Recently, a friend of mine who is recovering from cancer told me that he had a colour therapy session, which he said he found very helpful. Although I am not experienced with this, of course we all know colour affects us deeply. As I have a (rather neglected) book called Colour Healing by Lilian Verner-Bonds, I thought the following may be of use.
“MOOD FOODS
Different coloured foods can be taken in by the body to heal and stimulate health. Eating the appropriate coloured foods can help to rejuvenate and balance the system.
Seek out foods that are organically grown with no additives, as this will keep the colour vibration alive. Processed and junk foods are dead foods. Micro-waving food removes its colour energy, and will create internal disharmony.
Red, orange and yellow foods are always hot and stimulating. Green food can be used to balance the body and is a tonic for the system. Blue, indigo and purple foods are soothing and cooling.
FOOD COLOURS
RED: Gives extra energy * Heals lethargy and tiredness
ORANGE: Creates optimism and change * Heals grief and disappointment
YELLOW: Encourages laughter, joy and fun * Heals depression
GREEN: Improves physical stamina * Heals panic, fear and apprehension
BLUE: Brings peace and relaxation * Helps concentration * Heals anxiety
INDIGO: Puts back structure into life * Heals insecurity
PURPLE: Promotes leadership * Heals and calms the emotionally erratic
COLOURS FOR DIETING
If you are following a sensible diet designed to help you lose or gain weight, the appropriate colour can be used as an aid.
WEIGHT LOSS: YELLOW
To eliminate excess body fat, the colour to use is yellow. Wear it, eat it and drink it. Alternatively, use …meditation, visualizing a rich yellow bloom. Psychologically, the colour yellow does not want to carry excess baggage, hence its use in losing weight. Yellow is the nimblest colour of the spectrum and promotes energy and agility both of mind and body. Wear yellow when you exercise and it will keep you moving and pepped up.
WEIGHT GAIN: BLUE
To encourage weight gain, steer yourself towards blue. Wear it, eat it, drink it and visualize it. Blue curbs activity, which allows the calories to gather and turn to flesh. Psychologically, blue does everything quietly and with discretion. It will not be rushed, creating the right emotional environment that is needed if your body is to be given a chance to increase itself. Blue calms the nerves and the glandular system which encourages the curves.”
Yesterday, I spent ages registering at a prestigious internet site for submitting articles but lost a 600-700 word article I wrote there and then when the page expired. I was furious, but must write it again today. Only afterwards did I notice a button you have to click to save as you go along.
Right, off to the dentist now, where I shall be visualizing blue.
Tuesday, 12 June 2007
Monday, 11 June 2007
Day 47: Chicken Soup for the Soul
I have made more progress with reading David Copperfield and am pressing on with researching for a contributor spot on a magazine/newspaper. Tonight I will go to choir and look forward to meeting Ania for a drink beforehand.
The following is a story extracted from Chicken Soup for the Soul™ by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen.
My Declaration of Self-Esteem
What I am is good enough if I would only be it openly.
Carl Rogers
The following was written in answer to a 15-year-old girl’s question, “How can I prepare myself for a fulfilling life?”
I am me.
In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me. There are people who have some parts like me but no one adds up exactly like me. Therefore, everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone choose it.
I own everything about me – my body, including everything it does; my mind, including all my thoughts and ideas; my eyes, including the images of all they behold; my feelings, whatever they might be – anger, joy, frustration, love, disappointment, excitement; my mouth and all the words that come out of it – polite, sweet and rough, correct or incorrect; my voice, loud and soft; all my actions, whether they be to others or myself.
I own my fantasies, my dreams, my hopes, my fears.
I own all my triumphs and successes, all my failures and mistakes.
Because I own all of me, I can become intimately acquainted with me. By so doing, I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts. I can then make it possible for all of me to work in my best interests.
I know there are aspects about myself that puzzle me, and other aspects that I do not know. But as long as I am friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously and hopefully look for the solutions to the puzzles and for ways to find out more about me.
However I look and sound, whatever I say and do, and whatever I think and feel at a given moment in time is me. This is authentic and represents where I am at that moment in time.
When I review later how I looked and sounded, what I said and did, and how I thought and felt, some parts may turn out to be unfitting. I can discard that which is unfitting and keep that which proved fitting, and invent something new for that which I discarded.
I can see, hear, feel, think, say and do. I have the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be productive, to make sense and order out of the world of people and things outside of me.
I own me and therefore I can engineer me.
I am me and I am okay.
Virginia Satir
The following is a story extracted from Chicken Soup for the Soul™ by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen.
My Declaration of Self-Esteem
What I am is good enough if I would only be it openly.
Carl Rogers
The following was written in answer to a 15-year-old girl’s question, “How can I prepare myself for a fulfilling life?”
I am me.
In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me. There are people who have some parts like me but no one adds up exactly like me. Therefore, everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone choose it.
I own everything about me – my body, including everything it does; my mind, including all my thoughts and ideas; my eyes, including the images of all they behold; my feelings, whatever they might be – anger, joy, frustration, love, disappointment, excitement; my mouth and all the words that come out of it – polite, sweet and rough, correct or incorrect; my voice, loud and soft; all my actions, whether they be to others or myself.
I own my fantasies, my dreams, my hopes, my fears.
I own all my triumphs and successes, all my failures and mistakes.
Because I own all of me, I can become intimately acquainted with me. By so doing, I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts. I can then make it possible for all of me to work in my best interests.
I know there are aspects about myself that puzzle me, and other aspects that I do not know. But as long as I am friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously and hopefully look for the solutions to the puzzles and for ways to find out more about me.
However I look and sound, whatever I say and do, and whatever I think and feel at a given moment in time is me. This is authentic and represents where I am at that moment in time.
When I review later how I looked and sounded, what I said and did, and how I thought and felt, some parts may turn out to be unfitting. I can discard that which is unfitting and keep that which proved fitting, and invent something new for that which I discarded.
I can see, hear, feel, think, say and do. I have the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be productive, to make sense and order out of the world of people and things outside of me.
I own me and therefore I can engineer me.
I am me and I am okay.
Virginia Satir
Sunday, 10 June 2007
Day 46: Your Body's Many Cries For Water
"In Your Body’s Many Cries For Water by F. Batmanghelidj, M.D., he talks about the importance of drinking at least 8 large glasses of water a day to avoid many health problems.
