It is extremely healthy to relax and bask in some healthy, positive energy.
How do you do that? One way is by using your imagination.
Take some time and just let your mind wander for awhile. Imagine your ideal life. What would you do if you had all the money you needed, that money was not an issue. What would you do if you had the freedom to decide? Who would you have in your life? What would you be doing? Where would you live?
Some people cannot even imagine what that would be like. A lot of people actually can't imagine that. You might say, "Paula, why do that to myself? I would only be teasing myself." Well, for one thing, if you can't imagine it, then that is probably one reason you don't have it. You can't go where you can't imagine.
Secondly, and even more importantly, your body needs a good healthy flow of positive, high frequency energy to stay healthy. We are electrical in nature and need that high frequency energy to function at our best. You know what I'm talking about. When you are depressed or stressed about something, you feel tired, you get sick easily, you don't have the energy or motivation to do anything. Now if you are excited about something, doesn't that automatically make you feel energized, like you can do anything. You can run down the street when you are excited, right?
Your imagination can produce those same reactions. Imagine what you would love life to look like. Imagine the people around you. Imagine places you would visit. Imagine and feel. That's the important part. Feel what it would feel like. Play it out in your mind and feel it all. Think of conversations you'd have and activities you'd do. Feel how happy or relaxed or excited you'd feel.
Feel how good you'd feel to pay off the bills you owe. Feel how happy you'd feel to be able to bless others. Imagine going out to eat and giving the waiter/waitress a big tip and the smile on their face. Imagine paying for groceries for the person in line behind you. Imagine taking your kids to an amusement park for the day and the happiness radiating off them.
Action
It is so good for us to let our minds out of the prisons we've put them in by being stressed and worried. Give your mind a vacation. Let it soak up good energy. Do that for 15-30 minutes and see how you feel. Do that a few times and see how you feel. See what ideas start coming to mind and what opportunities start showing up. It's healthy for you and can change how you see things. It also has the magic to change the things you see. Imagine away!
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
Releasing Emotions and Memories
Most people don't realize how much stress affects us. This stress can be related to something we are experiencing right now or from something in the past.
Today, I thought I'd blog about past stuff. Even if you don't think about something that happened in the past, it could still be affecting you in some way. You may have mentally moved on, but it could still be lingering in the body somewhere in the tissues. Take for instance, a car accident that you may have had. Emotions of shock, fear, anger, confusion, etc. as well as the memories of the impact and the repercussions can still be stored in the body.
Say that you saw the accident as it was about to happen, you may have taken a deep breath and tensed up to brace yourself for the impact. Your ribcage could have retained the memory and held the pattern of being inhaled and has remained that way to an extent even years later. You may find yourself always bracing for things that might happen in life or "holding your breath". If you didn't see the accident about to happen, getting rear-ended at a stop sign, you may have "gotten the wind knocked out of you". One minute everything was fine, then "wham" something hits you from out of the blue. Your ribcage can actually get stuck exhaled and then doesn't expand as much as it should. You can find yourself feeling jumpy, tensing up at the slightest sound. After such a surprise, people say they feel like they are "waiting for the other shoe to drop". They find it hard to relax.
Another thing to happen in either case is feeling shocked or stunned by the accident. This can "freeze" a person in the moment. They can find themselves in a place years later where they feel frozen, unable to move forward in life.
These emotions and memories and many more can get trapped in the body. Releasing them from the tissues allows your body to heal and lighten it's load. You then feel lighter. It's not that you have to do anything with it, you just have to release it. How do you do that?
Action
Think back to the accident or any other situation that you feel might be held. Go through it step by step, thinking how it went. Where were you going at the time? Were you happy or stressed? What condition were you in? Think about the details. What were you wearing? Who were you with? Everything you can think of. Now "feel" what you were feeling. That's the key. Allow yourself to feel the shock, fear, aggravation, confusion, etc. Where do you feel it in your body? Feel it! Just feeling it can release it. Go through it all, even the aggravation of dealing with it after and how it may have affected your life. No need to get stuck in it now. Feel the anger toward the driver, but feel it out of you. Don't waste another minute carrying the anger forward. Do the aftereffects affect you today? Do you have to be careful of what you do because of the fear of aggravating your neck, back, etc.? Does it keep you from doing what you want to do?
