gratitude," in 12:01 fact, a book was written by a 12:02 Brendan Kelly called The 12:04 Science of Happiness and it 12:06 shows that when we are actually 12:08 grateful and when we have this 12:10 thankful spirit, it actually is 12:13 contagious. 12:14 What we also found is that in 12:17 the science of gratitude, it 12:18 actually has a synchronized 12:20 activation of some regions of 12:22 the brain where it lights up 12:25 certain parts of the structures 12:28 of our brain. 12:29 Part of that actually has to do 12:31 with helping stimulate the 12:32 brain to release serotonin and 12:35 dopamine which are part of the 12:37 pleasure pathways of the brain. 12:39 So it's amazing what gratitude 12:41 can do, thankfulness can 12:42 actually light up that part of 12:45 the brain and actually promote 12:47 our wellness and well-being 12:49 overall. 12:49 So I really believe that it's 12:51 important that we take some 12:52 time every day to find at least 12:54 one thing, if not more, to be 12:56 thankful for. 12:57 If we start our day on the note 12:59 of thankfulness or gratitude, 13:01 no matter what happens to us 13:03 during the day, we have a 13:04 reference point that we can go 13:06 back to. 13:07 The Bible says that the joy of 13:09 the Lord is our strength and 13:12 there's one more verse that I 13:13 like also, Psalm 30, verse 5 13:15 that tells us that weeping may 13:17 endure for the night, but joy 13:19 comes in the morning. 13:21 So every new morning we can 13:23 experience joy and happiness 13:25 and find something to be 13:28 thankful for. 13:29 Let's move from just 13:31 thanksgiving to what I like to 13:32 call, "thanks-living." 13:38 >> Hi, I'm Arlete Susana and 13:39 this is my sister-in-law. 13:41 >> Hi, I'm Cathy. 13:42 Mood and food really go 13:43 together and they affect each 13:45 other, right? 13:46 And there's something about 13:47 enjoying a meal with family and 13:49 friends. 13:50 But when it comes to dessert, 13:52 that's a whole different level. 13:54 It really creates joy in people. 13:56 >> But the wrong types of 13:57 desserts can really create 13:59 problems in the long run, 14:00 especially desserts that are 14:01 made with refined sugars, 14:03 unbleached flour... 14:04 So today we're going to show 14:05 you a no-bake-- they're 14:07 actually called "donut holes" 14:08 so they're kind of like Tim 14:09 Bits, but a healthy version 14:10 using natural sweeteners. 14:12 So let's get to it. 14:13 >> So right here we have 14:14 already dates that have been 14:17 processed, there's a cup of 14:18 dates here. 14:19 [ARLETE] And then we also have 14:20 a cup of raw cashews. 14:22 You can use raw walnuts as well 14:23 or a combination of the two. 14:25 [CATHY] We have here almond 14:26 flour and that's 3/4 cup almond 14:29 flour here and 1/3 of a cup 14:31 coconut flour. 14:32 [ARLETE] That's right. 14:33 And for your wet ingredients, 14:34 we have 4 tablespoons of lemon 14:36 juice which is pretty much the 14:37 juice of a full lemon as well 14:39 as the zest of that lemon, 14:40 should add up to about a 14:41 tablespoon of lemon zest. 14:43 Then we have 2 and 1/2 14:45 tablespoons of chia seeds and 14:47 then 2 teaspoons of beautiful, 14:50 natural vanilla. 14:51 We're gonna go ahead and add 14:53 the cashews. 14:54 >> Okay. 14:57 >> As well as the-- 14:58 both flours. 15:00 So you have your coconut flour 15:02 and your almond flour and then 15:03 you process that, pulsing it, 15:07 for about 20 to 30 seconds 15:09 until you get a fine meal. 15:11 [blender whirring] 15:16 >> Just what-- yeah, just a 15:17 little bit more... 15:19 ...just to make sure. 15:20 Let's check. 15:21 >> We don't want it to get it 15:21 into a butter, just process it 15:23 so that it's a nice meal. 15:25 Let's try it with a spatula. 15:26 >> Yeah, check 15:27 underneath if it's... 15:28 >> Yep, it's perfect. 15:30 So you want the consistency of 15:32 a fine meal, almost like a 15:34 flour so that your cashews are 15:36 blended in and what we're gonna 15:37 do is we're gonna add the 15:39 processed dates back into it 15:41 and then add our wet 15:43 ingredients. 15:44 So we're gonna go ahead and add 15:47 the 4 tablespoons of lemon 15:48 juice as we mentioned, just add 15:51 it all together, zest... 15:53 Actually, let me borrow that, 15:55 that would be helpful. 15:56 [CATHY] Absolutely. 15:57 [ARLETE] Thank you. 15:58 And so we have the lemon zest, 15:59 it smells so fresh. 16:00 >> Yeah. 16:02 >> And then the chia seeds... 16:06 ...and the vanilla. 16:07 [blender whirring] 16:12 >> Okay, let's see how 16:13 this looks. 