“Pathology that is seen to be associated with “social stresses” – fear, anxiety, insecurity, persistent emotional and matrimonial problems – and the establishment of depression are the results of water deficiency to the point that the water requirement of brain tissue is affected. The brain uses electrical energy that is generated by the water drive of the energy-generating pumps. With dehydration, the level of energy generation in the brain is decreased. Many functions of the brain that depend on this type of energy become inefficient. We recognize this inadequacy of function and call it depression. This “depressive state” caused by dehydration can lead to chronic fatigue syndrome.”
The doctor goes on to state that chronic fatigue syndrome can be “improved beyond recognition” by correcting the dehydration. Furthermore, he shows anyone wanting to lose weight a simple and effective method: ensure you are drinking plenty of water every day and are not dehydrated, and drink water before you eat (ideally half an hour before) so that your appetite will return to normal. He explains scientifically that the brain often calls for water but as it calls for food at the same time, we just eat and ignore the call for water; whereas when we drink first, we eat less.
The ideas I am sharing from Dr Batmanghelidj, since their publication, have already gained mass popularity in the press and have been widely advanced now by the medical establishment. But few of us do these things.
The most important philosophy in Your Body's Many Cries For Water is to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day to avoid dehydration. The book has many quotes at the start, including this one by The European, London (December 1995): "The water principle has a convincing logic but turns much of current medical practice on its head. Does it work? You only have to turn on the tap to find out."
The doctor adds "The precaution to keep in mind is loss of salt from the body when water intake is increased and salt is not. After a few days of taking 6 [6 is the bare minimum to stop chronic dehydration occurring in your body] or 8 or 10 glasses of water a day, you should begin to think of adding some salt to your diet. If you begin to feel muscle cramps at night, remember you are becoming salt-deficient.
Cramps in unexercised muscles most often means salt shortage in the body. Also, dizziness and feeling faint might be indicators of salt and water shortage in the body. If such occasions arise, you should also begin to increase your vitamins and minerals intake - particularly if you are dieting to lose weight or do not eat properly, including vegetables and fruits for their water-soluble vitamin and mineral content. I have developed a rule of thumb for daily salt intake. For every 10 glasses of water (about two quarts), one should add to the diet about half a teaspoon of salt per day; that's three grams. Of course, one should make sure that the kidneys are producing urine."
For those seeking to lose weight, drinking several glasses of water half an hour before eating works excellently at decreasing appetite - in fact, frequently, we eat when really we are thirsty and not recognising our body's simultaneous cries for water as well as food.
Drink up and let me know how you get on! You can learn more at www.watercure.com
“Pathology that is seen to be associated with “social stresses” – fear, anxiety, insecurity, persistent emotional and matrimonial problems – and the establishment of depression are the results of water deficiency to the point that the water requirement of brain tissue is affected. The brain uses electrical energy that is generated by the water drive of the energy-generating pumps. With dehydration, the level of energy generation in the brain is decreased. Many functions of the brain that depend on this type of energy become inefficient. We recognize this inadequacy of function and call it depression. This “depressive state” caused by dehydration can lead to chronic fatigue syndrome.”
The doctor goes on to state that chronic fatigue syndrome can be “improved beyond recognition” by correcting the dehydration. Furthermore, he shows anyone wanting to lose weight a simple and effective method: ensure you are drinking plenty of water every day and are not dehydrated, and drink water before you eat (ideally half an hour before) so that your appetite will return to normal. He explains scientifically that the brain often calls for water but as it calls for food at the same time, we just eat and ignore the call for water; whereas when we drink first, we eat less.
The ideas I am sharing from Dr Batmanghelidj, since their publication, have already gained mass popularity in the press and have been widely advanced now by the medical establishment. But few of us do these things.
The most important philosophy in Your Body's Many Cries For Water is to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day to avoid dehydration. The book has many quotes at the start, including this one by The European, London (December 1995): "The water principle has a convincing logic but turns much of current medical practice on its head. Does it work? You only have to turn on the tap to find out."
The doctor adds "The precaution to keep in mind is loss of salt from the body when water intake is increased and salt is not. After a few days of taking 6 [6 is the bare minimum to stop chronic dehydration occurring in your body] or 8 or 10 glasses of water a day, you should begin to think of adding some salt to your diet. If you begin to feel muscle cramps at night, remember you are becoming salt-deficient.
Cramps in unexercised muscles most often means salt shortage in the body. Also, dizziness and feeling faint might be indicators of salt and water shortage in the body. If such occasions arise, you should also begin to increase your vitamins and minerals intake - particularly if you are dieting to lose weight or do not eat properly, including vegetables and fruits for their water-soluble vitamin and mineral content. I have developed a rule of thumb for daily salt intake. For every 10 glasses of water (about two quarts), one should add to the diet about half a teaspoon of salt per day; that's three grams. Of course, one should make sure that the kidneys are producing urine."
For those seeking to lose weight, drinking several glasses of water half an hour before eating works excellently at decreasing appetite - in fact, frequently, we eat when really we are thirsty and not recognising our body's simultaneous cries for water as well as food.
Drink up and let me know how you get on! You can learn more at www.watercure.com
Day 46: Extra News
Yesterday, I went to help out at my choir's jumble sale with Ania where We worked on the men's clothing section. There were some very friendly people there and one woman really was unwashed (referring to my joke yesterday about 'the great unwashed') yet a fantastic character seemingly straight out of a Dickens book.
She wanted an extra large top but we only had a large one at that time and she said (whilst smoking a fag, natch!) that it wouldn't fit her and showed us the area that needed covering. It was considerable. She later told me, whilst I browsed the books, that she came to The Highgate Choral Society jumble sale before when it was held in Highgate, reporting that she preferred South London and that someone had come from there just for the jumble sale.
It was absolutely packed, although the women's clothing had brisker business than we did. I asked my friend on the book stall to find my Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years Of Solitude as the fools at Haringey Libraries don't even stock it in the whole of Haringey. No wonder children are illiterate criminals, hehe!
Amazingly, he found it and brought it over to me at my stall. I am overjoyed. At last, I'm making progress with reading David Copperfield, too. I ended up leaving the jumble sale looking like a bag lady, with six bags stuffed with books, a wet suit and various other articles including a Barbour jacket. Betsy tried to get rid of some lacey black knickers at the end by tossing them in one of Ania's bags, which was funny.
