Here's my Sept 2011 TV interview! Interviewer Michael Barry Anderson is a True Gem !!! And Cameraman Jamie made me feel as comfortable as possible :)
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
A quote from the Dalai Lama
I don't usually use other's quotes on my blog, but this one immediately made me laugh because of the beautiful simplicity of this message. And because its such a good example of how wild the human mind/ego works - unless we learn to tame it !
The Dalai Lama was asked what surprises you the most, he replied: "Man, because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then he dies having never really lived."
The Dalai Lama was asked what surprises you the most, he replied: "Man, because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then he dies having never really lived."
Monday, March 28, 2011
How one new thought can change one's life...style !
This is an example of how one new thought can change our lives for the better. Freeing us from old limiting beliefs and giving us a new sense of control and empowerment.
I was struck recently by a simple sentence my personal trainer blogged. "exercise until you feel fatigue". It got me thinking....I would never have put this particular string of words together and believed it ! So I began to meditate on the idea and to ask myself why I didn't know this to be true.
I will work till fatigue (and beyond) with many things, particularly learning, studying, writing type things because of all my years of education and helping people. BUT NEVER once did it occur to me to exercise to fatigue!! In fact, my dad used to say, "use it or lose it!" but he was talking about the brain !
So as a result of not being exposed to exercise in a way that suggested to go to the nth degree I would always stop whatever activity or movement I was doing if I felt the slightest bit uncomfortable, or the beginning of any pain or stress on my body! The alarm bells would go off and I would stop ~ really believing that I was protecting myself.
In fact, my subconscious mind is always working to protect me and because it knows that heart problems run in my family, the need for protection would always kick in, and override any of my sincere attempts to seriously exercise!
* By the way, this subconscious protection that takes place unconsciously is often referred to as self sabotage. But it really isn’t! Our behaviours are governed by our subconscious beliefs that say, “protect” ~ so if you are experiencing a behaviour that doesn’t make sense to your logical mind, meditate on it and ask yourself the question, “What if… this behaviour is a result of me trying to protect myself ?’ and allow yourself to be creative, and drop inside yourself to find your answers. *
So even though all around me has always been the correct information about exercise, I never really took it in or could make it work for me out of a fear in my subconscious mind that went something like this. “Oh, its okay for you, but it’s not for me!”, “Our family has heart attacks, so I have to be careful”.
But now that my conscious mind and my subconscious minds are in harmony, I can think two new thoughts!
One is, I can now generalize my dad’s motto, “Use it or lose it!”, to include working my heart, getting it pumping and growing stronger. And the second is, I can also generalize my own experience of how hard I work at writing, studying, learning and practicing my craft, and seeing how it makes me so much better at what I love to do. Ergo, now I can also be brave and exercise to fatigue, being consciously aware that I will just be getting better at something else I love!
….“exercise until you feel fatigue.” Now I get it, now it makes sense! My subconscious mind isn’t blocking that message anymore and I feel so much better already.
This whole process is very much like what I went through losing weight and keeping it off.
I hope this example was helpful. The important thing to note is that rarely do we self sabotage, in fact we are trying to protect, so get creative and ask yourself how this thing we do or don't do is a means of trying to protect self? You may surprise yourself and set yourself free !
Hugs,
Janice
I was struck recently by a simple sentence my personal trainer blogged. "exercise until you feel fatigue". It got me thinking....I would never have put this particular string of words together and believed it ! So I began to meditate on the idea and to ask myself why I didn't know this to be true.
I will work till fatigue (and beyond) with many things, particularly learning, studying, writing type things because of all my years of education and helping people. BUT NEVER once did it occur to me to exercise to fatigue!! In fact, my dad used to say, "use it or lose it!" but he was talking about the brain !
So as a result of not being exposed to exercise in a way that suggested to go to the nth degree I would always stop whatever activity or movement I was doing if I felt the slightest bit uncomfortable, or the beginning of any pain or stress on my body! The alarm bells would go off and I would stop ~ really believing that I was protecting myself.
In fact, my subconscious mind is always working to protect me and because it knows that heart problems run in my family, the need for protection would always kick in, and override any of my sincere attempts to seriously exercise!
* By the way, this subconscious protection that takes place unconsciously is often referred to as self sabotage. But it really isn’t! Our behaviours are governed by our subconscious beliefs that say, “protect” ~ so if you are experiencing a behaviour that doesn’t make sense to your logical mind, meditate on it and ask yourself the question, “What if… this behaviour is a result of me trying to protect myself ?’ and allow yourself to be creative, and drop inside yourself to find your answers. *
So even though all around me has always been the correct information about exercise, I never really took it in or could make it work for me out of a fear in my subconscious mind that went something like this. “Oh, its okay for you, but it’s not for me!”, “Our family has heart attacks, so I have to be careful”.
But now that my conscious mind and my subconscious minds are in harmony, I can think two new thoughts!
One is, I can now generalize my dad’s motto, “Use it or lose it!”, to include working my heart, getting it pumping and growing stronger. And the second is, I can also generalize my own experience of how hard I work at writing, studying, learning and practicing my craft, and seeing how it makes me so much better at what I love to do. Ergo, now I can also be brave and exercise to fatigue, being consciously aware that I will just be getting better at something else I love!
