1/2 Empty? 1/2 Full?



    I spoke before, in a previous post, about working with a Health and Wellness Coach.  The things she was able to teach me and share with me; amazing.  Truly.  I recommend, at some point in your life, if you have never worked with one, do it!  You could be struggling with life goals, self image, personal quests, eating right, healthier etc. 

     One thing I learned from her was "future pacing".  Future Pacing is a form of mental imagery (I call it belief) that describes what you want, as though you already have it.  It causes your brain to believe something has already happened.  For example, I have no vehicle at the moment.  Every day I wake and then again throughout the day, I say to myself, (very excited) "I am so happy I have a vehicle to go where I need to go".  By saying this and saying it like it has already happened and I am very happy about it, my brain believes I already have a vehicle.  This puts what I want out to the universe.

     This future pacing really gives a person a whole new mindset and a good, happy feeling.  For me, the glass has always been half empty.  Now, with having learned some about myself and how to look at my life differently, I can tell you that the glass is half full - soon to be full.  My coach told me to say with excitement.  This gives the feeling that you really have accomplished the goal of achieving what you want.  We also did an exercise where she had me talk to her as though we hadn't seen each other for a while and were catching up.  Talk to her as though I had accomplished all I had set out to do, as though it was already achieved.  It actually felt pretty good. 

     Another thing that I read and she had talked to me about was doing some work in the mirror.  When you talk to someone, you can read their face, their body language.  You can tell how a person feels about what they are saying. I have a terrible self-image and always have had.  Talking to yourself in the mirror shows you the look on your face as you are saying these things.  You can see the same things when you speak to yourself in the mirror.  Talk to yourself without sounding like you are convincing yourself.  Say it like you MEAN IT!  Deep down, you KNOW its true.  So say it that way!!

     If you want to read an author that can help explain a lot of this to you, check out Louise Hay.  Her books are truly amazing.  (trying to convince my life coach to write one)  When I read one of her books, I stopped every other sentence and said, "wow, that's ME!"  You will too.  Life doesn't have to be all gloom and doom.  I am discovering life gives you what you put into it.  YOU create your future.  Make it one you want to be in.

     I know that I have a long way to go, personally, however, having been given the tools to work with and a great coach to refer to, I know that I will be able to accomplish all that I want.

~~alleedreams~~

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Material Things

     I haven't written a blog in a couple of months but in this time I have been doing a lot of learning. On May 22nd, I lost my grandfather. He was the only grandfather I knew. He was camping, which is his number one passion these days. This is how I am choosing to remember him.      From the time I was 6 months old, my parents would go camping every single year, the same week and to our favorite State Park. It is on a beautiful, spring-fed lake, where the loons are out first thing in the morning to wake you, along with the boats, headed out to get an early morning catch. It's where every kid in the park gets to know each other and all play together from morning to night. Where at 4pm. was "happy hour" (but not a big drunk), after dinner the adults walk the circle of the park & where even after dark, the kids are still together and there is ONE big campfire, everyone who wants to come. Bring with chair or we probably have one for ya. Same stories are told ye
Read more

Nothing....

Image
     There has been so much going on lately in my small little world that I do not even know where to begin!  A week and a half ago, our community lost a teacher, who happened to be someone I have known for quite a few years. He was 37 years old. Had a heart attack and died. No reason. He wasn't unhealthy. Then, on the same day, our community lost a schoolmate. She was my age, 41. No one is quite sure why. The rumor is it was cancer but we are all still a little curious. A few days before that, our neighboring community lost a woman around my age. All that is known is she was in her boyfriend's truck and she died.      Death SUCKS but when it is of someone your age or younger, when you are still quite young, it really sucks. Then, not being able to explain WHY is even harder. I have a cat who I have had for the past 17 1/2 years. She was with me the day I tried to end it all. I had just gotten her and she was only a few months old. I felt as though I had no one but after I
Read more

Before It's Too Late

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be reading your obituary so soon. I stared at it for the longest time with my mouth open, not believing what I was reading. Tears rolled down my face, beginning as a trickle and ending with a waterfall! Deb, I never got to say the things I wanted to say. I know I told you I believed in you when that shit-storm happened at the school. I wrote you that long letter. You called me and we had a very nice talk! I was so happy you trusted me and knew I was someone you could talk to.  I wanted you to meet my daughter, Jordan. She's my WORLD and I wanted you to see me accomplish something great. You would be so happy to know that I have taken my last class in college to get my teaching degree. I have the Praxis exams and student teaching.... But I did it Deb! I did it. YOU knew I could and would. You always believed in me and knew I was not just lazy and I WAS putting in all my effort! I loved you so dearly for that! Not so sure anyone
Read more