Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Stress Does 5 Things Part 1
I hope everyone is having a great day! I had the opportunity yesterday to catch part of an interview with Dr. Alex Loyd, PhD, conducted by Jim Katsoulis. Dr. Loyd is the author of " The Healing Code" and Mr. Katsoulis works in the field of hypnosis, specializing in weight-loss if I remember correctly. In this interview Dr. Loyd went over 5 things that stress does to our minds/bodies. At first, they went over the increase or rise of illness in this country and around the world. And a lot of that is due to increased populations but it is also due to a growing "lack" as individuals of taking care of ourselves. We are not as active, as a whole, we have far more stress with little or no avenues of relieving it in a healthy way. Cancer jumped onto the scene as a known killer prior to the 1970's and in 1971 Richard Nixon declared war on cancer. It soon became the number 8 cause of death (in America) and today, in 2011, it is number 2 soon to be number 1. A lot of this is paraphrased but you may be able to go to jimkatsoulis.com to get the full interview. So I would like to share some of the information that was offered by Dr. Loyd in this interview. Some of you may find it helpful.
1. Stress Suppresses the Immune System - Stress leaves you open to any disease / illness you can have. Dr. Bruce Lipton from Stanford University's School of Medicine says it is the ONLY way you can get cancer because you don't really "get" cancer. You've already got the gene, everybody does. It's just a matter of 'will that gene ever manifest or unmask'. And the only way for it to unmask is if the cell is under stress.
2. Stress "Dumbs-You-Down" - Stress literally takes away creativity, problem-solving skills, and whatever else you need to be successful in your life.
3. Stress Makes You Exhausted - It messes with you HPA access or Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal. When you become stressed a message is sent from the Hypothalamus to the Pituitary to the Adrenal Glands which release cortisol. This gives you a boost of energy where you feel like Superman for about 30 minutes to an hour (by the way...this time decreases the more stress you are under and the longer you remain under stress). But then you go into an adrenaline overdose/ adrenaline crash which means you're exhausted. The Superman feeling can last for up to an hour...the exhaustion can last for decades, or until you come out of the stress. According to research most people are staying in "the stress". And there are a variety of reasons for people "staying in stress" ; they don't know how to get out of it, they're so exhausted because of the stress that they feel they have no energy left to make their life better, they're worried about making waves with family or friends, and the list goes on.
4. Stress Causes You To Come At Whatever You Are Doing From a Negative Point of View. - Fear, anger, sadness, " I can't do it" , " I'm not smart enough" , " I'm not attractive enough ", " I'm not talented enough" , " I'm not connected enough ", " The economy's too bad" , " No one's gonna buy it from me" , " No one's gonna listen to me " , " I don't have enough credentials", etc., etc. Thousands of excuses/ beliefs you use to cause you to flush absolutely every opportunity you ever have down the toilet.
5. Stress Causes You to Fail - Stress causes you to fail because it does the four things listed above. Imagine yourself trying to be successful in your life, in your career, with the most important relationships in your life, if you're doing it sick, tired, 'dumbed-down', energy drained, and from a totally negative perspective. You might be able to push that rock up the hill for a day, a week, a few months. But it won't take long before that thing is gonna roll back down the hill, usually over you, in the process.
1. Stress Suppresses the Immune System - Stress leaves you open to any disease / illness you can have. Dr. Bruce Lipton from Stanford University's School of Medicine says it is the ONLY way you can get cancer because you don't really "get" cancer. You've already got the gene, everybody does. It's just a matter of 'will that gene ever manifest or unmask'. And the only way for it to unmask is if the cell is under stress.
2. Stress "Dumbs-You-Down" - Stress literally takes away creativity, problem-solving skills, and whatever else you need to be successful in your life.
3. Stress Makes You Exhausted - It messes with you HPA access or Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal. When you become stressed a message is sent from the Hypothalamus to the Pituitary to the Adrenal Glands which release cortisol. This gives you a boost of energy where you feel like Superman for about 30 minutes to an hour (by the way...this time decreases the more stress you are under and the longer you remain under stress). But then you go into an adrenaline overdose/ adrenaline crash which means you're exhausted. The Superman feeling can last for up to an hour...the exhaustion can last for decades, or until you come out of the stress. According to research most people are staying in "the stress". And there are a variety of reasons for people "staying in stress" ; they don't know how to get out of it, they're so exhausted because of the stress that they feel they have no energy left to make their life better, they're worried about making waves with family or friends, and the list goes on.
