Have a prosperous day!

I love this: Believe that you have received what you have asked for.

This has proven true in my life. Because, if I live...as if I have already received what I have asked for, my motivations and motions throughout the day change. For example, when I believed that I could 'see' that college degree on my wall... It gave me the motivation to 'act' like a person would if they had the drive to do something like this. I went through the motions of calling the college, making financial arrangements, talking to all the people I needed to talk to in order to make it come about.

I'm sure the meaning to these words "believe that you have already received what you have asked for" could be understood in a variety of ways. For me, I have two ways of looking at it: the earlier one mentioned here and this one - I used it as a spring board to look at people who I respect, people I want to be more like... and ask myself, "If I was them how would I get this project done?" and then do what "I projected" they would do. It works!
And now... I don't think about what they would do, because I've done it. Now my question is: "How can I do it better?"

Repeat.

Things to remember and ponder:
1. Anything that is reinforced is likely to occur again. (do I say that too often? Good! Remember it! More information on this in earlier posts)
2. Neurons that fire together, wire together. Everytime you think a thought and get a particular reaction...you strengthen that neural connection. You think it, you have a reaction. Think/reaction. Think/reaction. So, pretty soon you don't-even-have-to think-it, and you are doing a behavior. But, in actuality, you did think it. It happened so fast because it is 'wired' together. For example if you had anxiety one day while crossing a bridge and then the next time, you thought..."well, last time I crossed that bridge I had anxiety" which, reminded you and you developed feelings of anxiety again. Then the next time, you do it again... think it, create it. Pretty soon, you don't have to think it, just looking at a bridge gives you that anxious feeling. How many times have you said, "I wasn't thinking anything... I just had this feeling of anxiousness and it was for no reason!" Your thoughts are wired together. The beauty of this is... we have BILLIONS of neurons. Add a new reaction, even in imagination, and you can change your behavior.
Think a thought, see a new & wanted reaction, repeat.

Using hypnosis as an adjunct to Cancer treatment

Let me share this. Here is an article on how Hypnosis enhances the quality of life for people with cancer. Helping them to keep focused on the goal, feeling that healing energy, relieving pain & stress. Stress in and of itself acts like a dis-ease. Letting go of burdens, concentrate on healing, focus on getting better, moving the thoughts to a more productive space; taking advantage of the mind & body connection to allow healing to take place. Here it is (enjoy): www.triroc.com/sunnen/topics/cancer.hypnosis.htm

What makes up your environment?

I recently listened to Bruce Lipton's book: The wisdom of your cells. One gem (out of many) is this: He was told (when growing cells in a petri dish), if you come back tomorrow and those cells are not looking like they should, before you look at what might be wrong with the cells, be sure to first look at the environment.

I love this idea.
Considering... we, humans, are one big petri dish of cells.
One must ask, what did you allow in your environment today?

Low Libido?

When is the last time you WANTED sex? Millions of women who have low libido also have lack of orgasm, is there a correlation? Many women who do not reach orgasm stop thinking about sex and actually avoid thinking about sex. Basic psychology knows 'anything that is reinforced is likely to occur again.' Could this be one reason why women who do not orgasm also report a low libido? It makes sense, if they were getting reinforced (by having orgasm) when having sex, they would be more likely to do it again. Maybe?
Could it be as simple as learning how to relax, letting go enough to feel the emotional connection that is required to fully enjoy sex and ultimately accomplish orgasm? Many women believe their lack of libido is their fault, 'It must be a dysfunction'.
As I study this issue it is showing many women lack the heat needed to become aroused. Results are showing that by imagining heat in all the right places it can jump start your sex life and create neural connections that, quite possibly, might last a lifetime. If you or anyone you know is lacking libido and would like to jump start their love life... hypnosis taps into that part of the imagination that can create the heat. It works. It's fun. It's educational.
Sexual Enhancement MP3's will be available March 2010.
You deserve to enjoy sex as much as your partner.
Ladies, it's time to use your mind!

Solutions for the New Year

Join me on January 10th, 2 p.m. - Calistoga Spa Conference Room, Downtown Calistoga.

