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Is There Only One Path To Follow? by Janet Lynas, Ph.D., N.H.D.

I recently did a hypnosis session for a fifteen year-old girl who remarked several times about staying in the right path.  A week later while I was walking in nature, I began to think about her words.  She was obsession about being and staying on the right road.  I get my best ideas when I’m out in nature, so I let my mind wander on this subject of ‘being on the right path’.  The further I walked, the more I thought about the pressure she was putting on herself.  Is there only one path for each of us to follow?

Staying on the path

So, how do you stay on the path?  Interestingly enough, we can take the advice of hikers.

  1. Have a good map. A topographical map is always good.  In life, having an overview of your own life and what you want to do in life is always good.  By having a topographic image of what you want to accomplish in life helps you see the big picture so to speak.  Looking down on the land beneath us helps us to see where we are and where we want to be.  From this viewpoint we see there is more than one way to reach our goal.
  2. Find an experienced hiking buddy, one who can guide you along the way.  Be open to listening to the advice you are given.  However, trust your intuition and be prepared to leave the trail if needed.  While we need the advice of others, understand that the information is coming from their perspective.  At times a mentor may try to influence us to take certain actions, that while these actions are correct, it may not be the best course for you.
  3. Check-in stations along the way are beneficial and necessary.  It’s important to ‘check-in’ to make sure you’re on the right path, but it’s also important to make sure there are no obstacles that could change your course of action if you stay on that trail.
  4. Stop, look, and listen.  When the path seems to be coming to a dead-end, then it’s time to stop going on down that trail and look around to see if there’s a better alternative.  Listen to your higher-self.  That intuition will lead you to safety if you allow it to.  Look at the situation honestly.  Don’t be so determined to stay on this particular trail that you get totally lost.
  5. Seek help when needed and be willing to give help when you can.  We all need help as we journey through life.  If we are willing to ask for help, it’s not a sign of weakness, but an indication of a strong confident person.  You don’t have to have all the answers.  No-one has all the answers.
When do you know it’s time to change directions

You’ve heard the saying, “When one door closes, another one opens”.  Remember the times you were trying to make a situation work and you just couldn’t get all the pieces to fall into place?  These are the times when we need to stop and re-evaluate our course of action.  While there may be obstacles on the path, we have to recognize those moments when it’s no longer a blockage on the path, but a dead-end and potentially a dangerous road that we’re on.

When things seem impossible

When the path you are on seems to be impossible to walk, go back to step one.  Look at the topographical map.  You may find that there are several paths you can take to accomplish what you need to safely reach the goal you set for yourself in life.

Remember, there is always more than one way to do things and have it turn out right.  So it is with walking your path.  There’s more than one right path to take in life.  One will still end up where you need to be in the end.

I have learned through the years that the road is not straight and narrow.  There are curves, blind spots, obstacles, and adventures that we could not have ever imagined.  Don’t worry so much about the path, but enjoy the journey.

Read the article about the hypnosis session with the 15 year old under hypnosis.  You may be surprised how the session turned out!

Thanksgiving Day by Janet Lynas, Ph.D., N.H.D.

 

A light fog is surrounding my house this morning. The morning sun climbs higher in the sky, the fog burned off and the sunshine brightened the day. Today is Thanksgiving.  However, as the morning progressed, I begin to wonder about the first Thanksgiving Day in 1621. The first Thanksgiving Day is still being taught to children in grade school. Facts on Thanksgiving have been reviewed this morning and I realize that a few of the facts had been forgotten.

Once the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock September 6, 1620 the two groups of people on the ship knew that there had to be a change.  As it turned out, there were two groups of people on the Mayflower.  The first group, called themselves ‘Separatists’ or “Saints” and the second group were called “Strangers”. Once they landed at Plymouth Rock the two fractions eagerly called a truce. Going forward, it was known as the Mayflower Compact. The two groups merged together to call themselves “Pilgrims”.

Tragedy

In reality, the Pilgrims had been ill prepared for the first winter and many died. Eagerly the local Native Americans befriended them and provided the Pilgrims with food. Working together, the next spring the Native Americans taught the Pilgrims the technique to cultivate corn and how to grow the native vegetables.  Harvesting the crops at the end of the growing season, in 1621 the Pilgrims along with 90 of the Native Americans celebrated the first harvest on November 29, 1621.

Going into the third year, the corn crop was damaged and Governor Willam Bradford ordered a day of fasting and prayer. Soon afterward, rain began to fall.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt formally announced the fourth Thursday in November the official date for Thanksgiving Day.

Is America the only country to celebrate Thanksgiving?

Of course, America is the only country to celebrate Thanksgiving.  Our neighbors in Canada, celebrates  Thanksgiving Day on the  second Monday in October. China celebrates August Moon on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. But,Brazil began to celebrate Thanksgiving because an ambassador emulated our celebration. Comparatively, Korea celebrates Chu-Sok “fall evening” on August the 15. However, Korea celebrates for three days.

Today, I ask that my friends pray for world peace. Sharing the results of a 1993 experiment with my friends, demonstrated the benefits of 2,000 people meditating for peace on Washington D.C. The results at the end of the experiment was that the crime rate dropped over 40 percent.

So, I ask that you also join me and my friends in prayer for world peace. Then, not only on Thanksgiving Day, but on a regular bases, if we meditate together change will be able to begin. In like manner, if we join together and each of you ask your friends to join in, then maybe, we will soon see evidence of peace settling over the world.