16:14 >> And it looks like this. 16:15 I don't know if you can see it 16:16 very well, but it's a nice 16:18 thick... 16:20 ...cakey mixture, even though 16:22 it's not baked. 16:23 And that's the texture that the 16:24 ground almond flour and coconut 16:26 flour will give you. 16:27 And we're going to scoop our 16:30 mixture, our dough mixture, 16:31 into Tim-Bit-sized-- shape it 16:33 into a nice little ball. 16:35 You roll it into a ball. 16:36 >> It's a lot easier with 16:37 the hands. 16:39 >> Until you have something 16:40 like that. 16:40 >> Okay, now we've brought our 16:42 donut holes from the freezer, 16:44 they're set, and now they're 16:45 ready for our glaze. 16:46 [ARLETE] To make the glaze, 16:47 it's quite simple, we're using 16:48 4 tablespoons of coconut oil 16:50 that's been melted, you can 16:52 melt it just in some warm 16:54 water, and... 16:55 >> Should I put it in? 16:56 >> Yeah, you can put it in. 16:57 A tablespoon of maple syrup, a 16:59 tablespoon of lemon juice, and 17:01 about a teaspoon of lemon zest, 17:02 just to give it that nice 17:04 fresh flavour. 17:05 You stir it in nicely and what 17:07 we're gonna do is we're 17:08 basically going to take each 17:11 donut hole, dip it into the 17:12 glaze, and set it back on the 17:15 baking tray. 17:16 And you're gonna repeat this 17:17 process with each of the donut 17:19 holes until they're all coated 17:21 and we're gonna put them back 17:22 in the freezer to set for 17:24 another ten minutes or so, 17:25 until they're nicely set. 17:26 Now, just as a note, you can 17:28 eat the donut holes as is 17:29 without glaze, you can add 17:31 them-- you can eat them with 17:32 one coat of glaze, or you can 17:34 just keep repeating the glazing 17:36 and setting between steps until 17:39 the glaze is done, depending on 17:41 how much of that coating that 17:43 you would like on them, but no 17:45 matter how many times you put 17:47 it, you're still going to be 17:48 enjoying a lovely, guilt-free, 17:51 naturally sweetened dessert 17:53 that's no-bake and that you can 17:54 enjoy with your breakfast or 17:56 even as a dessert. 17:57 Well, we hope you've enjoyed 17:59 learning how to make these 18:00 easy, tasty, guilt-free 18:02 desserts. 18:03 >> Try it at home and share. 18:05 >> Enjoy! 18:09 >> Mm, that raw dessert really 18:11 looks delicious. 18:12 So, Bailey, can you tell us 18:14 what kind of food brings joy to 18:17 your life? 18:18 >> Oh... 18:20 I have some guilty pleasures. 18:22 I mean, when I-- when you first 18:23 asked that question, what came 18:25 to mind is, like, chocolate, 18:27 dried mango, I have a really 18:29 sweet spot for dried mango. 18:31 But when I was actually looking 18:33 into it, so sugar is generally 18:37 what we turn to, sugar or 18:38 carbs, that's what our idea of, 18:41 you know, a happy treat would 18:42 be, but science actually shows 18:44 something different. 18:45 They did a study with 14 18:46 different varieties of fruits 18:48 and vegetables and sweets as 18:50 well and it came out that 18:52 vegetables actually give you 18:54 the highest happiness boost 18:57 which is shocking to me because 18:58 people think of broccoli and 18:59 they're like, that's the last 19:00 thing they want on their plate, 19:02 right? 19:03 But it's the most long-lasting. 19:05 Sugar and these sweet things 19:07 that we love so much, they give 19:08 you, like, and in-the-moment 19:09 boost and then it quickly 19:11 fades, leaving you less 19:12 happy later. 19:13 But vegetables and fruits as 19:15 well, when they're incorporated 19:17 in a healthy diet and chosen 19:19 well, reap benefits for 19:22 years even. 19:24 >> So you said earlier that 19:26 serving others is actually a 19:29 way in which I can choose to be 19:31 happy by serving someone else. 19:33 So what about volunteering? 19:35 How do people, how do their 19:37 levels of happiness affected by 19:39 volunteering? 19:41 [BAILEY] Initially, you may 19:42 have this dread [laughs] like, 19:44 "I have so much to do, it's the 19:45 last thing on my plate, like, I 19:47 have this and this, and the 19:48 house and--" but when you do 19:52 go, not only do you feel better 19:55 afterward because you've helped 19:56 people, you've had some social 19:58 engagement, you've moved, you 20:00 got out of-- off the couch and 20:01 out of your desk chair. 20:03 There's actually a Harvard 20:06 study and this just blew me 20:07 away, there's a Harvard study 20:09 that said that volunteering 20:11 once a week creates the same 20:14 happiness level equivalent to 20:16 doubling your annual salary. 