If you find it overwhelming, Seek counseling to help you sort it out. Doing this may bring up issues that the mind may need help understanding. Or you can have a friend sit with you and ask you questions. But ask them not to give advice. That's not what you need in releasing. What you feel is what you feel, whether pretty or not. Don't deny the feelings, that's often why they are stuck. If you need to cry, then cry. If you need to scream, then scream. Let it out. Finish with a nice deep breath with the intention of releasing the emotions and memories. In the next couple days, you may feel more emotional or tired, just let it be. It will pass. You'll probably always remember the events, but the emotional charge should release. If not, do it again another day. You may have other pieces to release.
This can be done with many issues. I'll address other situations with questions in other posts. But for today, release and move on. Life is too short to be burdened by the past. Enjoy!
Today, I thought I'd blog about past stuff. Even if you don't think about something that happened in the past, it could still be affecting you in some way. You may have mentally moved on, but it could still be lingering in the body somewhere in the tissues. Take for instance, a car accident that you may have had. Emotions of shock, fear, anger, confusion, etc. as well as the memories of the impact and the repercussions can still be stored in the body.
Say that you saw the accident as it was about to happen, you may have taken a deep breath and tensed up to brace yourself for the impact. Your ribcage could have retained the memory and held the pattern of being inhaled and has remained that way to an extent even years later. You may find yourself always bracing for things that might happen in life or "holding your breath". If you didn't see the accident about to happen, getting rear-ended at a stop sign, you may have "gotten the wind knocked out of you". One minute everything was fine, then "wham" something hits you from out of the blue. Your ribcage can actually get stuck exhaled and then doesn't expand as much as it should. You can find yourself feeling jumpy, tensing up at the slightest sound. After such a surprise, people say they feel like they are "waiting for the other shoe to drop". They find it hard to relax.
Another thing to happen in either case is feeling shocked or stunned by the accident. This can "freeze" a person in the moment. They can find themselves in a place years later where they feel frozen, unable to move forward in life.
These emotions and memories and many more can get trapped in the body. Releasing them from the tissues allows your body to heal and lighten it's load. You then feel lighter. It's not that you have to do anything with it, you just have to release it. How do you do that?
Action
Think back to the accident or any other situation that you feel might be held. Go through it step by step, thinking how it went. Where were you going at the time? Were you happy or stressed? What condition were you in? Think about the details. What were you wearing? Who were you with? Everything you can think of. Now "feel" what you were feeling. That's the key. Allow yourself to feel the shock, fear, aggravation, confusion, etc. Where do you feel it in your body? Feel it! Just feeling it can release it. Go through it all, even the aggravation of dealing with it after and how it may have affected your life. No need to get stuck in it now. Feel the anger toward the driver, but feel it out of you. Don't waste another minute carrying the anger forward. Do the aftereffects affect you today? Do you have to be careful of what you do because of the fear of aggravating your neck, back, etc.? Does it keep you from doing what you want to do?
If you find it overwhelming, Seek counseling to help you sort it out. Doing this may bring up issues that the mind may need help understanding. Or you can have a friend sit with you and ask you questions. But ask them not to give advice. That's not what you need in releasing. What you feel is what you feel, whether pretty or not. Don't deny the feelings, that's often why they are stuck. If you need to cry, then cry. If you need to scream, then scream. Let it out. Finish with a nice deep breath with the intention of releasing the emotions and memories. In the next couple days, you may feel more emotional or tired, just let it be. It will pass. You'll probably always remember the events, but the emotional charge should release. If not, do it again another day. You may have other pieces to release.
This can be done with many issues. I'll address other situations with questions in other posts. But for today, release and move on. Life is too short to be burdened by the past. Enjoy!
