The energy of Love
I used to really dislike the gift giving part of Christmas. To me it felt more like an expensive social obligation than the expression of love, sharing and joy that I felt it should have been and I didn’t get what it had to do with a Holy-Day. I love the spiritual aspect of the season with so many different faiths celebrating at one time but that was not what bombarded me every time I went near a mall. One year I finally understood.
The office I worked in had a holiday gift exchange where everyone was supposed to get something that cost around $20 for the person whose name you drew. Most gifts, including mine, were typical boring candy, wine or candles and didn’t really mean much to the givers or receivers. However, the one I got was special. Someone bought me a used copy of “Bridget Jones diary” that the inside flap said cost $2 and she included a note “I know it’s not $20 but this is something I thought you would really like.” I did like it. Actually I loved it and it's now my favorite book ever but that’s not what made the gift so special. It was that I could really feel the thought and consideration of the giver emanating from the book. She made an effort to get me something she actually thought I would like and it felt like she was giving me love wrapped in shinny silver paper. I realized that’s what all gift giving should be like.
Often we get so caught up in trying to get the “right” gift that we buy something expensive yet meaningless. We end up putting the energy of those feelings on the gift itself and the person receiving it feels that too. The sweater grandma made that you don’t really like is very special because you feel the energy of the love coming from that gift, not the monetary value. By contrast the office gift exchange chocolates usually feel sterile and often get re-gifted at the next event.
This year try making someone something you think they will like. Or take the time to only buy gifts (even if they are small) that mean something and allow the energy of your love and consideration for that person to be infused into the gift. They will feel it and both you and that person will receive something special in the process; the vibrational energy of Love.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Eat Less Now!
Easily eat less food
Diet: the only thing I have ever done in my life that consistently had a 100% failure rate. By the age of 30 I weighed 220 pounds and it seemed like I had gained and lost the same 20 pounds about 30 times by “dieting”.
The only thing that felt worse than being overweight was the thought of “dieting” again. That idea just disgusted me. I hated counting calories, weighing and measuring portions but most importantly I hated everyone knowing I was dieting. It’s very hard to hide when you are bringing your own “special food” rather than what everyone else is eating.
Something very magical happens when you get disgusted by something. You become open to ideas you wouldn’t have considered before. One day I decided I was just going to eat 20% less food and see what happened. I didn’t change a single thing just ate less. However, I was very meticulous about it. I cut ¼ of every sandwich I made and tossed it, I poured in my cereal then scooped out 20% of it, 2 eggs for breakfast became 1 ½ and a ¾ slice of toast and even my occasional candy bar lost 20% off the end.
And you know what, it worked. I lost weight without changing anything or feeling denied. As time went on and I got smaller I made other changes but initially I just ate less and that was enough to get me started toward lasting weight loss.
Our bodies grow to expect a certain amount of food in order to feel full however you can train it to feel full with less by just eating a bit less, then a bit less again and before you know it you are much smaller than before. Don’t make it so hard on yourself when really lasting weight loss can be very easy.
In honor of the holidays I created this process that will help you feel more comfortable with less.
I hope you like it and I wish you a wonderful holiday.
Jill Thomas CCHT
Healthy Habits hypnosis
760-803-2841
http://www.youtube.com/user/healthyhabitshypno#p/a/u/0/jhfxc_IEbEk
Diet: the only thing I have ever done in my life that consistently had a 100% failure rate. By the age of 30 I weighed 220 pounds and it seemed like I had gained and lost the same 20 pounds about 30 times by “dieting”.
The only thing that felt worse than being overweight was the thought of “dieting” again. That idea just disgusted me. I hated counting calories, weighing and measuring portions but most importantly I hated everyone knowing I was dieting. It’s very hard to hide when you are bringing your own “special food” rather than what everyone else is eating.
Something very magical happens when you get disgusted by something. You become open to ideas you wouldn’t have considered before. One day I decided I was just going to eat 20% less food and see what happened. I didn’t change a single thing just ate less. However, I was very meticulous about it. I cut ¼ of every sandwich I made and tossed it, I poured in my cereal then scooped out 20% of it, 2 eggs for breakfast became 1 ½ and a ¾ slice of toast and even my occasional candy bar lost 20% off the end.
And you know what, it worked. I lost weight without changing anything or feeling denied. As time went on and I got smaller I made other changes but initially I just ate less and that was enough to get me started toward lasting weight loss.
Our bodies grow to expect a certain amount of food in order to feel full however you can train it to feel full with less by just eating a bit less, then a bit less again and before you know it you are much smaller than before. Don’t make it so hard on yourself when really lasting weight loss can be very easy.
In honor of the holidays I created this process that will help you feel more comfortable with less.
I hope you like it and I wish you a wonderful holiday.
Jill Thomas CCHT
Healthy Habits hypnosis
760-803-2841
http://www.youtube.com/user/healthyhabitshypno#p/a/u/0/jhfxc_IEbEk
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