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Stress and what to do about it.

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Greetings Readers,

This weeks Got Insight section is about Stress!

Stress is a common ailment for most humans. Especially now that we are in this fantastic age of technology. Our minds can become overloaded with the daily grind of things to be done and things that are yet unaccomplished. The simplest actions can cause stress. Like driving your car, meeting deadlines, health and physical problems. Have you ever wondered why on one day you respond with graciousness and on another you can blow your stack at the drop of a hat?  

Well, I am here to tell you it is all about your critical core. What on earth is a critical core? Well, it is that part of your mind that separates and holds information. It is like the buffer between your conscious mind and your unconscious mind. It is located for visual purposes, halfway in the conscious mind and halfway in the sub-conscious mind. It stores all the data that comes to you from your thoughts, emotions, your body and your environment. There is a finite amount of space in the critical core and once it is over loaded, it will snap open and let the next few bits of information go straight to the sub-conscious mind. There the info will look for like thoughts or beliefs and attach itself to them making them stronger and more of a driving force in your behavior.

There are two ways that the critical core is emptied. When you sleep the critical core has three stages of filtering that happens during your dream cycles. The other way is to go into trance or a deep state of meditation. Which to me is the same thing or as a friend of mine would say Everything is Hypnosis.  

So what can you do about your stress?

Get clear that you are stressed. Be aware of your mood and the internal and external stressors around you. Choose to do it differently. If work is a huge stressor for you try meditating on your lunch or break time. When you recognize that you are stressed stop. Breathe and be conscious of what you think and say.

While driving remember that the other drivers on the road are not out to get you. They likely don’t even know you and that being said they are not driving with you in mind. So anything they do is not a direct reflection on you are or about you.  Take you mind off the drag of driving in traffic and listen to a book on cd or you favorite music. Don’t listen to the news or the drama of the state of the world this will add to your overload. The choice to be stressed and at what level you operate from the stress is yours once you become conscious of it. You can’t blame your stress on others as they really have no control over you unless you give it to them.

List the thing in your life that are good and loving. This will lower stress almost at once. Say the word YES aloud until you can’t help but smile.  

Let’s talk about your sleep for a sec.

The three stages of your sleep cycle are as follows. The first third of the sleep cycle is wishful thinking. Even though you are not conscious, the critical core is going through the sorting phase and in that stage the mind looks at all the information that has accumulated throughout your day. During this stage the mind does a random bit of organization of your info. Therefore, call wishful thinking. (I did not name this stage.)

The second stage is the precognitive stage. It happens in second third of your sleep cycle. This is when the critical core’s filing is done and a projection of possibilities is ascertained in the mind. Part of the job of the subconscious is to keep you in the known. The unknown no matter how painful or destructive is not safe to the unconscious mind. So during this stage the information that has similarities to the beliefs in the sub-conscious mind are grouped a prediction is made as to possible outcomes. This is totally a safety mechanism but a very cool one. If you analyze your dreams these are the dreams you want to stick with they will yield the most information and you will be able to learn what you are holding on to and why.

During the last phase of your sleep cycle the scrapes that are left in the critical core and the information that was not able to be matched to already existing beliefs are vented out. Usually you will recognize these dreams as being weird and full of scraps of information or things you saw or heard they feel disjointed and they do not flow like in the precognitive stage. These dreams occur just before waking in the morning. There is no real information to get from these dreams. So you can ignore them.

So let me leave you with this thought. Stress can be like a comfortable friend that talks about you behind your back, but because you have grown accustomed to that type of friendship it is more comfortable then changing things. Stress can make you feel alone disconnected, misunderstood, self-righteous, and angry, sometime volatile.  Meditation and trance, hypnosis and gratitude can change the effects of stress and bring you to a calm place of knowing. So what is stopping you?

Here is a link to our sleep and dream center you may find the info very interesting. Your comments and questions are always welcome. And if you have a blog subject you think would be interesting send me a note at info@lifefirst.com.

May We All Be As One!

Rhonda R. Carpenter

Posted: August 18th, 2008 under Weekly Blog.
Comments: 3

Patience is a virtue??? What do you think?

