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March 25, 2023 Hypnosis Natural Health

How Do You Reinforce Positive Self-Talk by Janet Lynas, Ph.D., N.H.D.

I speak about self-talk often. How we talk to ourselves is so important. However, today I want to talk with you about how to anchor the positive self discussion into your subconscious mind.

By now, you should have learned that the words, I AM, are the most powerful words that can be spoken. No other words are more powerful. Furthermore, the narrative one should be having with self should be positive affirmations. If you need a review, scroll back through previous articles I have written.

Anchors Away!

Congratulations! Your conversation with self is upbeat and positive. Now what? How do we keep up the momentum?

Each night as you are going to sleep, give thanks for the opportunities you had that day. Remember, it doesn’t matter how small the opportunity is. It’s the little things that add up. You remembered where you put your keys as you were rushing out the door and didn’t have to spend time looking for them. It didn’t rain or maybe it did because rain is needed. A child was in need of help and you were there to help them. See where I’m going with this?

Express joyfulness. What happened today that made you feel joy? Did you live in the moment? Did you step out of the “ruminating” and disconnect from the one thought loop that we all get stuck in at times. For many of us, just waking up in the morning feeling rested is a big step. Notice what’s around you. Really look at your surroundings and experience the joy from being out in nature. Don’t just look around, see what’s around you.

Show gratitude for people and events that happened today. Give gratitude for the difficult moments in your life today. While we all want to have an easy path, it’s the difficult times that helps us grow. No one likes to have challenges, but these moments teach us about how strong we are.

As you start to drift off into slumber, repeat your positive affirmations to yourself. Repeating your positive self-talk durning this state of drifting off, is the perfect time to hook your new attitude into the subconscious. The conscious mind is easy to slip around during this stage. Once you get past the “gatekeeper” and move the conscious mind to the side, it’s so much easier to ground the positive thoughts.

Repeat

In the morning as you’re waking up, when you are still in the dreamy stage, start the day by giving thanks for the opportunities that will come your way. Before you know it, the subconscious has anchored in the new thought process.

Repetition is the key to changing your life.

What am I grateful for today? I’m grateful that I’m able to help people. It brings me joy to see people come into the center not feeling well, but by the time they leave, they are feeling so much better.

Gratitude ~ Message from Our Board President - Unitarian Universalist ...

March 31, 2020 Natural Health

How Are You Doing? by Janet Lynas, Ph.D., N.H.D.

We are living in uncertain times. The unknown can play havoc on us emotionally. So, how are you doing mentally and emotionally during this world crisis? I’m not going to talk about the Coronavirus that is affecting the world. What I am going to talk about is the mental health of the world.

Global Reset

Basically, we’re experiencing a global reset. Life will never be the same. That can be exciting or it can be frightening. For me, it’s exciting! If you have been following my blog, you know that I am an optimistic person. My cup is full and overflowing!

It’s from this perspective that I want to talk with you. Being in quarantine for whole countries is not a new event. The last national quarantine for the U.S. was in 1918, to curtail the Spanish Flu. However, this event is worldwide. Let’s look at the implications on this world event.

Quarantine, a Time for Self Care

We have the power to chose and the power to decide where we are going to place our focus. One has to feel in control of their life. What outlet are you using to help you care for your mind, your mental health? Your are in control of your thoughts. Use this time to learn about yourself! Be an active participant in your own life! Where does your pleasure come from? This is a good time to learn something new. A time to get to know where your interest lie. Once we feel mentally strong, we feel empowered.

A few years back, there was a term “cocooning”. The goal was to be able to work from home. People were tired of the “rat race”! Many people were able to get their bosses on board with working from home. Productivity actually improved as individuals were allow to work from home. Stress was reduced on people since they didn’t have to fight the traffic to get to work. Companies learned that with happier employees, productivity increased.

Now is a good time for self care. Get the extra rest you need! Read that book you’ve been wanting to read. Clean your house or apartment. Get outside on nice days and feel the sunshine! The fresh air will help you.

We’re All in This Together!

The entire world is in the same boat. We are having deep changes throughout the world. Countries are already bankrupt and have been for a while. There are enough resources, we have to realize that now is the time to come together!