Now I must crack on with researching the magazine market and applying for a contributor post. My photo shoot pictures are still being prepared.
She wanted an extra large top but we only had a large one at that time and she said (whilst smoking a fag, natch!) that it wouldn't fit her and showed us the area that needed covering. It was considerable. She later told me, whilst I browsed the books, that she came to The Highgate Choral Society jumble sale before when it was held in Highgate, reporting that she preferred South London and that someone had come from there just for the jumble sale.
It was absolutely packed, although the women's clothing had brisker business than we did. I asked my friend on the book stall to find my Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years Of Solitude as the fools at Haringey Libraries don't even stock it in the whole of Haringey. No wonder children are illiterate criminals, hehe!
Amazingly, he found it and brought it over to me at my stall. I am overjoyed. At last, I'm making progress with reading David Copperfield, too. I ended up leaving the jumble sale looking like a bag lady, with six bags stuffed with books, a wet suit and various other articles including a Barbour jacket. Betsy tried to get rid of some lacey black knickers at the end by tossing them in one of Ania's bags, which was funny.
Now I must crack on with researching the magazine market and applying for a contributor post. My photo shoot pictures are still being prepared.
Friday, 8 June 2007
Day 45: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Today, I've decided to share some of the concepts of the time management ideas contained in the smash hit bestseller The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. He puts it like this. You can divide a page of paper into four quadrants and then write in the following.
Quadrant 1:
IMPORTANT/URGENT
Activities:
Crises
Pressing problems
Deadline-driven projects
Quadrant 2:
IMPORTANT/NOT URGENT
Activities:
Prevention, production capability activities*
Relationship building
Recognizing new opportunities
Planning, recreation
Quadrant 3:
NOT IMPORTANT/URGENT
Activities:
Interruptions, some calls
Some mail, some reports
Some meetings
Proximate, pressing matters
Popular activities
Quadrant 4:
NOT IMPORTANT/NOT URGENT
Activities: Trivia, busy work
Some mail
Some phone calls
Time wasters
Pleasant activities
Stephen talks about production capability activities as being those that help you prepare for production. Thus, doing what refreshes your creative powers as a writer can be termed a p/c activity, as can preventing problems from occurring by preparation and keeping the machines of production well-oiled.
To be highly effective people, he states, we can be aware of which quadrant we are spending our time in and create a balance between production (or doing) and production capability (keeping ourselves and/or our machinery able to function optimally). Thus, spending most of our time in the non-urgent yet important Quadrant 2 - which does include recreation - brings us the highest long-term efficiency.
Let me know whether this proves useful!
Quadrant 1:
IMPORTANT/URGENT
Activities:
Crises
Pressing problems
Deadline-driven projects
Quadrant 2:
IMPORTANT/NOT URGENT
Activities:
Prevention, production capability activities*
Relationship building
Recognizing new opportunities
Planning, recreation
Quadrant 3:
NOT IMPORTANT/URGENT
Activities:
Interruptions, some calls
Some mail, some reports
Some meetings
Proximate, pressing matters
Popular activities
Quadrant 4:
NOT IMPORTANT/NOT URGENT
Activities: Trivia, busy work
Some mail
Some phone calls
Time wasters
Pleasant activities
Stephen talks about production capability activities as being those that help you prepare for production. Thus, doing what refreshes your creative powers as a writer can be termed a p/c activity, as can preventing problems from occurring by preparation and keeping the machines of production well-oiled.
To be highly effective people, he states, we can be aware of which quadrant we are spending our time in and create a balance between production (or doing) and production capability (keeping ourselves and/or our machinery able to function optimally). Thus, spending most of our time in the non-urgent yet important Quadrant 2 - which does include recreation - brings us the highest long-term efficiency.
Let me know whether this proves useful!
Day 44: I learn about Lakshmi, Goddess of Unlimited Abundance
Last night, I renewed my energies by taking time out to hear my friend Sadie www.myspace.com/sadiejemmettmusic who is an excellent singer and guitarist. The evening was great and even though she was busy talking to her manager about a recording deal, I was happy that things were going well for her and delighted to hear five tracks I never heard her sing before.
The friend I went with is a poet and also a film maker, having made a documentary about her special experiences in India. Recently, she met the love of her life, so she is very happy and that was wonderful to hear. She said she prayed to an Indian Goddess and then it happened! She tells me if I pray to the Goddess Lakshmi (by downloading a picture from the net and praying to it whilst lighting incense) that she can help provide abundance. Lakshmi is the Goddess of material energy and unlimited abundance that is available for everyone; the fruits of the earth, she explains. I'm going to try and get that photo, because she seemed to manifest a man super quick with the help of the Goddesses so they must be worth a go!
After the gig, I went on to a club but it was a bit jarring so we all went home. On the nightbus, I finally read a few more pages of Dickens before a craving overtook me for a lamb kebab and I indulged before going back to bed. Tomorrow I may not have time for blogging as I am helping out at the jumble sale for my choir along with my great friend Ania.
The friend I went with is a poet and also a film maker, having made a documentary about her special experiences in India. Recently, she met the love of her life, so she is very happy and that was wonderful to hear. She said she prayed to an Indian Goddess and then it happened! She tells me if I pray to the Goddess Lakshmi (by downloading a picture from the net and praying to it whilst lighting incense) that she can help provide abundance. Lakshmi is the Goddess of material energy and unlimited abundance that is available for everyone; the fruits of the earth, she explains. I'm going to try and get that photo, because she seemed to manifest a man super quick with the help of the Goddesses so they must be worth a go!
After the gig, I went on to a club but it was a bit jarring so we all went home. On the nightbus, I finally read a few more pages of Dickens before a craving overtook me for a lamb kebab and I indulged before going back to bed. Tomorrow I may not have time for blogging as I am helping out at the jumble sale for my choir along with my great friend Ania.
Thursday, 7 June 2007
Day 43: Time Out
I did a lot more research yesterday about magazines to apply for a position on and have a favourite. I also may contact a journalist friend and get on a newspaper. It's all what publishers want even prior to publication in order to get a writer's name out there. This morning, I planned to take my friend - who is originally from Trinidad and nearly 80 - to the bank in her motorised chair but when we had got ready outside the gate, she realised she had forgotten to re-charge the power on it the previous evening, so we had to re-arrange for next week.
