A Simple Gratitude Practice
A Simple Gratitude Practice by Jackie Foskett, CH How do you incorporate gratitude into YOUR life? Bonnie McFarland recommends a daily gratitude practice and I do, too. I encourage many of my clients to use a daily focus on gratitude to shift their thoughts from what is not working to what is. The result? Immediate access to positive feelings and acceleration in desired changes. Here are some ways to start a daily gratitude practice: Start with a gratitude list Bonnie suggests taking 5-30 minutes to write down anything and everything that you are grateful for.…
The Benefits of Gratitude
The Benefits of Gratitude by Jackie Foskett, CH Perhaps the best—and most effective—way to begin the new year is with a healthy dose of gratitude. Why? According to Bonnie McFarland, a Seattle-based Clarity Coach and owner of La Bella Via, what we focus on expands. Focusing on the things we’re unhappy with, for example, reaps dissatisfaction. On the other hand, turning our attention toward that which fulfills us, brings us joy, and inspires creativity will invite happiness to take root and blossom in our lives. In her recent newsletter, Bonnie writes that psychologists, spiritual teachers,…
The Power of Listening
The Power of Listening The subconscious hears…. I recently shared a story on my Facebook business page about a client who called for smoking cessation. It’s such a great story, I want to share it with you, too. We talked for about 20-25 minutes, during which time I found out about him by listening to him and listening about his desire to be a non smoker. I gave him a lot of information about how hypnotherapy can support him in being a non smoker, how our thoughts work with our conscious and unconscious mind, how…
Are You FOR You or Against YOU?
Imagine you are standing in front of a full-length mirror. Naked. You have been asked to gaze at yourself for two minutes. Now take a quick inventory of the feelings that were aroused by this suggestion. Did you feel curious or afraid? Interested or hesitant? Willing or unwilling? Or did you reject the whole idea as something you would absolutely never do? Imagining the experience gives you an indication of your level of self-acceptance; actually doing it will tell you even more. Self-acceptance is an action; it is something we do, not just something we…
Could You Be Sabatoging Yourself? – Self Quiz
Habitual lateness. Extreme disorganization. Not following up sales leads. Eating foods not on your food plan. Self-sabotage takes on a variety of guises and affects people of all ages, professions and economic levels. But it always leads to our not living the life we want for ourselves. Take this Self-Quiz to see where you you might be working against yourself. There’s no scoring, it simply will allow you to see where you may be working against yourself instead of for yourself. It takes me at least a half hour to locate a document I need…
How do You Want to Feel this Holiday Season?
Happy Holidays! I love the Holidays, yet I’m always amazed at how quickly they seem to come around each year. I attribute this “time distortion” to my full life and the many choices I have in what I do and experience on a daily basis. I love having a life rich and abundant with so many possibilities. And…those many possibilities can be overwhelming if I lose my focus on what it is I really want. What I want is to feel alive, passionate, engaged, connected with others and be at ease in my experiences. If…