First off, they're technically smoothies since I make them in my fierce blender. I should give her a name. Maude comes to mind....
Today Maude created my smoothie from these ingredients:
Assorted greens: kale, dandelion, wild arugula, asian mix, cucumber, jalapeno
spirilina, chia seeds, sesame seeds, almond meal, flax seed meal, balsamic vinegar
coconut oil, hemp seed oil
banana
elixir of life:)*
usually juice, carrots, celery but I was out today....beet greens and carrot greens are good too
*Elixir of life: I make a big pot of "tea"...... six green tea bags, turmeric, sea salt, cinnamon sticks, crushed cardamom, cloves, peppercorns
My 88 year old friend told me:
"If I would have taken care of myself, I'd be dead by now" :)
Don't take it all too seriously.
]]>It's not procrastination. It's incubation:)
So what's been going on in my hypno world? So many great and inspirational clients. I want to start writing their stories. When I think about where to begin, I freeze and distract. That whole feeling of voices and stories and how to protect privacy by changing small details but yet still personal enough to connect and inspire and am I going to lose readers if I write in one continuous run on sentence......whew. Freeze and distract. I ride my bike. I read a book. I dream up new careers that don't require writing. I invent errands to run.
Enough. The first story that would like to be told is about a woman who came in to release fears surrounding learning. Specifically, learning Spanish. She had come to that afore mentioned freeze and distract stage layered with a huge dose of panic. Her consequences would be having to take the test over. Usually when people come to me for school related issues, their brains are telling them (as was hers) that the world will end if they don't pass this class. I try not to laugh:)
Let me cut to the part of this story that I love. Much of her belief system came from both parents who would continually despair that they couldn't learn languages. Hence to, therefore....nor could she. In hypnosis, I guided her to see the thoughts that were blocking her ability to learn written on a blackboard then erase the blackboard. When she came back to a normal brain wave state and we talked about her experience, she said that she saw the beliefs written there and instead of erasing she saw the blackboard folding over and over itself. She said it was so insightful to see not only limiting beliefs related to language learning many others as well being released.
What I get excited about is when I say erase, instead her brain folds up an imaginary blackboard. I think her brain is playfully showing her a metaphor that she won't forget. Solid into flexible. Serious to playful. I love brains!
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There's nothing to do but honor the creation
That is you right now
The you right now as you read this
The you without labels
What purpose in condemning?
You're in the starting gate
Use the power gained
Use the wisdom gained
Feel your readiness and push off
]]>Written By Mother Theresa
People are often unreasonable, illogical,
and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, People may accuse you
of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some
false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone
could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis,
it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway
]]>This week I discovered Cali's Natural Foods, a small organic grocery store by Costco. The owners own Sage's and Vertical Diner. Vertical Diner is next on my To Discover List! The day my son and I visited Cali's a farmer had just dropped off freshly popped from the ground carrots---you know, the really gnarly looking ones that taste soooo sweet? Also had an outrageous brownie. I've been wanting to try mung beans so bought some of those. They have organic wheat flour from Lava Hot Springs, ID. Lots of interesting vinegars, oils, spices. Read their blog and you'll want to run over and buy coconut oil.
Another weekend food experience: At Whole Foods I tasted (and bought) Noosa yogurt from Boulder, CO. Very wonderful. I recommend the honey flavored one but they were all excellent.
]]>Contentment is: all is well in this very moment. Joy is appreciating my aliveness in this moment. I get to do this instead of I have to do this. Choosing, being, appreciating.
He also says that all languages have far more words for unpleasant emotional states than pleasant. As I have suspected, it's human nature to spend more time noticing our worries than when we're peacefully in the moment with birds and trees and stars. The experiment is to stretch into, love and repeat over and over images of joy. Images of joy like kids playing, dogs playing, rainbow bouquets of tulips, a hug. The experiment is to remember and accept the compliments 85 times more than the criticisms.
]]>“An image reflected in a mirrow, a rainbow
in the sky, and a painted scene
Make their impressions upon the mind, but in
essence are other than what they seem
Look deeply at the world, and see an illusion,
a magician’s dream.”
The Seventh Dalai Lama, The Song of the Immaculate Path
Have a beautiful day, breathe deep and see the illusion. Listen to the invisible.
Dance in the magician’s dream.
]]>I bet you know where I'm going with this..... New changes that we're making, those tender green shoots, need to be noticed and honored. See how beautiful and fragrant. Tune out the noise of old habits, repetitive un-true thoughts. It's all in our breath. It's all within our power to notice those shoots growing into tall permanent trees.
Found a great purse. Still digging around for that cell phone....
]]>For instance this week's newsletter talks about:
1. Review your successes and be IMPRESSED with your accomplishments. For whatever quirk of human nature, we seem to focus on what's yet to be done. Give yourself stars, high fives, tropies. Every time you remember to breath and bring yourself to the present moment, imagine a crown or tiara on your head. Write down every little, tiny thing no matter what it is: "I left 3 bites of food on my plate" "I parked two spaces further from the door." Think about how silliness builds momentum. Take yourself not so seriously but keep leaving more bites on the plate.
Speaking of silliness, I suggested last week to an AP that just thinking about her mom's homemade biscuits was maybe enough. She'd already eaten thousands. Her thighs really didn't need to store more. She already knew what they tasted like, smelled like. Maybe it was enough just have the memory of her mom in the kitchen cooking with love. AP had a very doubtful look on her face. Maybe you have success just remembering a favorite food or occasion without participating in real time.
I highly recommend signing up for the newsletter at RealAge.com. Breath in that motivation.....
**APs: stands for Amazing Potentials, my new name for clients. I am constantly in awe at the changes people make, realizing their power to create happiness and health.
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