20:19 That's just insane! 20:21 Like, if you make $50,000 a 20:23 year, you're now making 20:24 $100,000 a year and if your 20:26 boss told you that tomorrow, I 20:27 guarantee you'd have a big 20:29 smile on your face. 20:31 But, unfortunately, that's not 20:32 something we can control, but 20:33 volunteering is something we 20:35 can control and not only does 20:37 it make us happy, it benefits 20:39 and makes other people happy, 20:41 too, so it's all around one of 20:42 the best things you can do. 20:44 >> So, Bailey, what about 20:45 people who express a faith, 20:48 they express some kind of 20:50 religion or spirituality, are 20:52 they happier than people who 20:54 don't and if so, why? 20:58 >> Yeah, what comes to mind is, 21:00 what is expression? 21:02 Is it a verbal expression, 21:04 like, "I go to church," is that 21:06 what we're referring to or is 21:08 it an expression of prayer, is 21:09 it an expression of singing, 21:11 because all of these things 21:13 have benefits on your happiness 21:15 and on your joy and on your 21:17 health, but also the active 21:20 things that people of faith do, 21:22 like volunteering, like 21:24 following Jesus' example and 21:26 serving others, all of these 21:29 things have a very positive 21:31 benefit to your overall 21:33 happiness and to your health. 21:36 >> Final question: can you give 21:38 us some practical strategies of 21:41 how people can experience more 21:44 joy in their lives? 21:46 >> Yeah, as I mentioned, I have 21:49 about six that-- takeaways that 21:51 people can have. 21:53 The first one would be 21:54 gratitude. 21:55 We just need to be more 21:56 thankful, we need to express 21:57 it, we need to write it down, 21:58 we need to share it however, 22:00 whatever method works best, 22:02 whether it's writing three 22:03 things or writing a thank you 22:05 letter to someone every single 22:06 day or once a week, however you 22:07 wanna do it, but that expression 22:09 of gratitude will make a huge 22:11 difference in your happiness. 22:13 I can't go way for the second 22:14 one without mentioning 22:16 exercise. 22:17 As a personal trainer, I feel 22:18 it is my duty to let you know 22:20 that exercise will affect your 22:22 happiness. 22:23 It makes you more energetic, it 22:25 makes you more positive, it 22:28 affects your sleep which is 22:30 all-encompassing, so getting 22:32 outside. 22:33 The third one would be nature, 22:35 getting outside. 22:36 I know we live such 22:37 stress-filled, busy lives and, 22:40 you know, as I was preparing 22:41 for this and my work and I'm 22:43 planning a wedding, all of 22:44 these things have kept me 22:46 inside on my computer, like, 22:48 night and day. 22:49 But I know for myself, when I 22:51 can disconnect and get outside 22:54 and even just sit under a tree, 22:57 it doesn't have to even be 22:58 exercising, but just being in 23:01 nature, hearing the birds 23:02 singing, closing my eyes and 23:03 just letting go of the stresses 23:06 that have been, you know, 23:07 rattling around in my brain, it 23:09 makes a huge difference. 23:11 Number four would be social 23:13 connections. 23:14 So just like volunteering 23:16 offers, getting out and being 23:17 with people. 23:19 Serving specifically makes an 23:22 even greater impact, but just 23:24 meet new people, they'll 23:25 challenge you in different 23:27 ways, they'll grow you, they 23:29 will-- they'll make you laugh 23:30 which in and of itself is a 23:33 really huge blessing. 23:34 And the fifth one would be 23:38 spending time with God. 23:40 Faith, you can't be happy 23:42 without faith. 23:43 The Bible says that, "Happy are 23:45 those whose God is the Lord," 23:47 and so I know for myself having 23:50 the Lord in my life has 23:52 dramatically changed who I am 23:54 as a person. 23:55 I can handle the stresses that 23:59 come to me every day and when 24:01 I'm faced with a big issue or a 24:05 big life event that comes my 24:06 way, I can say, "God, Thy will 24:10 be done." 24:11 And that's not a dismissive 24:12 thing, it's not like, "Okay, 24:13 God, just do what You want," 24:14 it's like, "God, I trust You 24:17 and I'm leaving this in Your 24:18 hands and whatever the 24:19 outcome's gonna be, I know I'll 24:21 be happy because You say You 24:22 give good things to those who 24:23 love and trust You and I love 24:25 and trust You and I know You'll 24:26 give me whatever is best." 24:28 So it's a peaceful resignation 24:31 that my faith gives me. 24:33 And for our last, number six 24:35 is smiling. 