By Kimberly T. Hodous
"If we did all the things we were capable of, we would literally astonish ourselves-Thomas Edison
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Show up and be you."- Kim Hodous
"If Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!" Now that's the quote that really counts! And boy is it true! I'm sure we can all recall a time when kids came bounding into the house happily and once you yelled at them for leaving the door open and wearing their shoes on the carpet - all traces of joy were gone!
So how do you pivot if you're in a bad place? With the demands of work and mothering, it's impossible to not occasionally find yourself stressed out, overwhelmed or just down right feeling sorry for yourself!
But there are things you can do to consciously align yourself with positive energy! And they're not hard! I can promise you these are all proven because I've used them myself!
*Listen to Music - this is a suggestion from Motivational Mastermind Bob Proctor. My absolute favorite for this exercise is Karen Druckers, "I am so Blessed." Whether you love rock and roll, country or opera - blast it loud, move your body and watch your vibration shift!
*Focus on Gratitude - I truly believe with all my heart gratitude is the key to a happy life. It is impossible to feel truly grateful for what you have and constricted in the same moment. If you find yourself getting negative or angry or resentful - take a few moments to focus on all the good in your life and watch things shift - quickly!
*Practice Affirmations - Affirmations are just taking that gratitude one step further. Affirmations are positive statements you say to your subconscious to visualize the outcome you want for your future. I write them on post-it notes and stick them on my computer or the bathroom mirror. Say your affirmation as if you already have it using the present tense. Example, "I am a fun, energetic and powerful working mom and I have all the time I choose for my family, myself and the work I love!"
*Take Care of Yourself - In my seminars I talk about how when we get stressed, it's usually the things we need the most that we give up first. Look at the activities that feed you - and make sure you're doing them! If a daily walk, a bubble bath, 30 minutes of reading are the things that feed your soul - do them! You can't give away what you don't have and if you're not happy - 'ain't no one gonna be happy!'
*Visualize Your Life as a Play -Imagine watching your life played out in an actual theatre. You're the writer, producer, director and actor! You can imagine anything you want. So if your day (Or week, or year, or life...) isn't going the way you want - STOP! Imagine it played out on the big screen just the way you want it to be. Bring the emotion of it to life.
*Breathe - Breath is the key to life. Without breath there is no life. So BREATHE! It sounds simple, and it is simple, but it's also powerfully effective. You need to be in a relaxed state to perform at your best - whether it's mothering, working or nurturing yourself. So when you need to calm down, just sit and breathe. Even for just one minute will make a huge difference! This works immediately and under all stressful situations.
Successful CEO and mother of 5, Kim T. Hodous, "The Working Mom Guru," publishes the life enhancing 'Now and Zen' monthly ezine. If you're ready to let go of your stress, live a more balanced life and, and have more time for you, get your FREE tried and true tips now at http://www.balancedworkingmom.com/
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Monday, December 24, 2007
How to Use Your Subconscious Power
By: Jimmy Cox
The secret of using the power of your subconscious is by deliberate preparation and by conscious predetermination of the outcome. Beyond that, you do nothing; you can do nothing to cause its power to be a major factor in your life. This brings us to the "formula" or "rules and regulations".
I did not dream up this formula. Science did not invent it, although science can be credited with discovering it. When the Creator gave you that two-part mind of yours the conscious and the subconscious He made this formula "part and parcel" of the fact that you are a human being. The formula has three steps to it.
1. Deliberately condition your subconscious by what you do consciously. You are always aware of what you are doing. Apply a personal "golden rule" to this awareness. "Do unto your subconscious as you would have your subconscious do unto you." That is why the recording camera is in your mind.
2. Wholeheartedly want the best results from such self-influence action. Certainly this supports the creed of "do" that is now yours.
3. Let your subconscious have free reign in demonstrating its power. Let things happen to you and they will happen to you. That is why you have your will at the control panel in your mind.
The use of this formula will bring the power of your subconscious mind into full play. It is the only way to use it positively, and the word "positive" is the only thing that I would add to this formula. Of course, I don't know why anyone would want to be deliberate about negative conditioning, or would want, or let, negative outcomes be predominate, least of all you!