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Going With Your Gut
I know I've talked about this before, but I feel like it needs repeating. I'm going with my gut today on this. Maybe this is exactly what you need to be reminded of today. Go with your gut.
Your gut is your connection to your deeper self and God. God doesn't work through fear or guilt. He works through peace. When you feel peace in your gut about something, that is the right choice. That's your answer you are looking for. Trust it and see what happens.
When you listen to your gut on a regular basis, it is very healthy for your body and you will see anxiousness and fear subside. Your body will relax. You'll see life is not perfect, but it's perfect for you as it is. Enjoy the life you have and stop looking at others' lives. Another person's life is not for you or it would be so already.
Action
Simple, go through your options and see what feels right in your gut. What feels peaceful inside, even if it's not exactly what you want to do in the moment but know you need to do. And sometimes it is exactly what you want to do but feel guilty or afraid about it. Go with the peace.
Your gut is your connection to your deeper self and God. God doesn't work through fear or guilt. He works through peace. When you feel peace in your gut about something, that is the right choice. That's your answer you are looking for. Trust it and see what happens.
When you listen to your gut on a regular basis, it is very healthy for your body and you will see anxiousness and fear subside. Your body will relax. You'll see life is not perfect, but it's perfect for you as it is. Enjoy the life you have and stop looking at others' lives. Another person's life is not for you or it would be so already.
Action
Simple, go through your options and see what feels right in your gut. What feels peaceful inside, even if it's not exactly what you want to do in the moment but know you need to do. And sometimes it is exactly what you want to do but feel guilty or afraid about it. Go with the peace.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Healthcare: East and West
When it comes to healthcare, many people think you have to choose Eastern or Western philosophy. I think you can choose both. They both have their strengths and weaknesses. I see health in general as a range from vibrant health to crisis, with the middle being the point at which symptoms appear. Both approaches can help anywhere along the range, but for the most part,Western medicine is really good at bringing a person from crisis to the center. Western medicine tends to halt once you have no symptoms. Eastern medicine can take over and bring you to vibrant health. I'm sure there is overlapping of the two as well.(This is my view anyway. Others may not agree.)
If you were in an accident and your arm is hanging off, you would want to go to the emergency room and have it sewn back on, not go get acupuncture. If you are proactive and eat well, take vitamins, get massages, acupuncture, and other bodywork, you may remain healthy and not need medication for blood pressure, etc. You can maintain a sense of balance in your body and not tend toward crisis. But things do happen in life where crisis can occur.
Why do you have to choose one or the other? Why can't you integrate the two. Why can't you take supplements and medicine if you know how they will work together? There are professionals out there who can help you with that. This can be your physician, a naturopath, a homeopath, etc. Why not get regular bodywork, eat well, stay active, and check in with your doctor on a regular basis. And then if you do get sick or injured and natural remedies are not enough, then seek help from specialists, medication, surgery, etc.
It doesn't have to be one or the other. And sometimes it takes more than one approach to help.
Action
The only action I can say to take here is to keep an open mind. Ask friends and family what has worked for them. More and more people are integrating the two. And what may work for one person doesn't always work for someone else. You have to listen to your gut and see what resonates with you. Try different things and see what helps you. It may take a combination of resources to help you. No one practitioner knows everything. You can also research therapies, etc on the computer. If I can help in your search, please let me know. Good luck and keep an open mind.
If you were in an accident and your arm is hanging off, you would want to go to the emergency room and have it sewn back on, not go get acupuncture. If you are proactive and eat well, take vitamins, get massages, acupuncture, and other bodywork, you may remain healthy and not need medication for blood pressure, etc. You can maintain a sense of balance in your body and not tend toward crisis. But things do happen in life where crisis can occur.