….“exercise until you feel fatigue.” Now I get it, now it makes sense! My subconscious mind isn’t blocking that message anymore and I feel so much better already.
This whole process is very much like what I went through losing weight and keeping it off.
I hope this example was helpful. The important thing to note is that rarely do we self sabotage, in fact we are trying to protect, so get creative and ask yourself how this thing we do or don't do is a means of trying to protect self? You may surprise yourself and set yourself free !
Hugs,
Janice
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Changing our mind, Changing our feelings
Many years ago the owner of Dale Carnegie once told me, "Think of 12 things you like about yourself, right now. Say them out loud or write them down .....and you'll change how you feel" !
And it's true, the new thoughts organically introduce a more upbeat energy and then the improved energy brings more positive thoughts, and so on.. And he taught me how to do this in the space of just a few minutes!
So if your feeling nervous or uncomfortable heading into a situation or event, just try it out and see for yourself! You can even do this simple exercise while driving, just speak it out loud, but remember work to find all 12 of those things, don't give up, and I promise you that with a little practice it will become much easier to find more than 12!
Then you might next be surprised to find out that you have a soft smile on your face and a glow in your eyes when you enter a room, the look of someone who has just done something good for themselves.
The teachings of Abraham (the Law Of Attraction) would agree with the teachings of Carnegie.
....keeping it simple, fast and effective :)
And it's true, the new thoughts organically introduce a more upbeat energy and then the improved energy brings more positive thoughts, and so on.. And he taught me how to do this in the space of just a few minutes!
So if your feeling nervous or uncomfortable heading into a situation or event, just try it out and see for yourself! You can even do this simple exercise while driving, just speak it out loud, but remember work to find all 12 of those things, don't give up, and I promise you that with a little practice it will become much easier to find more than 12!
Then you might next be surprised to find out that you have a soft smile on your face and a glow in your eyes when you enter a room, the look of someone who has just done something good for themselves.
The teachings of Abraham (the Law Of Attraction) would agree with the teachings of Carnegie.
....keeping it simple, fast and effective :)
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Life Can Change In a Second !
A friend called with some challenging news and I found myself wishing that I could offer some quick reassurance. I wanted to say, "Remember, life can change in a second !" but although I knew I had experience of this I didn't really know if my friend would find this comment of any use.
There are 60 seconds in a minute. There are 60 minutes in an hour. So there are 3600 seconds in every hour! There are 24 hours in a day. So there are 86,400 seconds in every day! There are 7 days in a week. So there are 604,800 seconds in every week! There are 52 weeks in a year. So there are 31,449,600 seconds in every year ! (ok, except leap year!)
Imagine, so many seconds, so many moments when your life can completely change! Thinking of seconds helps bring one back into the present. The present moment is in this second. This second I am writing to you :) It is what I want to do.
There are 60 seconds in a minute. There are 60 minutes in an hour. So there are 3600 seconds in every hour! There are 24 hours in a day. So there are 86,400 seconds in every day! There are 7 days in a week. So there are 604,800 seconds in every week! There are 52 weeks in a year. So there are 31,449,600 seconds in every year ! (ok, except leap year!)
Imagine, so many seconds, so many moments when your life can completely change! Thinking of seconds helps bring one back into the present. The present moment is in this second. This second I am writing to you :) It is what I want to do.
"I Know What You Mean...."
I told a friend that I talk to my mother and she said, "Oh, you must be talking to yourself." And I responded with, " Well, you might have a hard time convincing millions of people around the world that thats what they are doing!". Then a few days later a client called me and said, "I felt like totally giving up, then my mom passed, and since then, my life has gotten better; she has really been helping me!" And I said, "I know what you mean...."
I just ordered a new book and as a free gift I received another one from the same very popular author. I had already 'read' it, so instead I downloaded it and 'listened' to it in my car. This time I heard the author say that she had finally gotten to know her father after he died. That it was then, that she heard him clearly say to her that now he could really see her. And I said to myself, "I know what you mean...."
I don't choose to engage with others in trying to prove myself 'right' or find myself 'wrong'. Not when I can simply wait to see if my own experiences either validate me or show me new and better ways to think. By the way, I have been learning to trust talking to my mom more and more and she just told me that I was very brave to have even come to this place with her and I said, "I know what you mean..."
J.
I just ordered a new book and as a free gift I received another one from the same very popular author. I had already 'read' it, so instead I downloaded it and 'listened' to it in my car. This time I heard the author say that she had finally gotten to know her father after he died. That it was then, that she heard him clearly say to her that now he could really see her. And I said to myself, "I know what you mean...."
I don't choose to engage with others in trying to prove myself 'right' or find myself 'wrong'. Not when I can simply wait to see if my own experiences either validate me or show me new and better ways to think. By the way, I have been learning to trust talking to my mom more and more and she just told me that I was very brave to have even come to this place with her and I said, "I know what you mean..."
J.
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