Now is the time for all countries to come together and to work together! Maybe, we should be looking at a Year of Jubilee. The Jewish community had this reset built into their history, into their way of life. Every aspect of every country’s core has been a mess. This chaos and uncertainty is a wake up call!

The peoples of the world need to step up and do some housecleaning in our governments. We want better cooperation between the different governments. It’s time especially in the U.S., to clean house in our government. There needs to be cooperation in our government. There has been no cooperation for decades! The time is now for a new way of doing things. These are the things we are able to change. We are empowered to make the changes for the better.

Once government leaders throughout the world realize that working together is preferred over greed and power, life will move ahead in a better direction.

The slate is clean. Fill the seats with cooperation and mutual respect for each other!

What is Your Self-Talk?

You are not the only one who is having to deal with interrupts in income. All of your neighbors are in the same situation. Now is the time to realize that the fear is an illusion in the sense of survival. Are you telling yourself you’re going to be out on the street and homeless soon? Why? What good will it do for landlords to evict people from their homes? For banks to foreclose on houses? These buildings will set empty because everyone else is facing the same challenge with the disruption of income, so why would a landlord or mortgage company evict you?

Step out of the fear of the unknown and deal with what is. Take steps to help yourself and your family by doing the chores that need to be done. Stay active in doing what you do have control over. You have control over your emotions. One can control how they act in a situation. What you don’t want to do is react to a situation. When you react, you are ‘shooting for the hip’ so to speak.

Neighbors helping neighbors is the foundation our country was built on. It’s a strong foundation. But, somewhere along the way, it became every man for himself.

Remember the saying, “Divided we stand, divided we fall”. The choice is ours. Are we going to stand? Or are we going to fall? Chose wisely.

January 5, 2020 Natural Health

Is Your Ego Aligned? by Janet Lynas, Ph.D., N.H.D.

Freud’s model of the psyche teaches us, the id is the primitive and instinctual part of the mind. It contains the sexual and aggressive drives along with hidden memories. The super-ego operates as a moral conscience. The ego is the realistic part that mediates between the desires of the id and the super-ego.

Ego as the bridge

It seems to me that the ego has a tough time bridging the id and super-ego into a balanced existence. What happens when the ego is out of balance? Are you even aware that your ego is no longer aligned? Self-talk becomes distorted when the ego is out of balance.

It’s important that we maintain the ego and make repairs promptly. How do you know when repairs are needed on the ego?

Signs that your ego is on the low side

When one has low self-esteem the self-talk can be rather brutal. Compassion is not something we extent to ourselves during times of low self-esteem. Self-talk becomes harsh and abusive.

I’m not going into a textbook explanation on low self-esteem, but I want you to be able to identify when you have dropped into this form of self abuse.

Some of the symptoms include: apologizing too much, reluctant to express disagreement with others, fearful of making mistakes, unable to recognize when you have done a good job, and the list goes on…

What is the conversation you have with yourself?

How could I be so stupid? I should have known what the outcome would be! I’m just a nobody who can’t do anything right!

Critical self-talk can result in physical symptoms of fatigue, depression, stomachache, headache, sleep disturbances, just to name a few of the problems.

When you continually beat yourself up you may find that your body will respond by feeling weighed down. You may become suicidal. Illness may show up as stomach ulcers, insomnia and migraines.

Remember, what you continually tell yourself will show up in your life. We believe our self-talk even when it’s not true.

Super sized ego

The know-it-all, we have all dealt with them in our life times. This individual can be like a steamroller. They roll right over you leaving all kinds of destruction in their path.

The super sized ego shows up as one who has to be right in every situation. This ego is over demanding, angry, has an inflated sense of self-worth. One becomes critical of other people seeing a distorted image of others as that person is being stupid. This ego thinks they are the only ones who have the answer in any given situation.

Physical symptoms of a super sized ego

Some of the ways this super sized ego can affect your health includes being irrational and angry most of the time. When one is angry most of the time, you may find that your blood pressure is high. You may need to take medication to control your blood pressure. Heart disease can become a problem and you’re at a higher risk for stroke.

The super sized ego can have sleep disturbances and experience depression just like the ego with low self-esteem.

How do we align the ego?

