Thursday, November 30, 2006

How Negative Thinking is Killing Us.

Great material from Dr. Michael Ryce's work on Forgiveness

Every time we have a negative thought, it puts negative energy into our energy field and disrputs our physical body. These disruptions need to be resolved or they actually do damage to our physical body and then that part of the physical body dies.

This dead tissue then attracts bacteria to eat the dead tissue, the way microbes and carion eat the dead bodies in nature.Every negative emotion comes from negative thoughts. Negative thoughts come from faulty beliefs.

Faulty beliefs are the result of our flawed interpretation of actual events which construct faulty realities in our minds. These faulty realities need to be de-constructed in order for us to be able to be in a state of love and acceptance.

Each moment of love
Each moment of giving
Each moment of joy
Is a moment of living

Each moment of anger
Each moment of lying
Each moment of vengeance
Is a moment of dying

All our moments add together
Like the digits in a sum
And the answer tells us plainly
Whether our life or our death shall come!

www.whyagain.com

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Forgiveness! A much better definition!

Recently a friend of mine emailed me about how he had finished A Course In Miracles, ACIM, and was frustrated because it talked a lot about forgiving but did not tell him how to do it. He stated that try though he might throughout the year of working with ACIM, he was not able to figure out how to get this forgiveness thing to work.

Then his sister sent him some material from Dr. Michael Ryce which focused on the process of forgiveness and included worksheets that take him step by step through the process of forgiveness. My friend stated that he was astounded that he got more from one session with the forgiveness worksheet, than he had gotten done in a year of working on forgiveness with ACIM.

That friend just sent me a copy of the audio tapes from one of Michael Ryce's lectures and I have to tell you that they are wonderful. In these tapes Dr. Ryce spells out how an ancient Arameic text details the process of forgiveness and “deconstructing” a negative reality we have created. In the ancient texts, the meaning of the word forgiveness is to de-construct a faulty reality.

This material is completely compatible with The Mirror Theory and the Law of Attraction that is detailed in the movie The Secret. Dr. Ryce gives a very clear and compelling description of how we create our realities in our brains, how we are completely responsible for all that we create and experience, and what to do about any negative reality or experience that we create.

I can't recommend this work highly enough. You can find out more at www.whyagain.com including forgiveness worksheets you can print out for yourself.

Spread the word.

Thoughts become things, so choose the good ones!

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

ARTICLE: The Heart of Leadership - Reflections on the Rituals of Wise Leaders – By Robin S. Sharma

Leadership is not about the prestige of your title but the quality of your character. Real leadership is not about position, it’s about action. And great leaders spend their days helping those around them manifest their highest human potential while they work towards a vision that adds value to the world at large. As I wrote in “Leadership Wisdom from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” – “the greatest privilege of leadership is the chance to elevate lives.”

In the new economy, leadership will be the quality that separates the winners from the “also-rans.” With increasing competition, only those organizations who develop leaders at every level will have the agility and effectiveness to excel in these topsy-turvy times. The organizations that rely on the outdated “top down” model of leadership will not have the speed and nimbleness to go head-to-head against competing companies where everyone understands their duty to show leadership in the way they work and live. In my leadership seminars, I show peak performers how to liberate more of their leadership potential so they see quantum improvements in their professional and personal lives.

Hëre are 4 of the best lessons:

1. Understand that, at the end of the day, leadership is all about relationships. People will not follow you if they do not trust you. They will not invest in your products or services unless they truly feel you have their best interests in mind and sincerely care about them. Showing leadership in your work means that building high-trust, high-touch relationships is Job #1. To cultivate these bonds, peak performing leaders remember that the little things are the big things when it comes to building client loyalty. They keep their promises, doing what they say they will do when they say they will do it. They are punctual and respectful.

And they are courteous, always remembering to say “please” and “thank you”
at every reasonable opportunïty. If you simply fill the needs of your clients, they will remain with you until someone who can do it better comes along. If you deeply connect with them on a human level, they just might remain with you for life. As I say in my seminars: “People will not lend you a hand until you first touch their hearts.”

2. Remember that leaders strive for mastery over mediocrity. The quality of your professional and personal life ultimately comes down to the quality of the choices you make every minute of every hour of every day.
As human beings, our highest personal endowment is the ability to choose our response to a given event. We can choose to get angry with a difficult client or we can see the circumstance as a gift - as a wonderful opportunïty to deepen the relationship by dealing with the complaint in a creative, effective manner so that the client is so delighted he tells the world about you.

You can choose to focus on the increasing competition, regulation and complexity of the marketplace or you can concentrate on the almost limitless possibilities offered by this wired age. One of the most important choices that effective leaders make is to raise their standards.
They commit themselves from the core of their beings to being true masters at the work they do. They are hungry to learn from the best. They spend time daily refining their talents and reading from great books. They take time weekly to reflect on the way they are conducting their businesses and course correct so the next week builds on the past one.