I know some people who read this blog are literary-minded, so if you wish to get a free download of highlights from the current Guardian Hay Festival, lasting an hour, go to http://www.arts.guardian.co.uk/hayonsky before July 18. You can also catch a daily Haycast at http://www.guardian.co.uk/hay2007
I am rushing to go to see my good schoolfriend sing with her band now, along with another good friend who is also a poet (or should I say poetess?) It is at a place in North London called Monkey Chews! At least the music will be better than the name! I have volunteered to help with our choir's jumble sale on Saturday as Ania will be there and it will be fun to preside over the hordes of public (the great unwashed! Hehe). What a lucky man I am to know so many lovely ladies!
I know some people who read this blog are literary-minded, so if you wish to get a free download of highlights from the current Guardian Hay Festival, lasting an hour, go to http://www.arts.guardian.co.uk/hayonsky before July 18. You can also catch a daily Haycast at http://www.guardian.co.uk/hay2007
I am rushing to go to see my good schoolfriend sing with her band now, along with another good friend who is also a poet (or should I say poetess?) It is at a place in North London called Monkey Chews! At least the music will be better than the name! I have volunteered to help with our choir's jumble sale on Saturday as Ania will be there and it will be fun to preside over the hordes of public (the great unwashed! Hehe). What a lucky man I am to know so many lovely ladies!
Wednesday, 6 June 2007
Day 42: You Can Heal Your Life
This is an extract from Louise Hay’s You Can Heal Your Life.
It was the book I came across many years ago that set me on a path of recovery and I mention it in Off The Rails.
“Love comes when we least expect it, when we are not looking for it. Hunting for love never brings the right partner. It only creates longing and unhappiness. Love is never outside ourselves; love is within us.
Don’t insist that love come immediately. Perhaps you are not ready for it, or you are not developed enough to attract the love you want.
Don’t settle for anybody just to have someone. Set your standards. What kind of love do you want to attract? List the qualities in yourself, and you will attract a person who has them.
You might examine what may be keeping love away. Could it be criticism? Feelings of unworthiness? Unreasonable standards? Movie star images? Fear of intimacy? A belief that you are unlovable?
Be ready for love when it does come. Prepare the field and be ready to nourish love. Be loving, and you will be lovable. Be open and receptive to love.”
As a confirmed bachelor, I am still working on the forgetting bit long enough to encourage Love to sneak in and surprise me! As regular readers of this blog will know, however, fitting Love into my life at the moment when I already have two books and a baby screenplay to look after, would present a slight logistical challenge!
Last night, I had my teleconference, which was more intimate, being smaller than usual, and very instructive. It has helped me target the media outlets that I hope to gain a regular contributor spot on. It was also easier with less people to have a more personal approach with the others last night and good to know that we are all on our individual paths to publication, and share a community-type spirit. Writers are such individuals, so that meeting and interacting with others takes on a greater importance.
I managed to deal with some of the dozens of emails in my inbox but they kept coming in even while I was on the computer. And that’s not including the relentless dozens of illiterate invitations to buy Viagra and related spam. I remember with nostalgia the days when I first had an email address and envied those with full Inboxes, thinking ‘I’ll never know that many people!’ (NB: To all publishers, friends and spammers: keep ‘em coming; I’m only fooling around!)
It was the book I came across many years ago that set me on a path of recovery and I mention it in Off The Rails.
“Love comes when we least expect it, when we are not looking for it. Hunting for love never brings the right partner. It only creates longing and unhappiness. Love is never outside ourselves; love is within us.
Don’t insist that love come immediately. Perhaps you are not ready for it, or you are not developed enough to attract the love you want.
Don’t settle for anybody just to have someone. Set your standards. What kind of love do you want to attract? List the qualities in yourself, and you will attract a person who has them.
You might examine what may be keeping love away. Could it be criticism? Feelings of unworthiness? Unreasonable standards? Movie star images? Fear of intimacy? A belief that you are unlovable?
Be ready for love when it does come. Prepare the field and be ready to nourish love. Be loving, and you will be lovable. Be open and receptive to love.”
As a confirmed bachelor, I am still working on the forgetting bit long enough to encourage Love to sneak in and surprise me! As regular readers of this blog will know, however, fitting Love into my life at the moment when I already have two books and a baby screenplay to look after, would present a slight logistical challenge!
Last night, I had my teleconference, which was more intimate, being smaller than usual, and very instructive. It has helped me target the media outlets that I hope to gain a regular contributor spot on. It was also easier with less people to have a more personal approach with the others last night and good to know that we are all on our individual paths to publication, and share a community-type spirit. Writers are such individuals, so that meeting and interacting with others takes on a greater importance.
I managed to deal with some of the dozens of emails in my inbox but they kept coming in even while I was on the computer. And that’s not including the relentless dozens of illiterate invitations to buy Viagra and related spam. I remember with nostalgia the days when I first had an email address and envied those with full Inboxes, thinking ‘I’ll never know that many people!’ (NB: To all publishers, friends and spammers: keep ‘em coming; I’m only fooling around!)
Tuesday, 5 June 2007
Day 41: The Power of Positive Thinking
Yesterday, my friend Ania - having already given me three wonderful presents last week - gave me another one: a beautiful dish with a picture of a fish on it. We met before choir as usual. Truly, I am blessed to have such a sweet soul as a friend.
Today, the news talked of the growing and very serious problem of the increasing numbers amongst the workforce (in this country; no doubt in the world too) suffering from mental health problems. The remedy is, of course, different in different cases, but I believe that we can all benefit by taking time out to replenish ourselves with positive thinking.
Norman Vincent Peale, in The Power of Positive Thinking, talks about the importance of being liked and of not isolating oneself, as an important way of providing a full and meaningful life. He goes on to list ways to get people to like you:
1. Learn to remember names. Inefficiency at this point may indicate that your interest is not sufficiently outgoing. A man's name is very important to him.
2. Be a comfortable person so there is no strain in being with you - be an old-shoe, old-hat kind of individual
3. Acquire the quality of relaxed easy-goingness so that things do not ruffle you.
4. Don't be egotistical. Guard against giving the impression that you know it all. Be natural and normally humble.
5. Cultivate the quality of being interesting so that people will want to be with you and get something of stimulating value from their association with you.