New Year resolutions are one of the most common ways people try to change their behavior. Starting off the New Year with good intentions, only to slip back into our old, unwanted behavior, before the end of January! This year, let us make solutions. Learn how to implement these solutions and achieve your goals in life.

This talk will be on how the brain works and how you can use this knowledge to achieve the goals you want to achieve. This hour will be a gift to yourself: motivate you, excite you, and quite possibly…change your life.

See you there.

Small set back leads to forward movement

I out-ran my treadmill...about 3 weeks ago. It is amazing how one shift in the schedule can really put a stick in your spokes! Not only did I stop running, because (my excuse) I only like to run on my treadmill. HEY, I have an inner ear issue and looking down while running outdoors (so as not to run in a pothole and twist an ankle) makes me dizzy! What? Yes, well...we all have our issues don't we? It is what it is.
So, back to my treadmill. After it broke, I quickly reverted back to my old slower paced lifestyle, added a few cooked meals in my diet, ate a few cookies (eeww...did I just admit that?) and promptly - caught a cold. First one I have had in a long time.
Thankfully, my husband diligently searched for a new Treadmill. Which, I must point out...I received this awesome creature tonight and it is BEYOND what I was expecting. It is beautiful. I could blame it on his amazing skills at finding great buys - but no - this was more about people being in your path at the right time. A kind of...serendipity. I have every reason to believe that the person who offered the sale of this beautiful treadmill will have goodness and good energy coming his way today and many days to come. Do I sound like I'm in love with my treadmill??? ~haha~ Well you guessed it...I think it was love at first sight!

Circle of Influence

Who is your circle of influence?
If you want to make changes in your life to benefit yourself and those closest to you...it's important to look at those people who spend the better part of a day with you.
This is a known: Influence is inevitable simply by your being there.
This means...it changes/alters your behavior if only one other person is in your presence.
Who is an influence in your life?

It also means...you can change/alter another person's behavior just by being in their presence.
How do you use that influence? Responsibly?
Make it a plan to spread goodness.... to those around you.
Surround yourself with what you want. Be it...books, people, lifestyle, sounds, smells, etc.... all play a part in influencing you.
Be aware of influence.

Goals & Challenges

I wouldn't call myself a couch potato. I mean, I'm fairly active - I might be considered a french fry. ~grin. I am not so active as to volunteer to jog for pleasure (what?) or go on long hikes. It hasn't really been my thing. My thing has always been more mental health and nutritional health. This new move into muscular health is much needed.

One great hypnosis session and I was motivated to wallow in the depths of my closet to find some workout clothes (bought years ago with good intentions).

My new goal: a 10k or half marathon.

~The people who know me are still having a hard time fitting the word 'running' with my name.~

After some great advice - I traveled to the local Fleet Feet, had them assess my feet, recommend a shoe, and some moisture wicking socks. (Extra expense spent on good shoes saves money later with less injuries)

I started looking for books that would be in line with my goals of getting fit. The lastest educational book find is: The thrive diet. Great for people who want to exercise and eat the right things to have maximum recovery.

Also, I was clued into a wonderful training schedule (even for the couch potato) at runnersworld.com. I printed off a copy of it and posted it in my kitchen. I'm marking off the days as I do them.

This all began June 1st.

My report: I have a new favorite smoothie straight from the Thrive Diet book. Lemon juice, blueberries, ground flax, and ingredients that create a refreshing lemonade feel. Yummy!

Also, if I add sprouted or soaked nuts, grains, or seeds to my morning smoothie it really boosts my energy for the day!

It's been three weeks. I look better, I feel great, I haven't missed a day of training, and...I have lost 8 lbs.

I will keep you posted on how LONG my motivation lasts.

One more step toward practicing what I preach.

Hypnosis...changes lives.

~Centered~

What a great word.
Definition: Self-confident, goal-oriented, and well-balanced.
If you take a moment and...slowly...breathe out frustration...all the way out and then slowly
breathe in... self-confidence.
It is like breathing in good energy, can you feel it?