3. Stop doing what is easy and focus on doing what is right. Weak performers spend their time doing those things that are easy. They take the path of least resistance and do only what is comfortable and convenient. They nëver face their fears and make the tough cold call or give the big public presentation. Instead, they lead small lives, preferring to stay within a limited zone of security that nëver requires them to stretch their capacities. Bold leaders are far different. They have the wisdom to understand that the tougher you are on yourself, the easier life will be on you.

When you have the courage and strength of character to do what your heart tells you is the right thing to do in every instance, rather than doing what is easy, you will raise the quality of your professional and personal life to a whole new level. As the nineteenth-century English writer Thomas Henry Huxley said: “Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.” Or as Theodore Roosevelt noted one hundred years ago, the highest form of success “comes not to the man who desires mere easy peace, but to the man who does not shrink from danger, from hardship, or from bitter toil, and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph.”

4. Smart leaders know that the time is nöw. If you don’t act on life, life has a habit of acting on you. The days slip into weeks, the weeks slip into months and the months slip into years. Then we wake up one day, in the twilight of our lives, and wonder what could have been. As I share in my speeches, on your tombstone, there will be two dates: the date of your birth and the date of your death. You will have had no say in the first date and no choice in the second one. But between these two dates will lie a line representing all that lies between the day you arrived and the day you departed.

Stop putting off living. Nöw is the time to move to the next level in your career. Nöw is the time to upgrade your education or learn new skills that will allow you to serve your clients better. Nöw is the time to enrich your mind and shed the shackles of complacency. Nöw is the time to go the extra mile for your customers and distinguish yourself in a crowded marketplace. Nöw is the time to deeply connect with your family and build great friendships. And nöw is the time to enjoy the journey of life - before it becomes too late.

As Elisabeth Kubler-Ross said so eloquently: “It is only when we know and understand that we have a limited time on earth - and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up that we begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had.”

About the Author:
Robin S. Sharma, LL.M., is a nationally known speaker on leadership. He is also the president of Sharma Leadership International and the author of several motivational books including the bestseller “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.” You can find more information about Robin Sharma by visiting http://www.robinsharma.com/

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Doctors Give Hope to Patients With Long Histories of Unexplained Symptoms

By DAN HURLEY
Published: August 22, 2006
People with a long history of medically unexplained symptoms — aches, pains, fatigue, dizziness and other complaints for which doctors can find no physical cause — might finally find relief. Two new studies by researchers who specialize in the baffling condition called somatization syndrome, estimated to affect up to 3 percent of adults, suggest that the quest for a physical explanation may take on a destructive life of its own. Instead, those with the syndrome should focus on practical strategies to regain normal function and relieve symptoms, the researchers say.


One study, by German scientists, sought to explain why the doctors’ reassurances were generally ineffective with such patients. The researchers played taped comments by a doctor about a hypothetical patient for two groups of participants, people who had the syndrome and people who did not. Those with somatization syndrome were three times as likely to believe incorrectly that in the course of the comments the doctor had said the symptom had a worrisome physical cause.


The findings, in the August issue of the online journal Public Library of Science Medicine, offer at least a partial explanation for why patients often go from doctor to doctor and take test after test in a fruitless search for answers: repeated reassurances are simply not being understood.
A second study, by New Jersey researchers, provides the first published evidence of an effective clinical treatment. The study, in the July 24 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, found that patients benefited from 10 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy specifically organized to help relieve their stress and increase emotional awareness and to get them to become more socially active and think differently about their symptoms.
“For patients who have these symptoms, their lives are about going to doctors, being physically incapacitated and worrying about it,” said the lead author of the study, Dr. Lesley A. Allen, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
“They stop their dance classes and don’t go to work and don’t spend as much time throwing the ball with their kids,” Dr. Allen said. “Our treatment emphasizes changing their behaviors, trying to change the focus of their lives from worrying about their symptoms to re-engaging in activities they’ve been avoiding.”


The 84-patient study, compared the behavior therapy with the standard treatment. In that approach, primary care doctors avoid telling patients that the symptoms are “all in their head” or trying to dismiss them by sending them for unnecessary tests or to specialists. Rather, doctors examine the parts of the body of concern to the patient, convey that nothing appears to be seriously wrong, treat underlying anxiety or depression and schedule regular return visits.
Dr. Allen, whose book on the new treatment is due out in October, treats patients at the university’s facility for medically unexplained symptoms, one of the few such centers in the country.


