"We cannot always change what happens in our lives, but we can, in and through the power God gives us, tap from universal wisdom and change our experience of any event."

--Mary Manin Morrissey

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Our Challenge Can Be Our Greatest Gift

According to Shakespeare: "Nothing is either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” Life is actually neutral. I believe it is our own perception of life challenges that causes us pain. We give everything in our life its meaning. We make ourselves upset by what we tell ourselves about a particular experience. We only see how the conditions affect the present time, seeing through the filters of our own beliefs. Our perception of things is limited; we cannot see the whole picture. Years later we may see the real implication of a significant event in our life. What we once judged as “bad” actually may have been a turning point in one’s life. Here is an ancient Chinese story, found in the Tao of Pooh that reflects this point of view. This old man has the philosophy that in the long run you never know whether something is good or bad. Wait and see. In ancient China an old man lived with his son. One day he lost his only horse.

Happiness Lies Within

As a hypnotherapist, I challenge people to change their thoughts to change their destiny. I believe the whole purpose of this incarnation is to learn to love our-selves first, and then to extend that love to others. Until we really learn to fully love ourselves, we put on a protective shield because we do not feel safe in the world. We create self-imposed limitations to love. The good news is that we can free ourselves from our self-limitations. We can change our mind about how we see the world by getting in touch with our inner spirit. At the core of our being we are love, so there is no need to search for it, just acknowledge it. It is our inner critic, bombarding us with negative messages, which blocks our receptivity to love. Most of these messages we heard and accepted about ourselves date back to our early childhood. Our negative thought patterns may have come from parents, siblings, peers, relatives, authority figures or others who played a major role in our lives.

Creating Your Own Healing Tools

I believe that we all possess the inner resources needed to make changes in our lives. When we get in touch with our “Wise Mind,” the part of us that knows, we can be self-healers, Masters of our lives. Mastery means that we are no longer victims; we are no longer feeling out of control. Each of us has the capability to gather our inner strength and to select some strategies for healing that utilize positive belief and expectancy. What we focus on expands! Healing involves turning from isolation to a connection with Spirit. I believe that most dis-ease stems from not being at ease with ourselves, that is, feeling a disconnection from Spirit. Some see disease as a gift, serving as a redirection, a “reset button.” It is only through the darkness that some of us find the light. Progressive relaxation is a technique used to promote health by releasing tension through direct suggestions. Muscle groups begin to relax as we focus our breath and intention.

Forgiveness Heals

Gary Zukav describes unforgivingness as a choice to wear dark, gruesome glasses that distort everything. We are thus forced to look through these contaminated glasses on a daily basis. Holding onto grievances only causes us pain, suffering and conflict. Forgiveness is a gift for us. Forgiveness frees us, offering us peace of mind. Forgiveness has nothing to do with condoning an action of another. We act in error because we forget our divinity. Our God-light becomes diffused causing us to be disconnected from our power. Most of our adult issues are a reflection of our childhood experiences. So many negative, fearful emotions are installed as youngsters that we become powerless. We know about family cycles. Adults running bad programs will carry out the negative programming. Something is happening inside of a person to cause any kind of hurt in another. Happy, healthy people, feeling their God-connection, don't have negative programming to consistently hurt others.

Save a Seat for Your Angel

Angels are messengers of light and love. When we connect with our angelic messengers, we are connecting with the Divine. I know that Angels exist in my life and they are an important part of my reality. My connection with Angels began while attending St. Joseph's Catholic School in Muskegon. Sister Maria Goretti, my beloved second grade teacher, may have suggested that we save part of our seat for our Guardian Angel. It brings a smile to my face as I recollect my memory of doing this. Over the years I believe that I lost my inner connection with that loving energy and guidance, but that relationship has magnified over the last twenty years. I believe it is this loving connection that assisted me in my own spiritual growth. It is difficult to prove to someone the existence of Angels, since most of us can't see or touch them. Individuals connect with Angels differently. Some of my clients who are able to "see" have strong evidence of their presence.

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