4. Stress Causes You To Come At Whatever You Are Doing From a Negative Point of View. - Fear, anger, sadness, " I can't do it" , " I'm not smart enough" , " I'm not attractive enough ", " I'm not talented enough" , " I'm not connected enough ", " The economy's too bad" , " No one's gonna buy it from me" , " No one's gonna listen to me " , " I don't have enough credentials", etc., etc. Thousands of excuses/ beliefs you use to cause you to flush absolutely every opportunity you ever have down the toilet.
5. Stress Causes You to Fail - Stress causes you to fail because it does the four things listed above. Imagine yourself trying to be successful in your life, in your career, with the most important relationships in your life, if you're doing it sick, tired, 'dumbed-down', energy drained, and from a totally negative perspective. You might be able to push that rock up the hill for a day, a week, a few months. But it won't take long before that thing is gonna roll back down the hill, usually over you, in the process.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Forgiveness
Mark Twain has said that " Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heal that has crushed it."
"We do not attract that which we want; we attract that which we are." Dr. Wayne Dyer
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. It is founded on our thought, it is made up of our thoughts. If one speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows one like a shadow that never leaves." Bu
All those sayings about 'life is what you make it' and 'when life hands you lemons you can sit and suck on the sour lemons or you can make lemonade' and ' we see what we want to see, we hear what we want to hear, and that is our life'...generally speaking, cliches become cliches because they are true. No matter what others may do to us, no matter how many wrong choices we make (knowingly or in ignorance) we have the freedom, the power, and the ability to choose to turn it into a stepping stone or a pothole. I believe that if we allowed ourselves to see us as we are...infinite, divine, beautiful, creative, talented, with an abundance of intelligence and compassion and love...we would never doubt or question our own right to happiness, we would never neglect to keep ourselves in tune with love and abundance.
"Whenever you correct your mind everything else will fall into place." Lao Tsu
Believe in your own beauty,
Quietjewel
"We do not attract that which we want; we attract that which we are." Dr. Wayne Dyer
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. It is founded on our thought, it is made up of our thoughts. If one speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows one like a shadow that never leaves." Bu
All those sayings about 'life is what you make it' and 'when life hands you lemons you can sit and suck on the sour lemons or you can make lemonade' and ' we see what we want to see, we hear what we want to hear, and that is our life'...generally speaking, cliches become cliches because they are true. No matter what others may do to us, no matter how many wrong choices we make (knowingly or in ignorance) we have the freedom, the power, and the ability to choose to turn it into a stepping stone or a pothole. I believe that if we allowed ourselves to see us as we are...infinite, divine, beautiful, creative, talented, with an abundance of intelligence and compassion and love...we would never doubt or question our own right to happiness, we would never neglect to keep ourselves in tune with love and abundance.
"Whenever you correct your mind everything else will fall into place." Lao Tsu
Believe in your own beauty,
Quietjewel
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Throw off the bowlines
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~Mark Twain~
I've been listening to talks and reading books by Dr. Wayne Dyer for several years now. And he has some great ways to throw the ego in the back seat and take back control of your life. When you hear yourself start to think/say/do these excuses stop yourself and replace them with these affirmations. It works!!
EXCUSES / AFFIRMATIONS
It will be difficult . / I have the ability to accomplish any task I set my mind to do with ease and confidence.
It's going to be risky. / Being myself involves no risk. It's my ultimate truth and I live fearlessly.
It will take a long time. / I have infinite patience when it comes to fulfilling my own destiny.
There will be family drama. / I'd rather be loathed for who I am than loved for who I am not.
I don't deserve it. / I am a divine creation, a piece of God. How can I be undeserving.
It's not my nature. / My essential nature is perfect & flawless. It is to this nature that I return.
I can't afford it. / I am connected to an unlimited source of abundance.
No one will help me. / The right circumstances and the right people are already here & will show up on time
MORE LATER. HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!
quietjewel
I've been listening to talks and reading books by Dr. Wayne Dyer for several years now. And he has some great ways to throw the ego in the back seat and take back control of your life. When you hear yourself start to think/say/do these excuses stop yourself and replace them with these affirmations. It works!!