24:37 And I remember I was working in 24:39 the office one day with René 24:41 and she asked me for a health 24:43 nugget for our news letter and 24:46 then we got talking about life 24:48 and I sent her the health 24:48 nugget and the health nugget 24:51 gave directions to go and smile 24:54 and she was having a stressful 24:56 day and so she literally was 24:59 like, "Okay, I'm gonna go do it 25:00 right now!" and so she went to 25:02 the bathroom, she said what it, 25:04 you know, what it was supposed 25:05 to do and she came back, she's 25:06 like, "I feel better!" [laughs] 25:08 And in my mind, I'm like, "Oh, 25:10 that was the health nugget, but 25:11 I'm glad it works for you!" 25:13 So the smiling health nugget 25:16 that we shared on the news 25:18 letter that is so important is 25:20 your brain doesn't actually 25:21 know the difference between 25:25 just the facial muscles making 25:27 a smile or actually smiling 25:29 genuinely and so if you go into 25:31 a bathroom and shut the door 25:33 and you smile in front of the 25:34 mirror, your brain registers 25:36 that as being happy because the 25:38 muscles tell your brain, "Oh, 25:40 she's happy," and it'll release 25:42 all of these happy chemicals in 25:44 your body. 25:45 So I'm really glad it worked 25:46 for René, I know it'll work for 25:48 everyone else, too, just simply 25:50 smiling and even if you have to 25:51 force it, you'll either look at 25:54 yourself and think, you know, 25:56 "Oh, this is stupid," or you'll 25:57 look at yourself and laugh at 25:58 yourself because you look 25:59 funny, so... 26:01 >> And that's what happened, it 26:02 was the second one, right, I 26:03 remember going into the 26:04 bathroom, closing the door and 26:05 just smiling and I was like, 26:07 "Oh no, this looks so 26:08 ridiculous!" and then I just 26:10 burst out laughing and so I 26:12 felt so much better afterwards 26:14 so... 26:15 So, Bailey, unfortunately, we 26:16 have come to the end of our 26:19 time with you, but before I let 26:22 you go, I wonder if you could 26:23 please pray for our viewers, 26:25 that they could experience more 26:27 joy in their lives. 26:29 >> I'd be happy to. 26:30 Let's bow our heads. 26:32 Lord Jesus, we are so 26:35 privileged to have such an 26:36 awesome God who blesses us 26:39 bountifully every single day 26:41 and, Lord, I know sometimes we 26:42 get bogged down with life and 26:44 stress and all these other 26:47 things that are going on in the 26:48 world, but, Lord, help us to 26:49 remember to be grateful, help 26:52 us to remember Your mission and 26:53 purpose on this earth, to seek 26:56 and serve and save those that 26:57 were lost and, Lord, may we 26:59 have that same mission 27:01 ourselves. 27:02 We love You so much and we are 27:04 so grateful for this 27:05 opportunity to come before You. 27:07 In Your name we pray all of 27:08 these things, amen. 27:10 [MIKE & RENÉ] Amen! 27:11 >> Thank you very much, Bailey, 27:12 for coming and sharing these 27:14 thoughts on how we can be more 27:16 happy and joyful and how that 27:18 affects our health here on It 27:20 Is Written Canada. 27:21 >> My pleasure, thank you. 27:25 >> Friends, if you wanna get 27:26 more joy in your life, we have 27:29 a book for you, our free offer. 27:32 It is entitled I Want More 27:34 BLANK In My Life. 27:36 >> So you fill in the blank. 27:38 I want more joy in my life or 27:40 confidence, peace, freedom, 27:42 hope, rest, relaxation, you 27:45 name it. 27:46 This little book can help you 27:48 find what you are searching for. 27:53 >> Friends, if you want more 27:54 joy in your life, we would like 27:56 to recommend you to turn 27:58 to God. 27:59 [MIKE] Open the Bible where it 28:02 is recorded that Jesus found 28:04 His joy in the word of His 28:07 Father when He declared... 28:19 >> A strategy that I would 28:20 suggest for someone to get more 28:21 joy in their life is exercise. 28:25 Exercise increases dopamine 28:26 levels, serotonin levels... 28:29 This is why individuals who are 28:30 depressed, they find benefit 28:32 when they exercise. 28:33 In fact, studies show that 28:34 exercise and antidepressants 28:36 might actually work almost 28:37 equally as effective. 28:39 So exercise is really important 28:41 for stimulating, bringing joy. 28:44 There's obviously a lot of 28:44 factors, but exercise is 28:46 definitely scientifically 28:47 proven to really enhance joy 28:51 and so I wanna encourage people 28:52 to really tap into the benefits 28:54 of exercise. |
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