Go on a retreat to start right
Now we can add some practical "do it yourself" suggestions to this formula. You have heard of the "retreat" program that many churches have. Perhaps you have had the remarkable experience of attending one. In such an experience, a person spends many consecutive hours in silent contemplation with himself and the spirit of his Creator and, in a practical fashion, with his subconscious. The objective is for him to see himself, and his life, objectively. Frankly, the best way to make steps one and two of the formula most effective is to go to a "retreat" in preparation for them. The time you spend alone, if only a few minutes, in contemplation of deliberate action will start you off on the right track without the slightest doubt. Try to establish a pattern of brief but regular "retreats" in your daily life.
Avoid trial-and-error ideas
Don't use the trial-and-error method of finding the right material for your subconscious to work on. There is no need for you to do it. This pattern of action is a time and effort waster and unnecessarily delays achievement. Seek guidance, if you are uncertain of the best steps to take at any time. Books, courses, counseling, the experience of others are all resources for supplying yourself with usable knowledge. With such proven knowledge, you will follow the positive course of self-influence.
Your subconscious is a versatile powerhouse. It can, and is willing to, work on many actions and results at the same time. Give it the chance to work for you at its top capacity by having a variety of positive actions on your program at any one time. In fact, the more you use the power of your subconscious, the more it will appear to be a power in your life. Here is one certain instance where practice makes perfect.
Be positive! Be deliberate!
Deliberate guidance, positive guidance, is the key to using the power of your subconscious. The best use of this power is dependent upon this guidance.
Just let the subconscious do its work!
Article Source: http://www.article.e-booksdownload.com
Do You Know The Secrets And Power Of Positive Thinking? Click here for FREE online ebook! www.powerofpositivethinking.biz/
The secret of using the power of your subconscious is by deliberate preparation and by conscious predetermination of the outcome. Beyond that, you do nothing; you can do nothing to cause its power to be a major factor in your life. This brings us to the "formula" or "rules and regulations".
I did not dream up this formula. Science did not invent it, although science can be credited with discovering it. When the Creator gave you that two-part mind of yours the conscious and the subconscious He made this formula "part and parcel" of the fact that you are a human being. The formula has three steps to it.
1. Deliberately condition your subconscious by what you do consciously. You are always aware of what you are doing. Apply a personal "golden rule" to this awareness. "Do unto your subconscious as you would have your subconscious do unto you." That is why the recording camera is in your mind.
2. Wholeheartedly want the best results from such self-influence action. Certainly this supports the creed of "do" that is now yours.
3. Let your subconscious have free reign in demonstrating its power. Let things happen to you and they will happen to you. That is why you have your will at the control panel in your mind.
The use of this formula will bring the power of your subconscious mind into full play. It is the only way to use it positively, and the word "positive" is the only thing that I would add to this formula. Of course, I don't know why anyone would want to be deliberate about negative conditioning, or would want, or let, negative outcomes be predominate, least of all you!
Go on a retreat to start right
Now we can add some practical "do it yourself" suggestions to this formula. You have heard of the "retreat" program that many churches have. Perhaps you have had the remarkable experience of attending one. In such an experience, a person spends many consecutive hours in silent contemplation with himself and the spirit of his Creator and, in a practical fashion, with his subconscious. The objective is for him to see himself, and his life, objectively. Frankly, the best way to make steps one and two of the formula most effective is to go to a "retreat" in preparation for them. The time you spend alone, if only a few minutes, in contemplation of deliberate action will start you off on the right track without the slightest doubt. Try to establish a pattern of brief but regular "retreats" in your daily life.
Avoid trial-and-error ideas
Don't use the trial-and-error method of finding the right material for your subconscious to work on. There is no need for you to do it. This pattern of action is a time and effort waster and unnecessarily delays achievement. Seek guidance, if you are uncertain of the best steps to take at any time. Books, courses, counseling, the experience of others are all resources for supplying yourself with usable knowledge. With such proven knowledge, you will follow the positive course of self-influence.
Your subconscious is a versatile powerhouse. It can, and is willing to, work on many actions and results at the same time. Give it the chance to work for you at its top capacity by having a variety of positive actions on your program at any one time. In fact, the more you use the power of your subconscious, the more it will appear to be a power in your life. Here is one certain instance where practice makes perfect.