6. Study to get the 'scratchy' elements out of your personality, even those of which you may be unconscious.
7. Sincerely attempt to heal, on an honest Christian basis, every misunderstanding you have had or now have. Drain off your grievances.
8. Practise liking people until you learn to do so genuinely. Remember what Will Rogers said, "I never met a man I didn't like." Try to be that way.
9. Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone's achievement, or express sympathy in sorrow or disappointment.
10. Get a deep spiritual experience so that you have something to give people that will help them to be stronger and meet life more effectively. Give strength to people and they will give affection to you.
Today, the news talked of the growing and very serious problem of the increasing numbers amongst the workforce (in this country; no doubt in the world too) suffering from mental health problems. The remedy is, of course, different in different cases, but I believe that we can all benefit by taking time out to replenish ourselves with positive thinking.
Norman Vincent Peale, in The Power of Positive Thinking, talks about the importance of being liked and of not isolating oneself, as an important way of providing a full and meaningful life. He goes on to list ways to get people to like you:
1. Learn to remember names. Inefficiency at this point may indicate that your interest is not sufficiently outgoing. A man's name is very important to him.
2. Be a comfortable person so there is no strain in being with you - be an old-shoe, old-hat kind of individual
3. Acquire the quality of relaxed easy-goingness so that things do not ruffle you.
4. Don't be egotistical. Guard against giving the impression that you know it all. Be natural and normally humble.
5. Cultivate the quality of being interesting so that people will want to be with you and get something of stimulating value from their association with you.
6. Study to get the 'scratchy' elements out of your personality, even those of which you may be unconscious.
7. Sincerely attempt to heal, on an honest Christian basis, every misunderstanding you have had or now have. Drain off your grievances.
8. Practise liking people until you learn to do so genuinely. Remember what Will Rogers said, "I never met a man I didn't like." Try to be that way.
9. Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone's achievement, or express sympathy in sorrow or disappointment.
10. Get a deep spiritual experience so that you have something to give people that will help them to be stronger and meet life more effectively. Give strength to people and they will give affection to you.
Monday, 4 June 2007
Day 40: The Marketplace
The following is a quote by Osho:
"Schizophrenia
Man is split. Schizophrenia is a normal condition of man - at least now. It may not have been so in the primitive world, but centuries of conditioning, civilization, culture and religion have made man a crowd - divided, split, contradictory.... But because this split is against his nature, deep down somewhere hidden the unity survives. Because the soul of man is one, all the conditionings at the most destroy the periphery of the man. But the centre remains untouched - that's how man continues to live. But his life has become a hell.
The whole effort of Zen is how to drop this schizophrenia, how to drop this split personality, how to drop the divided mind of man, how to become undivided, integrated, centred, crystallized.
The way you are, you cannot say that you are. You don't have a being. You are a marketplace - many voices. If you want to say 'yes', immediately the 'no' is there. You cannot even utter a simple word 'yes' with totality.... In this way happiness is not possible; unhappiness is a natural consequence of a split personality."
To learn more about this Indian mystic's writings, see www.osho.org
Today, I was invited to see a friend singing with her band on Thursday night, so despite a schedule requiring a King's fleet of servants, I decided to go. I have heard her sing several times and she's great. The last time I met her was when I saw her name on a billboard outside The Twelve Bar Club off Tottenham Court Road. We were both blown out of the water by the coincidence and I met other old school friends there too. Now I have twenty minutes to get up the road for a drink with Ania before singing my little heart out at choir.
"Schizophrenia
Man is split. Schizophrenia is a normal condition of man - at least now. It may not have been so in the primitive world, but centuries of conditioning, civilization, culture and religion have made man a crowd - divided, split, contradictory.... But because this split is against his nature, deep down somewhere hidden the unity survives. Because the soul of man is one, all the conditionings at the most destroy the periphery of the man. But the centre remains untouched - that's how man continues to live. But his life has become a hell.
The whole effort of Zen is how to drop this schizophrenia, how to drop this split personality, how to drop the divided mind of man, how to become undivided, integrated, centred, crystallized.
The way you are, you cannot say that you are. You don't have a being. You are a marketplace - many voices. If you want to say 'yes', immediately the 'no' is there. You cannot even utter a simple word 'yes' with totality.... In this way happiness is not possible; unhappiness is a natural consequence of a split personality."
To learn more about this Indian mystic's writings, see www.osho.org
Today, I was invited to see a friend singing with her band on Thursday night, so despite a schedule requiring a King's fleet of servants, I decided to go. I have heard her sing several times and she's great. The last time I met her was when I saw her name on a billboard outside The Twelve Bar Club off Tottenham Court Road. We were both blown out of the water by the coincidence and I met other old school friends there too. Now I have twenty minutes to get up the road for a drink with Ania before singing my little heart out at choir.
Sunday, 3 June 2007
Day 39: A message to copy and forward
PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR LIFE FOR A REASON
I am sending this to you to see how many actually read their e-mail. Your response will be interesting. Pay attention to what you read. After you have finished reading it, you will know the reason it was sent to you. Here goes:
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent has been answered and now it's time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime. Send this to every friend that you have on-line, including the person who sent it to you.
0 Replies - you may need to work on your "people skills"
2 Replies - you are nice but probably need to bemore outgoing
4 Replies - you have picked your friends well
6 Replies - you are downright popular
8 Replies or More - you are totally awesome (and that's probably why you're on MY list)
I wonder what mine will be. ? ? ? ?
?
I am sending this to you to see how many actually read their e-mail. Your response will be interesting. Pay attention to what you read. After you have finished reading it, you will know the reason it was sent to you. Here goes:
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent has been answered and now it's time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime. Send this to every friend that you have on-line, including the person who sent it to you.
0 Replies - you may need to work on your "people skills"
2 Replies - you are nice but probably need to bemore outgoing
4 Replies - you have picked your friends well
6 Replies - you are downright popular
8 Replies or More - you are totally awesome (and that's probably why you're on MY list)
I wonder what mine will be. ? ? ? ?
?