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Greetings Readers,

This weeks Got Insight section is about…

Patience
 
Yes, that’s right patience. The ability to wait without complaint in this case.

Not always an easy thing to do when expectation is place on an event or coming action. But if you find yourself angry, frustrated or sad about something it is sometimes difficult to see that you are sitting in your stuff. Basically if you are sitting in your stuff you are not living your joy in the moment. You are waiting for happiness to come to you. Therefore, the universal energies of manifestation are placed in a slower pattern of action.

This is also true of another types of instances when you become impatient about, like parking spots, and traffic. If your attention is on how crowded the parking lot will be then you can be assured that a space will be difficult to find. You are setting the path. If you fret about and complain about traffic you raise your stress level and take all the enjoyment about traveling. If you choose to act and think differently, the time will seem to fly while you drive regardless of the traffic. I find that traffic is lessoned and parking spaces open when I need them to. Ask any of my friends that drive with me. I always have a parking spot waiting for me right were I want it and it is so rear that I am late or inconvenienced by traffic that if it does occur I turn on the stereo and listen to a book or music. I have even used time in traffic to manifest! I do my mantras, positive affirmations and I state my gratitude for the things that are right in my world.

The amazing thing about taking a different path is that once you get used to doing it you will find yourself saying I can’t believe I spent so much of my time complaining! And the most difficult thing to recognize is when you need to step out of your stuff and step into your greatness.

Where can you apply these techniques? Think about it for just a minute. Is there a pattern of impatience in your life that you can identify? When you have discovered one of your patterns around this issue try doing something different. Live every moment you can in bliss. Take some time away from the stressors in your life. Go to a quiet place in nature relax take the time to meditate and center yourself. Changing old patterns of impatience is easy when you choose to live in the moment.  

You comments and questions are always welcome. And if you have a blog subject you think would be interesting send me a note at info@lifefirst.com.

May We All Be As One!

Rhonda R. Carpenter

Posted: August 11th, 2008 under Weekly Blog.
Comments: 1

Self-Hypnosis, What the heck is it?

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Greetings Readers, 

 

This weeks Got Insight section is—about drum roll please… 

 

Self Hypnosis
 

Let’s start with what is hypnosis. Here is my favorite definition:  Hypnosis is a Natural state of heightened awareness, which we slip into and out of every day. While in this heightened state suggestion is easily accepted and integrated into the subconscious mind without effort while leaving the body and mind relaxed. 

 

Here is another deffinition of Hypnosis (from the Greek hypnos, “sleep“) is often thought to be “a trance-like state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject.”  

Webster’s says hypnosis is a relaxed state resembling sleeping which the mind responds to external suggestion. 

 

I am sure that all of you have seen some kind of hypnosis stage show in which seemingly unconscious or sleeping people act strange, barking like dogs or clucking like chickens. What you didn’t see on the show is the preparation of the audience. In which the good stage hypnotist has hypnotized the audience and picked out the most suggestible candidates for the show. That being said we will set stage hypnosis aside. 

 

Most of us don’t stay present enough to know when we are in a hypnosis, or a heightened state of a awareness. Begin to train yourself right this minute what a trance state is like. Some of the standard times of the day and night that we slip into trance are the twenty minutes before we get up after sleep and the 20 minutes before we enter sleep. These are optimal times to give yourself suggestions. I will talk about suggestions in a couple of paragraphs. 

 

What does hypnosis feel like?  Well, it is different for all over us. But many clients report that when doing self hypnosis their bodies feel light, of heavy, limp or loose, tingly or numb, floating or sinking sensations. The mind calms and becomes open and alert.     

 

If you haven’t the free MP3 on dominate sense here is the link. Self-hypnosis is easier when beginning if you know and understand what your dominates senses are. 

 

 

Suggestions!
  

 

Notice the excitement here. Each of us takes in information slightly differently. To find out how your mind works click here.  