Be positive! Be deliberate!
Deliberate guidance, positive guidance, is the key to using the power of your subconscious. The best use of this power is dependent upon this guidance.
Just let the subconscious do its work!
Article Source: http://www.article.e-booksdownload.com
Do You Know The Secrets And Power Of Positive Thinking? Click here for FREE online ebook! www.powerofpositivethinking.biz/
The Subconscious Mind and Your Past Understood
By: Jimmy Cox
You have a past and whether you are proud or unhappy about parts of it every part of your personal history is permanently engraved like carving in rock. You can't erase what is recorded, and certainly you can't go back and live your life over again with the idea of making a revision in your history.
Your past has great value
I am about to ask you to display all of your past history completely and objectively, but I assure you that it will be a private session, and a rewarding one.
Just what has happened in the past?
Facing the past, decide upon a sizable span of time. Make this period about a third of your present birthday total. Thus a person of 40 would consider the immediate past 13 or 14 years of his life. Considering the time span you choose, I want you to paint a word picture of everything of consequence that happened to you. This is not going to be too easy to do, and it will have no value as a practical resource if you try to do it as a mental exercise. There is a simple device that will serve most effectively.
Get a piece of paper and a pencil. Now, draw a line down the middle of the paper, from top to bottom. At the top, and to the left of the line, write "Negative." On the right of the line write "Positive." Take your pencil and paint that word picture of those past years by making two lists. Letting your memory have free reign, list everything of consequence that happened under either the "negative" heading (as being undesirable, unwanted), or under the "positive" heading (as being desirable, approved).
The "zeros" in your past are important
Now go back over the lists and classify them, item by item. Put a check mark in front of every item that you believe you controlled the influences which made it real in your life. In front of every item that you believe you did not control, because of overpowering outside influences, place a zero (0). If you are in doubt about an item, pass it by for the moment. Eventually you will get them all classified. In fact, I predict that you will go back and change the classification of some, after a bit. You may go back and change some tomorrow, or even next week.
Why your past is recorded as it is
Before you make any changes, and to complete the analysis, let your subconscious memory serve you again. Go back over both lists and mark each item with the reason it carries a check mark or a zero. To save you time, since you would eventually come to this conclusion yourself, let me suggest that one of four terms will describe the reason in each case. These are "planning," "decision," "judgment," and "action" (or "lack of action").
Use your pencil and write the reason after each item. Now take a look at the lists. The same reasons appear on both the left and right columns. "Decision," for example, appears in the negative column for items marked with zeros and check marks, and it appears in the positive column in the same way. Likewise the other three reasons are indiscriminately scattered through both columns, covering both zeros and check marks. There is great significance in this scattering of the same reasons. It means that there was a definite pattern to your past.
Now you know the whys and wherefores
Now you know specifically where negative tendencies shaped your life, and you know what specific self-influence factors to apply to overpower such tendencies in the future. You know where positive tendencies did their good work, and you know that you will increase these tendencies by the deliberate use of more of the same self-influence factors.
So accept the responsibility for the past as being yours, and thus make it an invaluable tool for deliberate self-influence in the future. This acceptance will make a "noteworthy" impression in your subconscious mind. It establishes a positive attitude, one which lays the groundwork for continued responsibility for your own life.
Article Source: http://www.article.e-booksdownload.com
Do You Know The Secrets And Power Of Positive Thinking? Click here for FREE online ebook! www.powerofpositivethinking.biz/
You have a past and whether you are proud or unhappy about parts of it every part of your personal history is permanently engraved like carving in rock. You can't erase what is recorded, and certainly you can't go back and live your life over again with the idea of making a revision in your history.
Your past has great value
I am about to ask you to display all of your past history completely and objectively, but I assure you that it will be a private session, and a rewarding one.
Just what has happened in the past?
Facing the past, decide upon a sizable span of time. Make this period about a third of your present birthday total. Thus a person of 40 would consider the immediate past 13 or 14 years of his life. Considering the time span you choose, I want you to paint a word picture of everything of consequence that happened to you. This is not going to be too easy to do, and it will have no value as a practical resource if you try to do it as a mental exercise. There is a simple device that will serve most effectively.