EXCUSES / AFFIRMATIONS
It will be difficult . / I have the ability to accomplish any task I set my mind to do with ease and confidence.
It's going to be risky. / Being myself involves no risk. It's my ultimate truth and I live fearlessly.
It will take a long time. / I have infinite patience when it comes to fulfilling my own destiny.
There will be family drama. / I'd rather be loathed for who I am than loved for who I am not.
I don't deserve it. / I am a divine creation, a piece of God. How can I be undeserving.
It's not my nature. / My essential nature is perfect & flawless. It is to this nature that I return.
I can't afford it. / I am connected to an unlimited source of abundance.
No one will help me. / The right circumstances and the right people are already here & will show up on time
MORE LATER. HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!
quietjewel
Friday, March 11, 2011
Habit is Habit
" Habit is habit, and not to be flung out the window by any man, but coaxed down the stairs one step at a time." ~ Mark Twain ~
I used to jump all over myself when I made a mistake. I used to tear myself down in an effort to beat the insufferable belittling of others. And I was miserable. You know that little voice in your head that says, " there's a better way" or " life has the potential to be so much greater than this " or " you're worth more than what you're allowing into your life "....you know, THAT voice ? Well, I believed it. The only problem was I didn't know how to get from where I was to where I wanted to be. The first thought that came to my mind was to ask those closest to me. If they're doing better than you are, emotionally, physically, financially, spiritually, mentally, then I'd say that's a wise information source to follow. However, if your emotional, physical, spiritual, mental, financial brains are wearing question marks whenever you're around them, you may want to drink the water from a different trough. For example, and this is a common one, people want to give you relationship advice yet their relationships are in shambles. Someone who yells to get a point across is telling you how to communicate. Someone who doesn't budget and who's name is common to collection agencies is teaching you how to invest.
HMMM.....
I made these mistakes over and over again. On one hand my brain was saying, " I know these people the best, I'm closest to them and they're closest to me. There is no way they would steer me wrong. I can trust them." And on the other side of my brain the conversation looked something like this, " Yes, I know them well, but that doesn't mean they know best. They know what they've been taught which is not always correct. Find answers for yourself." Once I finally started listening to my wiser self things started to click. And here is what I think now.
Never, NEVER put yourself down. You and I are the most genius, the most beautiful, the most creative, the most compassionate, the most confident, the most happy, no-limits creations and our talents are abundant, our possibilities are limitless. We are divine. When we make mistakes, NO BIG DEAL. We are here to learn, explore, and enjoy, not to complain, judge, and belittle. And mistakes are the best way to learn, explore, and enjoy life. We are taught many untruths when it comes to mistakes. We are taught that mistakes make you weak when in fact they strengthen. We are taught that you are the best when you have 100% success when the truth is you learn very little and are extremely naive and vulnerable from 100% success. We are taught that if you don't get it right the first time you will be judged harshly. And we are. I have heard someone say that " my reputation is none of my business." And I have to agree. My reputation is simply made up of other peoples' opinions of me, good or bad, which has absolutely nothing to do with how I live unless I let it. So maybe you're asking, "If mistakes are good, why am I not healthy, wealthy, and wise by now? I've been making mistakes my entire life." If you allow your reputation to become your business, you will forget who you are and who you were born to be. And once you let other peoples' opinions of you become important to you, you stop learning because "mistakes are bad, mistakes are something that should always laden us with shame and embarrassment." When you allow your focus to be on anything negative it becomes like the monkey's fist; until you let go you can't do anything else with your life but hold a bunch of nuts!
STEP ONE
Habit is habit but it's not impossible to change. Let go of the self-deprecation when you make a mistake. Your soul will thank you.
Quietjewel
I used to jump all over myself when I made a mistake. I used to tear myself down in an effort to beat the insufferable belittling of others. And I was miserable. You know that little voice in your head that says, " there's a better way" or " life has the potential to be so much greater than this " or " you're worth more than what you're allowing into your life "....you know, THAT voice ? Well, I believed it. The only problem was I didn't know how to get from where I was to where I wanted to be. The first thought that came to my mind was to ask those closest to me. If they're doing better than you are, emotionally, physically, financially, spiritually, mentally, then I'd say that's a wise information source to follow. However, if your emotional, physical, spiritual, mental, financial brains are wearing question marks whenever you're around them, you may want to drink the water from a different trough. For example, and this is a common one, people want to give you relationship advice yet their relationships are in shambles. Someone who yells to get a point across is telling you how to communicate. Someone who doesn't budget and who's name is common to collection agencies is teaching you how to invest.
