Raise with Praise

Recall the last time you gave someone a compliment, and or vocally praise them in some way. Notice how that person’s energy is elevated when you compliment them. There is a surge of energy that moved through their body, it is dopamine enlivening each cell in their body. Then, in turn, it made you feel good to have affected someone in that way. The giving of a compliment drew circulating energy that moved between the two of you; and just like the Law of Receiving, by giving, you also receive.

According to Dr. Raymond Holliwell, “praise is complementary to faith; whereas faith is wisdom and understanding, praise is the application of that understanding. Faith is the boiler that holds a substance of power and praise is the fuel that generates that power into an active force.”  It is as if the faith that you have in a person is transmitted through the act of praise.

So, when you sing praises, you are raising, stimulating the energy around you and the recipient, and magnetizing all the good around you. By seeing and acknowledging the good, your focus on the good lets you see more good. All of Creation reacts to praise; if you are a gardener, you know having caring thoughts and talking to your plants help them grow; or as a parent when you give your children honest praise, you see an increased desire to want to do better; or have as an employee or if you have employees, you’ve experienced that providing honest complimentary feedback nourishing the effort for continued harder work. I invite you to recollect a time when you were condemned or criticized and remember how you felt; your energy was depleting and constricted. Whereas when you recall a time when you were praised, you received a boost of powerful energy generated within you.

Knowing that you have the power to produce great results for yourself and others, why not live a life where you bring Increase to everyone that you touch. By doing this, you will also benefit; the flow of energy so as you give, you receive. As you practice The Law of Increase by praising remember that anyone can be grateful when good is in their lives, but when you use this principle when you are living with conditions or circumstances that are not ideal, this is the time to sing praises in the face of adversity. This is the time when your faith and belief fueled by praise for your life and all the good you see around you will produce the means to move a better situation.

A PERSONAL STORY:

As I was going through my breast cancer journey, there were many times when I did not have the energy to do (anything), I just wanted to curl back into bed and be catered to, feel sorry for myself, and dwell in the mystery. During those times was when I used The Law of Increase the most to help me climb out of the depleting energy. I had the practice of waking up every day, praising the beautiful day. I did this whether I felt it or not as I knew by choosing to find beauty, my feelings would follow. Then, throughout the day I would find moments where I could be a person of Increase to others. As I interacted with the medical community, or the insurance companies, or my family and friends, I conditioned myself to find honest reasons to compliment, to be thankful, to find a way to make my interactions more valuable and special.

I remember specifically the responses I would receive from people as I would ask them how their day was going at the beginning of our conversation while conducting business. It was a simple question yet because our society lives in the busyness of life, we generally do not take a moment to connect with people. This gesture brought smiles to people’s faces, enlivened their day, and caused me to feel good about the moments in my day. Since this was at the height of the pandemic, I would end our conversations by asking them to stay safe, be well, send my best health and wellbeing wishes to their families as well. I admit, in the beginning, it felt awkward doing this, and yet the more I did it, the more I was drawn to do it because I saw/felt the reactions from people. At the end of our conversation, I felt had a joyful smile and an upbeat tone of voice; I recognized that I had lifted people’s spirits while in the monotony of their day. And as a result, I was receiving loving, giving energy that was helping my healing journey.

Doing this practice daily, increased my energy, helped me develop a habit of gratitude, and live in an energetic field that brought ease, joy, and spiritual and emotional wellness during a time that it was most needed. As I gave praise, attention, love and care, joyful energy, and friendliness, extra time to a conversation, then I received the blessings of wellbeing and healing. Part of the reason I call my health journey, the most spiritual time in my life is because this is a time, I felt the most connected to people, nature, and God.