Get a piece of paper and a pencil. Now, draw a line down the middle of the paper, from top to bottom. At the top, and to the left of the line, write "Negative." On the right of the line write "Positive." Take your pencil and paint that word picture of those past years by making two lists. Letting your memory have free reign, list everything of consequence that happened under either the "negative" heading (as being undesirable, unwanted), or under the "positive" heading (as being desirable, approved).
The "zeros" in your past are important
Now go back over the lists and classify them, item by item. Put a check mark in front of every item that you believe you controlled the influences which made it real in your life. In front of every item that you believe you did not control, because of overpowering outside influences, place a zero (0). If you are in doubt about an item, pass it by for the moment. Eventually you will get them all classified. In fact, I predict that you will go back and change the classification of some, after a bit. You may go back and change some tomorrow, or even next week.
Why your past is recorded as it is
Before you make any changes, and to complete the analysis, let your subconscious memory serve you again. Go back over both lists and mark each item with the reason it carries a check mark or a zero. To save you time, since you would eventually come to this conclusion yourself, let me suggest that one of four terms will describe the reason in each case. These are "planning," "decision," "judgment," and "action" (or "lack of action").
Use your pencil and write the reason after each item. Now take a look at the lists. The same reasons appear on both the left and right columns. "Decision," for example, appears in the negative column for items marked with zeros and check marks, and it appears in the positive column in the same way. Likewise the other three reasons are indiscriminately scattered through both columns, covering both zeros and check marks. There is great significance in this scattering of the same reasons. It means that there was a definite pattern to your past.
Now you know the whys and wherefores
Now you know specifically where negative tendencies shaped your life, and you know what specific self-influence factors to apply to overpower such tendencies in the future. You know where positive tendencies did their good work, and you know that you will increase these tendencies by the deliberate use of more of the same self-influence factors.
So accept the responsibility for the past as being yours, and thus make it an invaluable tool for deliberate self-influence in the future. This acceptance will make a "noteworthy" impression in your subconscious mind. It establishes a positive attitude, one which lays the groundwork for continued responsibility for your own life.
Article Source: http://www.article.e-booksdownload.com
Do You Know The Secrets And Power Of Positive Thinking? Click here for FREE online ebook! www.powerofpositivethinking.biz/
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Subconscious Mind Resource Aids
By Stephen C Campbell
Subconscious mind can be defined as that part of our consciousness, about which we are not aware of, but it still affects our thoughts and actions. The subconscious-mind stores all our past information, experiences and memories and these are instrumental in shaping our character and life. It has tremendous power for influencing one's life to a great extent. The only thing is that this power remains hidden and can be brought to the fore by practicing some techniques.
The law of attraction states that all experiences in our life, whether positive or negative, are governed or affected by our thought process. Our thoughts affect our lives and all situations surrounding our lives. The law of attraction depends on a strong desire, great faith, spirituality, belief, sincerity, hard work, satisfaction, happiness, gratitude and openness. We can take control of our lives and situations around us by developing our thoughts and consciousness. The law of attraction and subconscious-mind can be utilized for the benefit of leading a successful life. You can achieve great wealth and success with the subconscious-mind resource aids.
Subconscious-Mind and the Resource Aids
The subconscious-mind has profound effect on one's life. The great 'Buddha' says that we are the result of our thoughts and we go on to make the world with our thoughts. The subconscious mind power is magnetic in the sense that it attracts all the things that correspond with its beliefs. The occurrences in and around your life are solely dependent upon you and your thinking. You create realities with your own subconscious beliefs. One must learn to take control and charge of one's life by changing their thinking and inner beliefs.
The subconscious mind has the power of maintaining and balancing the body's well being. The body has a self healing nature due to this. We have intuitive powers because of our subconscious minds that help in protecting us and our loved ones from some dangers and emergencies. All of our past memories and experiences are stored in the subconscious minds. The subconscious-mind receives information from the super conscious-mind and it also sends information to the super conscious-mind. The conscious-mind and subconscious mind are connected. The conscious-mind is the decision maker.