Day 38: Tractor Outlines and Big Inboxes
More tractor outlines today. I am trying to condense them to about half the size. As usual, I'm juggling a bunch of different things and must go back to my place now as tomorrow my friends return. It has been super peaceful here so writing and working on the computer has been smooth and easy. Not that it is not quiet where I live, it is just totally, library-quiet here. The sort of you-can-hear-a-pin-drop quiet that writers dream of. And the work continues always, pins dropping or not.
It is wonderful to have made new friends and contacts recently through this blog and I'm really grateful for the feedback that comes in. I have had several mentions on others' blogs and it is good to discover there is a community of bloggers, just as with writers and hypnotherapists. However, my reading plan has been put on the backburner for a while and yet I'm determined to meet my goal of a chapter a day, even if I have to read nine in one sitting later (which I will have to do! Or even ten).
I have another teleconference on Tuesday and choir on Monday so I need to do some preparing for those, too. Still, I've never been further away from bored in my life, that's the silver lining! And I haven't even checked my Orkut site messages. If anyone would like to have a website presence with a link to many millions of people, let me know and I can send you an invitation to Orkut. Although 80% or so of Brazilians have it, few in my country do; yet it's a fantastic way to make and stay in touch with friends with many thousands of professional and personal community groups within it. Needless to add, it's a valuable networking tool.
It is wonderful to have made new friends and contacts recently through this blog and I'm really grateful for the feedback that comes in. I have had several mentions on others' blogs and it is good to discover there is a community of bloggers, just as with writers and hypnotherapists. However, my reading plan has been put on the backburner for a while and yet I'm determined to meet my goal of a chapter a day, even if I have to read nine in one sitting later (which I will have to do! Or even ten).
I have another teleconference on Tuesday and choir on Monday so I need to do some preparing for those, too. Still, I've never been further away from bored in my life, that's the silver lining! And I haven't even checked my Orkut site messages. If anyone would like to have a website presence with a link to many millions of people, let me know and I can send you an invitation to Orkut. Although 80% or so of Brazilians have it, few in my country do; yet it's a fantastic way to make and stay in touch with friends with many thousands of professional and personal community groups within it. Needless to add, it's a valuable networking tool.
Saturday, 2 June 2007
Day 37: More articles, more networking
Today, I have been so busy I almost forgot to blog! I have written and reviewed more articles and networked a lot, so that's progress; there just never seem to be enough hours in the day. I need a secretary! Actually, a team of secretaries would be better. The internet is great but it opens up so many possibilities and all of them take time; still, I make sure I enjoy all that I do and thus it may be a case of burning the candle at both ends, but it's all good too.
I have the lifelong habit of wanting to achieve many things and at the moment am simultaneously trying to deal with two books and a screenplay, although the screenplay has languished on the backburner somewhat lately. I used to think this a problem; that as a writer I should just stick to writing one book, but now I think it's great - that I'll suddenly have a bunch of books published at the same time - or I'll die of exhaustion trying!
Today, I wrote several pieces about hypnosis, as I am a master hypnotist. Self-hypnosis is an underused skill yet one that all can benefit from mastering. One of the easiest ways to hypnotise yourself is to simply pay attention to something you hear, something you see and then something you feel and to keep doing that with different things, linking in your awareness to relaxation. You could say to yourself (internally) "As I listen to the sound of the computer and see the light of the screen, I feel the contact of my hand on the keyboard and all this makes me feel deeply relaxed and calm. Any sounds further away and the things I see in the background all contribute to me breathing a deep breath and just letting go of all concerns in order to relax!"
When you are deeply relaxed you can find answers to concerns, refresh yourself and renew you energy. These were some of the techniques I used to anesthetise myself with when I had 24 teeth worked on extensively at the dentist recently. I had to continually reassure the dentist - who had never had a patient refuse anesthesia before - that I was perfectly okay! Let me know how you get on and know that trance is simply an inward focus of attention and thus something we can all attain. If you can daydream, you can do this too! Happy hypnotising!
I have the lifelong habit of wanting to achieve many things and at the moment am simultaneously trying to deal with two books and a screenplay, although the screenplay has languished on the backburner somewhat lately. I used to think this a problem; that as a writer I should just stick to writing one book, but now I think it's great - that I'll suddenly have a bunch of books published at the same time - or I'll die of exhaustion trying!
Today, I wrote several pieces about hypnosis, as I am a master hypnotist. Self-hypnosis is an underused skill yet one that all can benefit from mastering. One of the easiest ways to hypnotise yourself is to simply pay attention to something you hear, something you see and then something you feel and to keep doing that with different things, linking in your awareness to relaxation. You could say to yourself (internally) "As I listen to the sound of the computer and see the light of the screen, I feel the contact of my hand on the keyboard and all this makes me feel deeply relaxed and calm. Any sounds further away and the things I see in the background all contribute to me breathing a deep breath and just letting go of all concerns in order to relax!"
When you are deeply relaxed you can find answers to concerns, refresh yourself and renew you energy. These were some of the techniques I used to anesthetise myself with when I had 24 teeth worked on extensively at the dentist recently. I had to continually reassure the dentist - who had never had a patient refuse anesthesia before - that I was perfectly okay! Let me know how you get on and know that trance is simply an inward focus of attention and thus something we can all attain. If you can daydream, you can do this too! Happy hypnotising!
Friday, 1 June 2007
Day 36: A Poem for My Mum
My telecourse went very well. Today, I think a poem break is called for. I wrote this last year when I went on holiday with my mum - her friend was unable to go with her due to a health scare, but the holiday was booked, so I stepped in at the last minute. It was a great time and I feel blessed to have shared the weeks with my mother, whom I dearly love.
Look at the stars tonight
Welcomed by warm smiles
we arrive in the heat of Crete
and swim in the warmth
of the clear blue sea
rippled by a gentle breeze.
Goats with bells on their necks
graze on the hillside
and we enjoy pointing them out
over breakfast on our balcony
surrounded by green hills.
Eagles soar in the sky too
and we are nourished by the view
even before we get to the sea.
When there, we dip and read
dip and read, as lazily as waves.
We eat at a different restaurant nightly
- I try local goat; mum tries white bream.
Always they bring us something 'on the house'.
A slowness in bringing you the bill
is counterbalanced by real kindness.
Before we sleep, the plate of night
offers us a sumptuous display of light
- a low moon on the hill; stars in multitudes.