Dr. Arthur J. Barsky, a psychiatrist at Harvard, called the findings very helpful. In 2004, Dr. Barsky published a study showing that cognitive behavior therapy was similarly helpful in treating hypochondriasis, a related disorder in which patients are sure they have a specific illness although no evidence can be found. “We’re starting to gather evidence that with these approaches, people really can cope better and feel better,” Dr. Barsky said.

Monday, July 31, 2006

Anger Is A Survival Level Defense Mechanism

Anger Is A Survival Level Defense Mechanism

 

Anger is part of a seemingly miraculous and exceedingly complex system that has allowed humans to survive for thousands of years.  Since anger is a survival level defense mechanism, it creates powerful and extensive physical changes in our bodies, each time we experience anger.  This is true even if we are not consciously aware that we are angry.  The anger response is a survival level response which triggers our bodies to prepare for escape, or battle.  This means that specific chemicals and hormones are released into our blood, the blood flow changes throughout the body and a specialized portion of our nervous system is engaged to ensure that the major muscle groups have more oxygen and are ready for serious physical exertion.  During the time that the body is experiencing the anger response, it is not able to relax, or heal, or rejuvenate.  This is just the biological truth of the way the human body operates.

 

The partner to the anger response is the “Relaxation Response”.  This is the pattern of “shutting-down” that happens once the physical threat has passed.  During the relaxation response, the body shifts the blood flow and engages an entirely different set of neurological and hormonal processes which are designed to help the body recuperate and restore its normal functioning.  This may involve sleep or it may simply involve relaxation but it includes a period of calm and rest from the intense physical activity that was needed to escape or fight for survival.

 

It is important to remember that the only health reason for anger is to protect a person from serious physical harm or death.  Any time you experience anger and your physical survival is not being threatened, you are needlessly putting your body into a position in which it cannot fight infection, recuperate from stress, disease or physical injury, or eliminate toxins that have been introduced into your system.

 

Sadly the nature of our thought process and the culture we have created puts most of us in the position where we are frequently angry, either consciously or sub-consciously.  The result is that we have come to accept frequent anger and frustration as part of our daily lives.  This is literally killing us! 

 

Perhaps the single biggest thing you can do to improve your health, and stop interfering with your body’s ability to heal itself and fight disease, is to monitor your feelings of anger and frustration and find a way to change them to feelings of gratitude and acceptance.  Some of us are so stuck in the pattern of anger and frustration that we will not be able to simply stop.  If your physical-emotional response pattern is too strong to respond to your logic, try using a technique like The Emotional Freedom Technique, (EFT).  This is a simple and effective way to give yourself an acupressure treatment for your emotions.  The manual is available free on the internet at www.emofree.com.  It is simple, powerful and effective!

 

Let go of your anger and frustration and give your body permission to heal itself and restore your health!

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Praise for "The Journey" by Brandon Bays

Recently I had yet another person thank me for recommending the book: The Journey, by Brandon Bays, published by Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. The synopsis of the book is that Brandon tells her story of eliminating a basketball size tumor in her abdomen, without surgery, radiation or chemo-therapy.

One of the key concepts that Brandon relied on in her journey, is the belief that every illness, or disease that our bodies do not heal, contains a message or a lesson for us. Once the lesson is learned the body is free to let go of that pattern of disease or illness and heal itself. This is a critical concept for an increasing number of health professionals both in the physical and mental/emotional areas. The core of this process is understood by Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy, and the constructivist movement in psychology.

There are an increasing number of theoretical and practical approaches which are not based on seeing the person as diseased, or having a pathology. These approaches recognize that the person is responding in adaptive and survival oriented patterns regardless of how unhealthy the response may seem to an outside observer. The basic premise in these approaches is to help the person understand the hidden motivations they hold for creating the very pattern they are trying to eliminate by going to the doctor or therapist. Once the motivations are understood, and the adaptive nature of the person's response pattern is clear, then the person can choose to change the pattern, or continue it with the understanding that it is needed.

These patterns can be anything; over-eating, anxiety, depression, any compulsive behavior, a series of unhealthy relationships, anger problems, shyness or any other symptom pattern that brings a person to a doctor or therapist's office. The understanding is that the individual is not sick, and that the individual's behavior makes sense in a protective and adaptive manner, once all the subconscious and emotional truths are known.

This basic understanding is, in my opinion, one of the most important factors in helping people quickly achieve lasting change in their lives. The rate of change in this system is not limited by what the therapist thinks is needed. The rate of change is only dictated by the individual's willingness to move forward. When it is understood that the individual is creating the very pattern they are asking the therapist to eliminate, the individual understands that they alone have the ability to change that pattern. Once the individual understands why and how they have been creating the pattern, they will know whether the pattern is truly needed, or whether there is another, more comfortable way to satisfy their needs.