HMMM.....
I made these mistakes over and over again. On one hand my brain was saying, " I know these people the best, I'm closest to them and they're closest to me. There is no way they would steer me wrong. I can trust them." And on the other side of my brain the conversation looked something like this, " Yes, I know them well, but that doesn't mean they know best. They know what they've been taught which is not always correct. Find answers for yourself." Once I finally started listening to my wiser self things started to click. And here is what I think now.
Never, NEVER put yourself down. You and I are the most genius, the most beautiful, the most creative, the most compassionate, the most confident, the most happy, no-limits creations and our talents are abundant, our possibilities are limitless. We are divine. When we make mistakes, NO BIG DEAL. We are here to learn, explore, and enjoy, not to complain, judge, and belittle. And mistakes are the best way to learn, explore, and enjoy life. We are taught many untruths when it comes to mistakes. We are taught that mistakes make you weak when in fact they strengthen. We are taught that you are the best when you have 100% success when the truth is you learn very little and are extremely naive and vulnerable from 100% success. We are taught that if you don't get it right the first time you will be judged harshly. And we are. I have heard someone say that " my reputation is none of my business." And I have to agree. My reputation is simply made up of other peoples' opinions of me, good or bad, which has absolutely nothing to do with how I live unless I let it. So maybe you're asking, "If mistakes are good, why am I not healthy, wealthy, and wise by now? I've been making mistakes my entire life." If you allow your reputation to become your business, you will forget who you are and who you were born to be. And once you let other peoples' opinions of you become important to you, you stop learning because "mistakes are bad, mistakes are something that should always laden us with shame and embarrassment." When you allow your focus to be on anything negative it becomes like the monkey's fist; until you let go you can't do anything else with your life but hold a bunch of nuts!
STEP ONE
Habit is habit but it's not impossible to change. Let go of the self-deprecation when you make a mistake. Your soul will thank you.
Quietjewel
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Meditation
It's so important for all of us give our mind, body, and spirit proper care. And I can always tell when I need to give to myself because my ability to handle stress decreases, I feel tired, my attitude becomes more and more negative, I become sick more easily, etc., etc.. So...in my search to find the right tools for me I came across an amazing meditation program. It's called Holosync and it combines the sound of rain, crystal bowls, and specific sound frequencies that resonate within your brain to create new neural-pathways. The brain starts creating more of the "good chemicals" and less of the "bad". In the short time I've been using it my ability to handle stress has increased considerably, I have very little anxiety, I'm not as tired all the time, the positive outlook that I've always known I have but could never connect to is becoming more and more present. And it doesn't take any effort at all just a little time. Sitting in your favorite room, in your favorite chair, with headphones on listening to this meditation CD is all it takes. The first time I used it my ears buzzed and all the muscles in my neck and shoulders completely relaxed (that's never happened even with professional massages). And the positive results just keep coming. Anyone can get a free demo CD before buying the complete program. Just go to http://centerpointe.com/ There is a complete description of the program plus a number you can call for any further questions. Try it out.
Quietjewel
Quietjewel
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Born to Win
I've been searching most of my life for a way to release myself from mental limitations. Whether they are self-imposed or we allow others to limit us doesn't matter. When we embrace any perceived limitations we automatically deny our spirit's ability to illuminate the world.
One great way I have found to minimize or eliminate those limitations is to create a mind movie. I got the idea after stumbling across the mindmovies web site . And all I can say is I had a ton of fun making it. No, my movie's not perfect but it did give me a better direction for my life. It helped me create goals, stay focused and positive and allowed me to remember who I was born to be. If you'd like to have a little bit of creative fun, you can visit mindmovies.com or use your PC's movie maker / power point set ups.
