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If there is one thing you can do to feel better about your life, it is to eliminate clutter in your environment. I confess that I have always been a “ pack rat.” I love to attend estate sales and auctions and seek out the unusual and unique kinds of items that some would call “ junk.” Over the years, this stuff starts to pile up and take up space where if the piles were not there, you could use this same space to serve some function.
After three decades of teaching art in the public schools, things in my classroom began to accumulate and the classroom overflowed into my home. The result was stuff everywhere. Does this sound familiar?
The last couple of weeks were spent going through drawers, closets and a storage unit with a strong “urge to purge.” At today’s garage sale, as people traded money for odd and unusual items, with each item taken, a new feeling surfaced.
Somewhere I read that nature abhors a vacuum. In other words, empty space does not stay empty space for long. For example if you want a new relationship in your life, you have to create an empty space to fill. Michelle Passoff says that as you lighten up and free yourself from clutter you are creating the space for miracles. Bring ‘em on.
“Once there is nothing to improve upon in the physical environment one can set about improving on oneself.” Henry Miller
Recommended Readings:
1. Lighten Up: Free Yourself from Clutter, Michell Passoff. Offered in this book is a look at how too much stuff robs you of energy and when the stuff is eliminated, you are free once more to create and to experience miracles.
2. Clutters Last Stand, Don Aslet. This book provides a whimsical approach to junk with a junkee’s exam to see if you qualify as a “ junkee.”
3. Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? Peter Walsh, Here an interesting corelation between clutter and weight is offered.
If you have ever found yourself in a bad mood because something went wrong, before you let your mood spread out in a negative way and affect your life and others around you for days to come, take time to say to yourself WAIT….. Remember this article and pause.
Create a positive vibe that can influence your whole day. I’m not asking you to put a happy face sticker over your genuine feelings, what I’m asking you to do is to allow in a ray of sunshine to heal the cause of your bad mood, feelings of doubt, fear or frustration.
Acknowledge your dark mood in an observer role. Talk to yourself about doing things differently this time and from now on. Make it a game or a fun challenge. You can even say in my old life I would have stayed in this place of feeling bad, in my new life I am choosing to think differently. Say” I choose to be happy now.”
You CAN allow and accept your darkness and easily allow and accept a positive outcome too. As soon as you start to feel your blood pressure rise or your stomach to sink, STOP right then and say to yourself WAIT…. Oh that’s right I’m doing things differently now.
” Gloom we have always with us, a rank and sturdy weed, but joy requires tending.” Barbara Holland
By changing your thoughts you can change your mood instantly. Know that things can and will change just by changing the way we think about the issues and challenging people in our lives. You can reprogram your brain to remember to start this process just like you programmed your old response. Do whatever you have to do to remember.
- Put up affirmations that stick on your mirrors,
- write yourself notes,
- record your voice on a digital recorder and
- have your friends trained to remind you when you call to complain.
Whatever it takes to remember, DO IT. You can reprogram your subconscious to handle whatever is happening around you in a positive, delightful manner. Each day program your mind with positive affirmations that you know are true and have a feeling of joy and love.
This is a great way to give yourself a gift that will last a lifetime and will come in handy when you are working through tough times and hard feelings.
As soon as you wake up in the morning say to yourself, I’m doing things differently today. You will pre-set your day BEFORE anything has a chance to bring down your mood. No matter where you go, who you see, what you do, if you do whatever it takes to remember to change your thoughts, your life will get better and better.
Remember, you can change your life in more ways than you ever thought possible just by deciding to do things differently today.
I leave you today with some positive affirmations you can use to start this process TODAY.
“My positive thoughts are changing my life and it feels so good”
“All day today I will remember to do things differently”
“My possibilities are an endless source of joy”
© Marian LaSalle and Joan Maresh Hansen,Swirl Girls, 2009
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Recommended Readings:
- You Can Heal Your Life by Dr. Louise L Hay, A small journal with inspirational quotes for recording your insights.