Why do you have to choose one or the other? Why can't you integrate the two. Why can't you take supplements and medicine if you know how they will work together? There are professionals out there who can help you with that. This can be your physician, a naturopath, a homeopath, etc. Why not get regular bodywork, eat well, stay active, and check in with your doctor on a regular basis. And then if you do get sick or injured and natural remedies are not enough, then seek help from specialists, medication, surgery, etc.
It doesn't have to be one or the other. And sometimes it takes more than one approach to help.
Action
The only action I can say to take here is to keep an open mind. Ask friends and family what has worked for them. More and more people are integrating the two. And what may work for one person doesn't always work for someone else. You have to listen to your gut and see what resonates with you. Try different things and see what helps you. It may take a combination of resources to help you. No one practitioner knows everything. You can also research therapies, etc on the computer. If I can help in your search, please let me know. Good luck and keep an open mind.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Get One Thing Done Today
Get one thing done today. That's it. Make sure you get one thing done today. When you add that up in a year, that's 365 things you got done!
When you wake up in the morning and think about all that needs to get done, you might feel like staying in bed. You can feel overwhelmed even before you start your day. Some people stay in bed and give up already. Some get up and start the day cranky. Some get up and fiddle around not really being effective. And some get up and go at it, collapsing at the end of the day feeling exhausted and not having enjoyed the day at all..
If you really think about it, the things we think we "have" to do, aren't as important as we think. Not enough to waste a day. We may feel productive by getting it done, but at what expense?
Why not look at your day as if you are going to enjoy it as best as you can and in the process get one thing done. Just one thing. If you end up feeling energized by it and want to do more, then that's fine. But you just have one thing on your "to do" list. That way you want to get out of bed. And you start out the day on a good note and full of energy. You haven't depleted your energy with your thinking.
That one thing may be cleaning a room or a closet, paying bills, or organizing tax papers. Some days, when you are feeling tired, that may be going to work and that's it. Some days, that may be taking care of your kids making sure you are nice to them and that they are still alive at the end of the day. We try to fit too much into a day some times, get cranky, and wonder why we are tired.
The weekends should be for fun, not to catch up on everything. We waste the whole weekend and then Monday comes and we are out of steam already.
Action
Obviously, the action today is: "Get one thing done today". Today, mine was to write a blog. I have been meaning to write for a week, but had too many things on my "to do" list. Three days ago, my friend reminded me of this idea of the "one thing". Since then, I have gotten three things done that have been weighing on my mind. I enjoyed doing that one thing and then enjoyed the rest of the day full of energy. So take it from me: do one thing today.
When you wake up in the morning and think about all that needs to get done, you might feel like staying in bed. You can feel overwhelmed even before you start your day. Some people stay in bed and give up already. Some get up and start the day cranky. Some get up and fiddle around not really being effective. And some get up and go at it, collapsing at the end of the day feeling exhausted and not having enjoyed the day at all..
If you really think about it, the things we think we "have" to do, aren't as important as we think. Not enough to waste a day. We may feel productive by getting it done, but at what expense?
Why not look at your day as if you are going to enjoy it as best as you can and in the process get one thing done. Just one thing. If you end up feeling energized by it and want to do more, then that's fine. But you just have one thing on your "to do" list. That way you want to get out of bed. And you start out the day on a good note and full of energy. You haven't depleted your energy with your thinking.
That one thing may be cleaning a room or a closet, paying bills, or organizing tax papers. Some days, when you are feeling tired, that may be going to work and that's it. Some days, that may be taking care of your kids making sure you are nice to them and that they are still alive at the end of the day. We try to fit too much into a day some times, get cranky, and wonder why we are tired.
The weekends should be for fun, not to catch up on everything. We waste the whole weekend and then Monday comes and we are out of steam already.
Action
Obviously, the action today is: "Get one thing done today". Today, mine was to write a blog. I have been meaning to write for a week, but had too many things on my "to do" list. Three days ago, my friend reminded me of this idea of the "one thing". Since then, I have gotten three things done that have been weighing on my mind. I enjoyed doing that one thing and then enjoyed the rest of the day full of energy. So take it from me: do one thing today.
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