Your friend is successful, wealthy and happy.  Did your friend experience “luck” or did he Labor Under Correct Knowledge?  It’s likely your friend, and others like him, are Optimists.  Optimists will not give up easily and, as a result, will more likely achieve success compared to pessimists.  Optimists believe in themselves, and their abilities, which means they expect good things to happen.

Many articles published on the internet state that research has been conducted on Optimism.  As stated in many of these articles, the researchers have concluded that an optimistic outlook is good for your health.  You will find statements such as the following:

• People who live life with optimism experience lower blood pressures;
• Optimists have stronger immune systems so they are less susceptible to illness;
• Optimists have less stress so they experience less stress-related health problems;
• Optimists generally feel more confidence than pessimists.  This confidence can give you a feeling of control in your life;
• Optimism can prevent feelings of helplessness which can be beneficial in warding off depression;
• Optimism allows you to experience good things in your life for a greater amount of time.  This may help empower you to deal with bad things in a positive way.

Do you need to practice more optimism in your life? Try cutting, pasting and printing the following Optimist Creed and put it up somewhere where you can read it often or have it printed and framed for a friend or loved one who could use more optimism in their life:

THE OPTIMIST CREED

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a
      smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize
      others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear and too happy to permit
      the presence of trouble.

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Now you can enjoy the advantages of a home sauna more conveniently than ever. Nowadays, there’s a wide range of portable home saunas that can be found just about anywhere. When you get it home, you just unpack it and plug it in.

The home sauna is becoming much more popular these days, and it’s not hard to figure out why. There are many health benefits associated with sauna use. One of these is the acceleration of the heart rate. This in turn helps the blood deliver nutrients and oxygen to the various parts of the body more efficiently.

Your pores respond to the sauna’s heat by opening up and perspiring. This encourages the process of detoxification throughout your body. Toxins are expelled, along with the harmful effects of alcohol and nicotine in your system.

The benefit of heat penetrating deep into your body also leads to the loosening of stored fats and cellulite in the body. Many people consider saunas to be beneficial for weight loss. Unfortunately, the loss is generally temporary. Once you regain your proper level of fluids, the weight will come back.

Your skin will also reap some benefits from being exposed to the heat of a sauna. When your heart speeds up, it is better able to deliver oxygen and nutrients that are critical to the health of your skin. With regular use of a sauna, you will find that your skin has a healthy glow and fewer blemishes.

As the heat of the sauna elevates your internal temperature, your body starts to produce more white blood cells. These help to fight infections and other bacteria. People with various kinds of health conditions find they can relieve their symptoms by using a sauna on a regular basis.

Infrared saunas give you even more health benefits. Instead of heating the air around you in the sauna, infrared light heats your body itself. Therefore, there won’t be any harmful effects to your respiratory system. You won’t be inhaling heated air into your lungs like you would in a traditional sauna.

Portable home saunas can range in size to fit anywhere from one to four people. They are easy to install anywhere in the home. Indeed, some saunas can be located indoors or out.

Infrared saunas use up to 90 percent less energy than a traditional sauna. At the same time they heat up considerably faster. It’s the easiest way to reap the healthy benefits of a sauna in the convenience of your home.