- Every Word Has Power—Switch On Your Language and Turn on Your Life by Yvonne Oswald. The book title says it all, a good read to support the process.
- Your Word is your Wand by Florence Shovell Schinn. This 1924 metaphysician gives you insights into the power of your words.
- Change your Thoughts, Change your Life, by Dr. Wayne Dyer. Another Dyer masterpiece which with application can lead us to more joy filled lives.
Sometimes when we are feeling blue, some of us tend to soothe ourselves with comfort foods. We all know that emotional eating is not the way to feel better in the long term and yet we do it anyway. Why do we do it? Because we want to feel good— and, there’s not much more depressing than the guilt we feel right after a big bowl of ice cream.So, we did our research and found some foods that can boost your mood. Eaten in moderation you might even notice yourself perking up.
Scientists are sharing their knowledge about foods ability to alter the production and release of neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers that carry information from one nerve cell to another. The foods you eat can affect your mood, including your level of alertness and your perception of pain.
Next time you’re feeling a little blue try these different kind of comfort foods.
- Oatmeal: A warm bowl of oatmeal can help elevate your mood because it’s rich in soluble fiber, which helps to smooth out blood sugar levels by slowing the absorption of sugar into the blood. Try sprinkling on a dash of cinnamon to add to the aroma.
- Walnuts: These are an excellent source of omega-3 essential fatty acids, a type of fat that’s needed for brain cells and mood-lifting neurotransmitters to function properly. Toast your walnuts and sprinkle them over your salads. Try another one of my favorites by mixing some in your yogurt or cottage cheese.
- Chai Tea: This is one of my favorite mood lifters. It’s an Indian tea made with regular black tea plus spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and ginger. The spices also add a natural sweetness, which helps curb that sweet tooth. Also try any aromatic herbal tea for a chance to breathe in the relaxing fragrance.
- Salmon: In the past few years, research has suggested that vitamin D may increase the levels of serotonin, one of the key neurotransmitters influencing our mood. Salmon is also an excellent source of omega-3 essential fatty acids. Added bonus: it tastes delicious!
- Steamed Spinach: Warm and tasty, steamed spinach has enough folic acid to be an important counter to depression. As little as 200 micrograms of folic acid was enough to relieve the depression in clinical studies– that amount is easily obtained in a cup of cooked spinach or a glass of orange juice.
So if it is true that you are what you eat, then why not be happy, healthy and energized by making choices that feel good in you and for you. Also, always try to go organic when possible!
” The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of the human race than the discovery of a star.” Jean Anthelme Brillate Savarin
Savor these affirmations— comfort food for the mind,
- I listen with love to my bodies messages.
- My body is always working toward optimum health.
- My body wants to be whole and healthy.
- I cooperate and become healthy, whole and complete.
© Marian LaSalle and Joan Maresh Hansen, Swirl Girls, 2009
Recommended Reading:
- 8 Weeks to Optimum Health by Andrew Weil, M.D. This book will help you understand foods and nutrition and what’s good for you and why.
- It’s Not What You Eat It’s What’s Eating You, This book provides information on why we overeat.
- Flat Belly Diet by Liz Vaccariello, Prevention Magazine, this breakthrough book makes a meal plan both economical and easy to follow. I feel better while the weight is dropping off. Also available are the Flat Belly Pocket Guide which provides shopping lists, and the new Flat Belly Cookbook. You won’t believe that you are dieting.
© Marian LaSalle and Joan Maresh Hansen,
Swirl Girls,2009
“Meditation is the art of paying attention to your heart. Rather than withdrawing from the world, meditation can help you enjoy it more fully, more effectively, and more peacefully.” Dean Ornish, M.D.
Why do we meditate? Dr. Wayne Dyer in his book Getting in the Gap tells us reasons why people meditate including reducing stress, cultivating a sense of peace, eliminating fatigue, slowing the aging process, improving memory, finding clarity of purpose, and even healing. Dyer goes on to say that,” these reasons pale in comparison that meditation is our way of making conscious contact with God.”