Brandon used her knowledge of this process to eliminate the barriers to her body's healing of a basketball size tumor. Many others have used the knowledge of this process to free themselves of physical and emotional problems ranging from headaches to suicidal thoughts and depression. Brandon outlines the steps in her book which makes it possible for others to duplicate her process.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Anger Is A "Survival-Level" Defense Mechanism

Anger is part of a seemingly miraculous and exceedingly complex system that has allowed humans to survive for thousands of years. Since anger is a survival level defense mechanism, it creates powerful and extensive physical changes in our bodies, each time we experience anger. This is true even if we are not consciously aware that we are angry. The anger response is a survival level response which triggers our bodies to prepare for escape, or battle. This means that specific chemicals and hormones are released into our blood, the blood flow changes throughout the body and a specialized portion of our nervous system is engaged to ensure that the major muscle groups have more oxygen and are ready for serious physical exertion. During the time that the body is experiencing the anger response, it is not able to relax, or heal, or rejuvenate. This is just the biological truth of the way the human body operates.

The partner to the anger response is the “Relaxation Response”. This is the pattern of “shutting-down” that happens once the physical threat has passed. During the relaxation response, the body shifts the blood flow and engages an entirely different set of neurological and hormonal processes which are designed to help the body recuperate and restore its normal functioning. This may involve sleep or it may simply involve relaxation but it includes a period of calm and rest from the intense physical activity that was needed to escape or fight for survival.

It is important to remember that the only healthy reason for anger is to protect a person from serious physical harm or death. Any time you experience anger and your physical survival is not being threatened, you are needlessly putting your body into a position in which it cannot fight infection, recuperate from stress, disease or physical injury, or eliminate toxins that have been introduced into your system.

Sadly the nature of our thought process and the culture we have created puts most of us in the position where we are frequently angry, either consciously or sub-consciously. The result is that we have come to accept frequent anger and frustration as part of our daily lives. This is literally killing us!

Perhaps the single biggest thing you can do to improve your health, and stop interfering with your body’s ability to heal itself and fight disease, is to monitor your feelings of anger and frustration and find a way to change them to feelings of gratitude and acceptance. Some of us are so stuck in the pattern of anger and frustration that we will not be able to simply stop. If your physical-emotional response pattern is too strong to respond to your logic, try using a technique like The Emotional Freedom Technique, (EFT). This is a simple and effective way to give yourself an acupressure treatment for your emotions. The manual is available free on the internet at http://www.emofree.com/. It is simple, powerful and effective!

Let go of your anger and frustration and give your body permission to heal itself and restore your health!

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Take Charge of Your Own Health!

Dr. Morter has been creating and improving his health system for forty years. The basis of his system is putting the patient in control of their health so that they are constantly working to improve their health and strengthen their immune system. He insists that the traditional medical model is dead even though it has not yet been buried.

There are a growing number of options for people who don't want to wait until they are ill and then go to the doctor for a pill to remove their symptoms. Dr. Morter has developed the B.E.S.T. system as just one of these options. I highly recommend this system because it focuses on several key components that are not included in many other systems.

One key component to the Morter health system is the awareness of the body's acid/alkaline balance. There have been many complex books written recently about the need to decrease the acidity in the body, but Dr. Morter makes this process easy to understand.

Another important aspect of the Morter health system is the recognition that our thoughts create physical responses in our bodies. Negative thoughts and beliefs create a stress response which produces acid, among other things, that needs to be eliminated.

The Morter Health System blends the knowledge of the body's physiology, the body's energy systems and the psychology of emotions into one comprehensive system for health. They are not the only system which does this, but they are perhaps the most comprehensive and well established.

Check out Morter Health Systems at www.morter.com They have a listing of providers on their website so you can even visit a practitioner to learn the benefits first hand.

Live Connected, Congruent and Flowing!

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Back from a long break.

I just received a invitation to a new blog from a friend.

It reminded me that I had created this blog back in December.

Since I created this blog I have had two additional trainings in energy techniques.

The Bio Energetic Synchronization Technique, (B.E.S.T.) was created by a chiropractor and is the centerpiece in a total health system that is highly effective. It calls upon the individual to actively participate in their health.

The fundamental philosophy is that everything that is happening with us physically and emotionally is a perfect response to the energy that created us, and the interference we place in it's way. This interference is primarily thoughts, beliefs and old emotional patterns that get triggered repeatedly.

Within this system there are six health essentials to monitor. Everything we: eat, drink, breathe, excercise, rest and think. The acronym for this is "uncle E.D.B.E.R.T." The system pays close attention to the acid/alkaline balance in our body and blood stream, and they teach you how to increase your alkaline reserve so that your body can handle stress and fight disease more effectively. It is a great system!

You can learn more details at www.morter.com