One can train one's subconscious-mind through various techniques and tools like affirmation, visualization, hypnosis, autosuggestion, binaural beats, emotional freedom, meditation, EMDR and subliminal messages. The affirmation process of training involves repetition of the goals or beliefs so that they are instilled into the subconscious mind. Affirmation can be done by writing of, verbal or mental repetition of, acting of or listening to the statement till it gets fixed into the subconscious-mind.
Positive thinking is the key to developing subconscious mind. In the visualization process, one has to see the desired thing in one's mind's eye and start living in the mind's eye completely. The goal has to be set properly and the focus needs to be maintained throughout. The subconscious mind communicates through intuition, so one needs to develop intuition.
About the AuthorStephen C Campbell (Master NLP Practitioner) has published more information on using the Subconscious as a Goal Setting tool at http://www.usingyoursubconsciousmind.com
Subconscious mind can be defined as that part of our consciousness, about which we are not aware of, but it still affects our thoughts and actions. The subconscious-mind stores all our past information, experiences and memories and these are instrumental in shaping our character and life. It has tremendous power for influencing one's life to a great extent. The only thing is that this power remains hidden and can be brought to the fore by practicing some techniques.
The law of attraction states that all experiences in our life, whether positive or negative, are governed or affected by our thought process. Our thoughts affect our lives and all situations surrounding our lives. The law of attraction depends on a strong desire, great faith, spirituality, belief, sincerity, hard work, satisfaction, happiness, gratitude and openness. We can take control of our lives and situations around us by developing our thoughts and consciousness. The law of attraction and subconscious-mind can be utilized for the benefit of leading a successful life. You can achieve great wealth and success with the subconscious-mind resource aids.
Subconscious-Mind and the Resource Aids
The subconscious-mind has profound effect on one's life. The great 'Buddha' says that we are the result of our thoughts and we go on to make the world with our thoughts. The subconscious mind power is magnetic in the sense that it attracts all the things that correspond with its beliefs. The occurrences in and around your life are solely dependent upon you and your thinking. You create realities with your own subconscious beliefs. One must learn to take control and charge of one's life by changing their thinking and inner beliefs.
The subconscious mind has the power of maintaining and balancing the body's well being. The body has a self healing nature due to this. We have intuitive powers because of our subconscious minds that help in protecting us and our loved ones from some dangers and emergencies. All of our past memories and experiences are stored in the subconscious minds. The subconscious-mind receives information from the super conscious-mind and it also sends information to the super conscious-mind. The conscious-mind and subconscious mind are connected. The conscious-mind is the decision maker.
One can train one's subconscious-mind through various techniques and tools like affirmation, visualization, hypnosis, autosuggestion, binaural beats, emotional freedom, meditation, EMDR and subliminal messages. The affirmation process of training involves repetition of the goals or beliefs so that they are instilled into the subconscious mind. Affirmation can be done by writing of, verbal or mental repetition of, acting of or listening to the statement till it gets fixed into the subconscious-mind.
Positive thinking is the key to developing subconscious mind. In the visualization process, one has to see the desired thing in one's mind's eye and start living in the mind's eye completely. The goal has to be set properly and the focus needs to be maintained throughout. The subconscious mind communicates through intuition, so one needs to develop intuition.
About the AuthorStephen C Campbell (Master NLP Practitioner) has published more information on using the Subconscious as a Goal Setting tool at http://www.usingyoursubconsciousmind.com
Monday, December 17, 2007
The Power Of The Subconscious Mind
By: Charles Cox
The human mind has always been as mysterious and fascinating as anything in our universe, but the investigation of the mind has become quite a topic of experimental science in recent times. This scientific approach has paid dividends as we have discovered that mental processes connect to emotional experiences and have a subsequent affect on health and disease.
As the 20th century drew to a close, we became aware that there is a phenomenal connection between what happens in our minds and the affect our thoughts have on our bodies. Much of our serious diseases are believed to have significant mental and emotional factors. Lately, some recent research on health and wellness speaks about how our minds and how visualization techniques are now being used to fight disease.
We must remember that our minds are the center of a complex nervous system. We have networks of nerve cells that run throughout our bodies while connecting every tissue to our brains. Electrical impulses pass though these internal highways at very high speeds, even jumping across narrow gaps between cells, passing data to and from our minds. Our mind itself has two parts, a conscious and subconscious. Most of us are very familiar with the conscious mind as it organizes and runs our outer life. But an alarming number of our decisions that affect our life actually come from our subconscious. The subconscious is extremely powerful and has many functions.