Here are everyday ways to meditate on your own, whenever you choose. (more…)
By Marian LaSalle and Joan Maresh Hansen, Swirl Girls
Marian, Victor, Joan, Taz at NLP Houston Workshop
Our lives have been a series of serendipitous events. We have been reading and studying an assortment of spiritual and scientific books that have created for us lives that we could not have imagined in previous years. Upon the continuous improvements, we devoted ourselves to sharing what we have learned so that others could be the benefactors of our generosity.
“My potential is unlimited.”
” I know that I can create miracles in my life.”
We appreciate the many teachers who have blessed our lives and we simply intend to ” pass on” what we ‘ve learned. Thanks to each of you and Source, God, Goddess, All-That-Is.
Joan Maresh Hansen teaching workshop at Bonaparte Antiques
Recommended Readings:
1.Portable Empire by Pat O’Bryan
2.Conversations with God, Neale Donald Walsch
3. Zero Limits Dr. Joe Vitale
4. Think and Grow Rich, Think and Grow Rich Workbook by PatO’Bryan and Dr. Joe Vitale
Take II Central Market Workshop participants
Posted on 5 September '09 by Joan, under Good Life Guide, Law of Attraction, Like minded People, Living the Life of our Dreams, LOA, Portable Lifestyle, Spiritual Journey, Spiritual Processes, Spiritual Studies, Stress relief, Swirling Vortex Group, Teachers Teaching Teachers, Tips, Travel. 1 Comment.
By Tonya Crews with Marian LaSalle and Joan Maresh Hansen, Swirl Girls
Dr. Joe Vitale and Pat O'Bryan at Unseminar 6 with an ORB
Writing a letter, hashing out all of your pent up anger, frustration, resentment, etc. is a technique that some regard as a proper tool to eliminate negative emotions towards your problems. It is my belief that this focus on problems will only exacerbate the past and bring it to the forefront of your now. Instead, I’d like to offer a different approach, with which you can experience a particular incident with a whole new perspective.
Write a letter and design the scenario as if it went exactly as you intended: smooth, joyful and enlightening. Embellish on the wonderful ease and comfort that accompanied every aspect of the event. Spell out all the contributing factors that caused such synchronicity and all from the vantage point of gracious hindsight. In this way, you are recreating a joy-filled story that programs the subconscious with positive “realities” and invites a stronger connection between you and Source. Your mood will be lifted immediately and you will be left with a clear understanding of the path you expect to travel down in the future.
One more note: have fun with your new story. Incorporate all the seemingly small joys that encourage the corners of your mouth to curl up, your nose to twitch and a giggle or two to escape your heart. Not only will your burdens lighten but you will experience a playfulness that attracts more of the good stuff in life.
So often times the events of our day to day living that we deem negative, land on the “replay” button of our memories, paralyzing our natural inclinations to joyful existence. Many feel the desire to figure out what went wrong and therefore allow the ugly, angry details to envelope their thoughts. Some swear of their innocence,
rightness…(fill in the blank) and so, stubbornly hold tight to the justification of the quarrel, only lengthening the gap between them and their own peace of mind. What good purpose does any of this harboring serve?
“When we are able to use the power of deliberate thoughts, we are able to realize our inner potential and use it in the right way.” Marian & Joan, Swirl Girls
Recommended Readings:
- Write it Down, Make it Happen: Knowing What You Want – and Getting It!
by Henriette Anne Klauser. This book is about writing itself being so powerful that it will influence external circumstances.
- The Attractor Factor: 5 Easy Steps for Creating Wealth (or Anything Else) from the Inside Out
by Dr. Joe Vitale. Discover the secret to lifelong wealth and happiness! Read this powerful and effective five-step plan for attracting wealth, happiness, and success to your life.
- Clearing Audios, by Pat O’Bryan and Dr. Joe Vitale.Get clear, stay focused, and get your inner game in order so you can live the life of your dreams