"Whenever you correct your mind everything else will fall into place." Lao Tsu
Quietjewel
One great way I have found to minimize or eliminate those limitations is to create a mind movie. I got the idea after stumbling across the mindmovies web site . And all I can say is I had a ton of fun making it. No, my movie's not perfect but it did give me a better direction for my life. It helped me create goals, stay focused and positive and allowed me to remember who I was born to be. If you'd like to have a little bit of creative fun, you can visit mindmovies.com or use your PC's movie maker / power point set ups.
"Whenever you correct your mind everything else will fall into place." Lao Tsu
Quietjewel
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Truth in Many Places
I was always taught that truth could only be found in certain places and if you looked anywhere but there, you would lose your soul, your freedom, your moral conscience. That notion has been bouncing around in my head for many years. Uncertain of it's validity, I have never stamped it as a truth. I do my best to think for myself and to ask questions for myself keeping an open mind knowing that opinions and beliefs may change.
I questioned what I was told about where I could find truth because it wasn't matching up with my reality or what I perceived to be true. Some of my best friends have come from the people I should stay away from. Some of the stereotypes I was taught were decimated with acts of compassion and love. Some of what I was told was right never felt right and some of what I was told was wrong didn't feel wrong. I have found that people of all races, people of all social and economic status, people of all faiths, people from every walk of life are kind. That we all want to be better. That we all want to do better. We all feel compassion when someone is in need. We become elated when our neighbors triumph over tragedy and when our spirits overcome personal challenges. We champion the runner no matter his place. We encourage the weary and the down-trodden, "take it one step at a time.." and we hold a place in the game for those who are resting to join us again. Truth can come from anyone, from any thing, from any place, at anytime.
Thank You for the love of family, for the support of good friends. Thank You for loving me and for teaching me to love myself. Thank You for all of my opportunities. Thank You for beautiful spirits and laughter. I'm grateful for the simple things in life. I'm thankful for sunny days, they make me feel like You're smiling at me. I'm grateful for the sounds of nature and for my beautiful dreams. I'm thankful for the soothing effects of fire. I'm thankful for the little chipmunk I saw this morning as I was hiking. He crawled up onto a boulder in the sun. For a few minutes he watched me. Then when he felt it was safe he sunk down to feel the warmth on the rock. A second later he stretched his front legs out, then his back legs until he was fully stretched out warming up on the rock, enjoying the morning in full sun. So cute!!! I'm thankful for opportunities to learn and to see beauty.
I'm thankful for people with a sense of humor. I am thankful for opportunities to increase my skills and learn new ones. I'm thankful for hikes in the woods. I'm thankful for positive thinking. I am loving the magic of ordinary days. Thank You for my love of simplicity.
Quietjewel
I questioned what I was told about where I could find truth because it wasn't matching up with my reality or what I perceived to be true. Some of my best friends have come from the people I should stay away from. Some of the stereotypes I was taught were decimated with acts of compassion and love. Some of what I was told was right never felt right and some of what I was told was wrong didn't feel wrong. I have found that people of all races, people of all social and economic status, people of all faiths, people from every walk of life are kind. That we all want to be better. That we all want to do better. We all feel compassion when someone is in need. We become elated when our neighbors triumph over tragedy and when our spirits overcome personal challenges. We champion the runner no matter his place. We encourage the weary and the down-trodden, "take it one step at a time.." and we hold a place in the game for those who are resting to join us again. Truth can come from anyone, from any thing, from any place, at anytime.
Thank You for the love of family, for the support of good friends. Thank You for loving me and for teaching me to love myself. Thank You for all of my opportunities. Thank You for beautiful spirits and laughter. I'm grateful for the simple things in life. I'm thankful for sunny days, they make me feel like You're smiling at me. I'm grateful for the sounds of nature and for my beautiful dreams. I'm thankful for the soothing effects of fire. I'm thankful for the little chipmunk I saw this morning as I was hiking. He crawled up onto a boulder in the sun. For a few minutes he watched me. Then when he felt it was safe he sunk down to feel the warmth on the rock. A second later he stretched his front legs out, then his back legs until he was fully stretched out warming up on the rock, enjoying the morning in full sun. So cute!!! I'm thankful for opportunities to learn and to see beauty.
I'm thankful for people with a sense of humor. I am thankful for opportunities to increase my skills and learn new ones. I'm thankful for hikes in the woods. I'm thankful for positive thinking. I am loving the magic of ordinary days. Thank You for my love of simplicity.
Quietjewel
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