Pay attention to your self-talk. Once you recognize that you’re being overly critical either of yourself or others, it’s time for maintenance. How does one align their ego?

Once you have recognized that your ego is out of alignment, pay attention to your inner dialogue you’re having with yourself. Try to identify the trigger point that brought you out of alignment. Was it brought on because of over doing and not taking time for yourself? Have you not taken the time to nurture yourself?

Once you realize that you’re out of alignment with your ego, schedule time for yourself. Take a walk in nature. When we are in nature, we are able to reconnect with Mother Earth. It’s important for us to feel the frequency of the earth’s vibrational hum. All living creatures are in need to feel the earth’s vibrations to stay healthy.

Take time to quieten the mind. Turn off all the noise around you such as the TV, radio, computers… Disconnect from the distractions of social media. Meditate even if it’s only for a few minutes. Be in the moment. The past is over and the future is yet to be written. In reality, now is all that we have.

Self-talk for healing

Every thought is a prayer. It is. What your mind dwells on is what you will attract into your life. Our thoughts will magnify our reality.

Nurture yourself. Show compassion to yourself. Cut yourself some slack. Make it a point to think about the good things that happened in your day. Look in the mirror and just smile at yourself. Be honest about how hard it is to allow yourself to love you. Self love is not being conceded.

It’s important for you to say, “I don’t know how to show compassion to me. I want to love myself, but I don’t know how to start.”

Start by just smiling at yourself. That’s all one needs to do. As you smile more at you, it will become easier to see the positive side that’s been hidden away. Allow the positive thoughts to surface. It’s ok to say, “I did a good job on that project.”

Everyone has attributes that are positive. Everyday list at least ten positive things about yourself. Each day it will become easier. It’s ok to say, “I love myself.” It’s not only ok, but necessary for good mental and emotional health.

Resources

If you are struggling with emotions of anger, bitterness, guilt, depression get my book:

Guilty Prayers by Janet Lynas, Ph.D., N.H.D. on Amazon or Kindle.

Guilty Prayers: Do you struggle with guilt, depression, anger? Read the stories of people who did and how they overcame the obstacles.

November 28, 2019 Spirituality

Your Life Story… What Story Do You Want To Create? by Janet Lynas, Ph.D., N.H.D.

What is the story of your life? Do you hear what you’re saying about yourself to yourself? Do you really hear what you’re saying? How are your words on self-talk affecting your relationships? The words you use in self-talk brings into reality what you dwell on.

What Goes Into Your Head Comes Out In Your Reality

So, what thoughts are you putting into your head? Notice in the above photo and that the dialog quotes are empty. We have a new year and a new decade rapidly approaching. You have a fresh start coming up. Before we can begin the new year and decade, we have to clear out the residue left over from the past.

Look back over the last ten years, the last year, how have you held yourself back? Release the negative thoughts about yourself and those around you. It’s time to let go of the past, because that’s just what it is, the past. The pain from the previous decade no longer serves its purpose and needs to be released. Take a deep breath and as you exhale, allow the negative talk to evaporate.

You have a clean slate. Remember, the thoughts you allow to settle into your brain, will become the reality you will live.

Creating A New Reality

As your thoughts dwell on a certain topic or belief, you began to manifest these thoughts and feelings into your life. We’ve talked about the power of the words I AM before. If you tell yourself, “I AM sick”, then you become sick. Telling yourself, “I AM poor” creates poverty. However, if you say, “I AM healthy”, you will experience better health. It’s the same when we tell ourselves, “I AM happy”, we are happy within ourselves. As a result, we are better able to cope with difficult moments in our lives.

How are you going to fill in the blank dialog quotes? It’s your choice. I choose to tell myself that I am able to create abundance, love, joy, and happiness within my reality. My story is one of I AM worthy of these aspects in life.

Sure, life throws us a curve at times, but it’s up to us to determine how we will react in those situations. I choose to be proactive in my world. I AM not a victim in the events that come about in my reality. The victim role is one that I will not participate in.

Life is not always easy. Events happen in our existence that we don’t have control over. We do, however, have control over our reactions to the situations that arise.

It’s Your Choice

Really take this time to think about what you want in this lifetime. You are the one who is telling your life story. What words will you use in your self-talk?

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