Look at the stars tonight
Welcomed by warm smiles
we arrive in the heat of Crete
and swim in the warmth
of the clear blue sea
rippled by a gentle breeze.
Goats with bells on their necks
graze on the hillside
and we enjoy pointing them out
over breakfast on our balcony
surrounded by green hills.
Eagles soar in the sky too
and we are nourished by the view
even before we get to the sea.
When there, we dip and read
dip and read, as lazily as waves.
We eat at a different restaurant nightly
- I try local goat; mum tries white bream.
Always they bring us something 'on the house'.
A slowness in bringing you the bill
is counterbalanced by real kindness.
Before we sleep, the plate of night
offers us a sumptuous display of light
- a low moon on the hill; stars in multitudes.
Thursday, 31 May 2007
Day 35: Teleconference + More Writing
Tonight I have a telephone conference which I am looking forward to. I worked hard throughout the night writing articles and reviewing stuff. I also added a translation toolbar as I get a lot of hits from contacts and friends living in Brasil. I came across the first chapter of a memoir by an American black woman, which I went on to review, that was compelling, very funny and well-written and I really look forward to the day it's published. It was interesting to start reviewing (so far, poems, memoirs and short stories) as I have never done so before.
As usual, getting widgets and organizing technical things on the net is slow and often frustrating, however, I am blessed by only having a laptop and not a large home computer, as there is less temptation to hurl something so light out the window. Even getting the translation button on was not that easy: they say just paste the code onto your page. Er, hello! There are about two dozen different sections dealing with the format of the page; which £$%^&* section did you mean? Typical computer nerds; just tell me exactly where! Ok, ok, enough computer rage, calma, calma, as they say in Brazil (Does anyone know a hypnotherapist?)
I am living a very computer-dominated life these days, working for almost all the hours in the day tapping away at the laptop. It is hard to believe some people don't have a computer, so useful has it become these days. I need to pick up my photos next week from the photo shoot and get them uploaded and send them off with a proposal. Lots of work to do. I had another excellent email so the second book is taking shape very pleasingly.
As usual, getting widgets and organizing technical things on the net is slow and often frustrating, however, I am blessed by only having a laptop and not a large home computer, as there is less temptation to hurl something so light out the window. Even getting the translation button on was not that easy: they say just paste the code onto your page. Er, hello! There are about two dozen different sections dealing with the format of the page; which £$%^&* section did you mean? Typical computer nerds; just tell me exactly where! Ok, ok, enough computer rage, calma, calma, as they say in Brazil (Does anyone know a hypnotherapist?)
I am living a very computer-dominated life these days, working for almost all the hours in the day tapping away at the laptop. It is hard to believe some people don't have a computer, so useful has it become these days. I need to pick up my photos next week from the photo shoot and get them uploaded and send them off with a proposal. Lots of work to do. I had another excellent email so the second book is taking shape very pleasingly.
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
Day 34: More Tractor Outlines + A Breakthrough
Today I have been writing more tractor outlines, which are summaries of the chapters of my book. I have also had an inspiring inbox and a breakthrough email that sets my second book well on the road to success! I still must whittle down the tractor outlines as they are too long at the moment and there is still a way to go with completing my second book but I am happy with the steady advancement I am making.
Last night it was great to see Ania (I've remembered the pseudonym I created for her!) from choir and we watched a dvd and went for a drink. Soon the pubs will be healthy rather than stinking with cigarette smoke so that's something to look forward to. (Smoking becomes illegal in public places in the UK from July.) She is very much in love with her new boyfriend and it is great that she is so happy. After being a coach potato computer addict the whole day, it was good to get some fresh air when I walked her home. Later, I wrote another article for the internet.
Last night it was great to see Ania (I've remembered the pseudonym I created for her!) from choir and we watched a dvd and went for a drink. Soon the pubs will be healthy rather than stinking with cigarette smoke so that's something to look forward to. (Smoking becomes illegal in public places in the UK from July.) She is very much in love with her new boyfriend and it is great that she is so happy. After being a coach potato computer addict the whole day, it was good to get some fresh air when I walked her home. Later, I wrote another article for the internet.
Tuesday, 29 May 2007
Day 33: Started writing articles
Last night I stayed up all night getting carried away with linking in my blog to the wider web community and found a great site that just now I spent forever trying to find you the address for! The internet is great but diversionary in the extreme! Anyway, it was something along the lines of blogging for dummies and had some very useful stuff for bloggers. I wrote an article for an online site and reviewed a bunch of stuff. Again, good to have done it, but it was time-consuming as I found myself reading messageboards and a lot of stuff that was captivating but not essential to read! My plan now is to see if I can get a regular contributor position on a magazine whilst continuing with the online reviewing and article-writing. As a result of all my work researching and writing on the net, my reading plan is delayed, so I hope to read solidly for four or five chapters today or tomorrow (from David Copperfield, Dickens's favourite child, you may remember) . My friend from choir is coming over soon so perhaps we'll watch a dvd or something. We had a day off last night so it will be good to catch up with her and gossip. I think I need a blog manager to do all the boring widget things for me and to fire this blog to the outer reaches of the known and unknown universe. However, just as writers don't usually relish having to do interviews and create a business-like media platform, when all they want to do is write, needs must! The sun has come out in London just now, after endless rain. Fabulous!
Monday, 28 May 2007
Day 32: The Swish
This is something I used today to help someone stop smoking. It is useful for anything but it is best to not use it for trauma. It is called The Swish and is a common NLP technique.
Start by having a picture or experience with you associated/looking out of your own eyes, that represents something you want to change - a habit or a feeling. For example, a smoker might see their hands in front of them and others smoking opposite them. Next, shrink that image down and have a full screen picture in your mind of yourself dissociated; ie you seeing yourself in a photo/picture with your desired outcome, ie relaxed and happy being with others who smoke and not wanting a cigarette. Make the image powerful by changing the details, ie light and dark, close and far, until it is the most positive it can be. Then, shrink this image down to the right corner and bring back the problem image. Then, repeating this seven times, SWISH the positive picture from the bottom right corner to take over the screen or what you see. The swish must be done very fast and take only a second or two each time you swish. When you've finished, be positive and trust. Many smokers can stop purely from doing this! Others may need more in-depth processes such as Time Line Therapy - one of the most powerful techniques to change quickly and easily.