Let us examine some of the functions of the subconscious. To begin with, our subconscious serves as a memory bank. Unbelievably everything that we have ever experienced is stored there. The subconscious actually stores a multitude of memory patterns which will feed information to the conscious mind when activated. Data is never erased unless the subconscious mind gives that command.
The subconscious also controls and regulates involuntary functions of the body such as breathing, circulation, metabolism, digestion, hormone balance, etc. Self hypnosis is often used to affect these areas.
Another function of the subconscious is that of being the seat of all our emotions. Since our emotions dictate the intensity of our desires which affect our behavior, thus, many behavior issues have a very strong emotional content. Self hypnosis can be used to release these stored emotions.
Also, the subconscious mind is the home of the imagination. Even when not used, all of us have an active imagination that can be used to create our goals. Creative visualization done in trance is one of the greatest secrets of success.
Interesting enough, our subconscious also carries out our habitual conduct. Through the utilization of direct and indirect suggestion in self hypnosis, we can develop a system of habits that support goals.
Finally, the subconscious is what directs our energy and drives us toward our goals. Using positive reprogramming the subconscious can be directed towards creating our goals. Self hypnosis is one of the most practical and effective ways to enter the subconscious mind.
Therefore, self Hypnosis is a great way to create positive changes in your life. It can be used to change bad habits, to achieve our goals, and as we have recently discovered, it can be used to fight sickness and disease.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/self-help-articles/the-power-of-the-subconscious-mind-100198.html
The human mind has always been as mysterious and fascinating as anything in our universe, but the investigation of the mind has become quite a topic of experimental science in recent times. This scientific approach has paid dividends as we have discovered that mental processes connect to emotional experiences and have a subsequent affect on health and disease.
As the 20th century drew to a close, we became aware that there is a phenomenal connection between what happens in our minds and the affect our thoughts have on our bodies. Much of our serious diseases are believed to have significant mental and emotional factors. Lately, some recent research on health and wellness speaks about how our minds and how visualization techniques are now being used to fight disease.
We must remember that our minds are the center of a complex nervous system. We have networks of nerve cells that run throughout our bodies while connecting every tissue to our brains. Electrical impulses pass though these internal highways at very high speeds, even jumping across narrow gaps between cells, passing data to and from our minds. Our mind itself has two parts, a conscious and subconscious. Most of us are very familiar with the conscious mind as it organizes and runs our outer life. But an alarming number of our decisions that affect our life actually come from our subconscious. The subconscious is extremely powerful and has many functions.
Let us examine some of the functions of the subconscious. To begin with, our subconscious serves as a memory bank. Unbelievably everything that we have ever experienced is stored there. The subconscious actually stores a multitude of memory patterns which will feed information to the conscious mind when activated. Data is never erased unless the subconscious mind gives that command.
The subconscious also controls and regulates involuntary functions of the body such as breathing, circulation, metabolism, digestion, hormone balance, etc. Self hypnosis is often used to affect these areas.
Another function of the subconscious is that of being the seat of all our emotions. Since our emotions dictate the intensity of our desires which affect our behavior, thus, many behavior issues have a very strong emotional content. Self hypnosis can be used to release these stored emotions.
Also, the subconscious mind is the home of the imagination. Even when not used, all of us have an active imagination that can be used to create our goals. Creative visualization done in trance is one of the greatest secrets of success.
Interesting enough, our subconscious also carries out our habitual conduct. Through the utilization of direct and indirect suggestion in self hypnosis, we can develop a system of habits that support goals.
Finally, the subconscious is what directs our energy and drives us toward our goals. Using positive reprogramming the subconscious can be directed towards creating our goals. Self hypnosis is one of the most practical and effective ways to enter the subconscious mind.
Therefore, self Hypnosis is a great way to create positive changes in your life. It can be used to change bad habits, to achieve our goals, and as we have recently discovered, it can be used to fight sickness and disease.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/self-help-articles/the-power-of-the-subconscious-mind-100198.html
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