Start by having a picture or experience with you associated/looking out of your own eyes, that represents something you want to change - a habit or a feeling. For example, a smoker might see their hands in front of them and others smoking opposite them. Next, shrink that image down and have a full screen picture in your mind of yourself dissociated; ie you seeing yourself in a photo/picture with your desired outcome, ie relaxed and happy being with others who smoke and not wanting a cigarette. Make the image powerful by changing the details, ie light and dark, close and far, until it is the most positive it can be. Then, shrink this image down to the right corner and bring back the problem image. Then, repeating this seven times, SWISH the positive picture from the bottom right corner to take over the screen or what you see. The swish must be done very fast and take only a second or two each time you swish. When you've finished, be positive and trust. Many smokers can stop purely from doing this! Others may need more in-depth processes such as Time Line Therapy - one of the most powerful techniques to change quickly and easily.
Sunday, 27 May 2007
Day 31: Housesitting and web designing + telekinesis!
Yesterday, I began a week of housesitting for friends who have a wonderful, quiet house. The great thing about housesitting is sampling little things in the fridge and cupboards - stuff you never buy yet enjoy. I always imagine I will get so much more done with my work, yet in reality it is quite distracting when I am here as I am torn between wanting to take a holiday and watch TV all day, snacking on chocolate, or get on with all I must do. In the end I did both and stayed up all night further designing my website. Today, I'm determined to actually cook a meal and stop grazing!
Today, I came across an article by a man who, after a serious accident, found he had the skill of telekinesis and could move objects by the power of his mind. Psychic Uri Geller uses the power of telekinesis to bend his spoons and stop watches. (I once followed a challenge Geller set in a national newspaper, where he thought of an image and asked people to draw what he was thinking. I correctly drew a six-pointed star!)
Martin Smith, 41, from Carlisle, says: "I can make objects move, roll, and sometimes heat up by using the energy produced through telekinesis. My hands become charged, like they're full of static electricity and my body warms up. I've been able to move cups, glasses and small pieces of tin foil using telekinesis. [...] If I'm feeling refreshed and in good health, I find the telekinesis works better than when I'm tired." The article continues with the following:
"Martin's tips for developing telekinesis
* Believe you can do it. Telekinesis is an ability everyone has the potential to harness - but if you don't accept that, your mind will work against you.
* Sense the aura around objects so that you can interact with them.
Tap into your own aura's power by putting your hands close together, palms facing each other, until you can feel the energy between them. It'll feel like static electricity or a soft blanket between your hands.
Now try to move your palms further apart until you can no longer feel the energy. With practise, you'll find that you can sense the energy from further away and as you move your hands closer the energy becomes more powerful.
* Once you've developed this sensitivity, try it with a small object such as a small piece of kitchen foil and place your hands near the foil until you can sense the edge of its energy.
Once you can feel this, try to imagine the energy flowing from your hands into the foil and imagine it moving with the energy. Be patient, as it takes time to build and to release the energy in the right way for the object to respond. Practise for a few minutes daily.
* If you keep practising, the object will move or twitch - you did that with telekinesis. Keep practising until you can shift different types of objects in more controlled movements."
You can reach Martin at:
www.telekinesis.co.uk
where you can watch video footage of his telekinetic ability.
Let me know when you can move things, should you be moved to try! (Terrible joke, I know!) You could be the next Uri Geller...
Today, I came across an article by a man who, after a serious accident, found he had the skill of telekinesis and could move objects by the power of his mind. Psychic Uri Geller uses the power of telekinesis to bend his spoons and stop watches. (I once followed a challenge Geller set in a national newspaper, where he thought of an image and asked people to draw what he was thinking. I correctly drew a six-pointed star!)
Martin Smith, 41, from Carlisle, says: "I can make objects move, roll, and sometimes heat up by using the energy produced through telekinesis. My hands become charged, like they're full of static electricity and my body warms up. I've been able to move cups, glasses and small pieces of tin foil using telekinesis. [...] If I'm feeling refreshed and in good health, I find the telekinesis works better than when I'm tired." The article continues with the following:
"Martin's tips for developing telekinesis
* Believe you can do it. Telekinesis is an ability everyone has the potential to harness - but if you don't accept that, your mind will work against you.
* Sense the aura around objects so that you can interact with them.
Tap into your own aura's power by putting your hands close together, palms facing each other, until you can feel the energy between them. It'll feel like static electricity or a soft blanket between your hands.
Now try to move your palms further apart until you can no longer feel the energy. With practise, you'll find that you can sense the energy from further away and as you move your hands closer the energy becomes more powerful.
* Once you've developed this sensitivity, try it with a small object such as a small piece of kitchen foil and place your hands near the foil until you can sense the edge of its energy.
Once you can feel this, try to imagine the energy flowing from your hands into the foil and imagine it moving with the energy. Be patient, as it takes time to build and to release the energy in the right way for the object to respond. Practise for a few minutes daily.
* If you keep practising, the object will move or twitch - you did that with telekinesis. Keep practising until you can shift different types of objects in more controlled movements."
You can reach Martin at:
www.telekinesis.co.uk
where you can watch video footage of his telekinetic ability.
Let me know when you can move things, should you be moved to try! (Terrible joke, I know!) You could be the next Uri Geller...
Saturday, 26 May 2007
Day 30: Think and Grow Rich
Napoleon Hill in Think and Grow Rich says: "Our brains become magnetized with the dominating thoughts which we hold in our minds, and, by means with which no man is familiar, these "magnets" attract to us the forces, the people, the circumstances of life which harmonize with the nature of our dominating thoughts."
In other words, you literally become a magnet for the things you want. If you truly want money, money literally can't say no.
Sometimes, applying this principle helps with money or other issues:
"The best solution to a problem is almost always the simplest solution."
This principle is known as Occam's razor, after William of Occam - a fourteenth-century English scientist and is very much in line with the material in What The Bleep and The Secret.
In other words, you literally become a magnet for the things you want. If you truly want money, money literally can't say no.
Sometimes, applying this principle helps with money or other issues:
"The best solution to a problem is almost always the simplest solution."
This principle is known as Occam's razor, after William of Occam - a fourteenth-century English scientist and is very much in line with the material in What The Bleep and The Secret.
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