 

So are you a literal or an inferential? Do you take in information directly or through the back door? When someone walks up to you as says, “You look great today.” Do you think, Thanks! Or Do you think, Well did I look bad before?  Or some variation of the two? If you are a literal you will want to phrase your suggestions in a very direct manner. Example: I am better and better, minute-by-minute. (Literal for well-being) If you are a Inferential You will want to frame your suggestions by going in the back way. Example: I am pleasantly surprised when I turn to find I am feeling great. (Inferential for well being) I am likely to talk on and on about creating the perfect suggestion and I am sure I will do a blog on it at some point. You can learn more about suggestion at lifefirst.com. Like an affirmation a suggestion should be framed in the positive, in the present and in first person if at all possible. 

 

So how do you start doing self-hypnosis? Click here and do the exercise in progressive relaxation. Be sure you that carve out time for this and haveyour suggestion prepared. Or give your self-suggestions before your feet hit the floor in the morning or before you fall asleep at might. These are powerful trance times. 

 

Also check out the free audio library here at Lifefirst.com.  

 

You comments and questions are always welcome. And if you have a blog subject you think would be interesting send me a note at info@lifefirst.com. 

May We All Be As One! 

Rhonda R. Carpenter
  

Announcements!!! 

 

New products are available in the store at Lifefirst.com. Under the Jewelry section we are proud to present this new line called the Rock of Ages . This includes Celtic crosses and several other lovely designs, as well as, Jewish symbols of blessing and a very cool treasure box. Each is set with a Jerusalem Stone, which has a very earth like energy when held or worn. 

Also look under Greeting Cards our newest category in the store. We are ecstatic to announce the incredible artwork of Ami Reavis. Her Dragon and Fairy cards are perfect for any occasion. 

 

In the next couple of weeks new Mp3’s will be up for download, I’ll let you know when they are ready. 

 

There are also new and very exciting things happening at Rhonda’s Author Site Click here. 

 

 

May We Be As One! 

Rhonda R. Carpenter  

Posted: August 4th, 2008 under Weekly Blog.
Comments: 1

More Flies With Honey….

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Greetings Readers, 

 

This weeks Got Insight section is about Kindness.  

That’s right you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar. My grandmother used with phrase often when I was a child.  I was never sure what it really meant until I was much older. 

Have you noticed that if you are kind to others they are kind to you? What about those days you wake up and think this is going to be a crappy day. Does the universe not provide just that for you? Have you noticed that a simple smile can go a long way in how others treat you. Is this just physical reaction? I think not. 

 

When my boys were young I taught them about their energy fields. We made dousing rods from coat hangers. They would play this energy game for hours at a time. This is a great way to see how much control you really have over the energy you put out. 

 

Here is a simple way to make your own dousing rods. Take a metal pant hanger. You know the kind you get them from the cleaners. They have a cylinder of cardboard to prevent creasing. If you take one of these apart, you will see that the hangar doesn’t go alt the way through the cylinder. Unbend the hanger and with a pair of wire cutters cut the hanger in half. Forming two “L” shaped pieces the same length. Cut the cylinder of cardboard about half an inch shorter than the short side of the “L” shaped end of the wire you just straightened and bent.  Slide the short end of each “L” shape into the cut cylinders. Make sure that the hanger can swing freely in the cylinder. 

 

Holding one in each hand by the cardboard as level as possible point the free ends at your partner. Have them say out loud at first Yes, Yes, Yes, watch at the dousing rods swing apart. Then have them change the statement to No, No, No, And be amazed as the dousing rods cross with the negativity of the statement.  It is good to star by being about 5 feet apart. Yes, your energy travels that far and farther from your body. Switch places and see how your energy differs from your partner. Spread out and see how far positive thought and energy travel compared to negative thought and energy. Remember it is important to hold the dousing rods level so that you are not effecting the swing of their movement. 

 

What you put out you attrack!
  

 

So if the old adage is true you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar, then if you put our sweet, kind, honeyed energy that is what you will receive back from others.   

 

So what do you do when you are in an vinegar mood? Or you come in contact with a bitter person? Remember to breath and then say in your head yes, yes, yes, which put you in the right space. Be aware that you don’t have to stay in a bad energy or be effected by others bad energy.   

 

Play some uplifting music, burn some sage, smile, laugh out load, that will change you energy very quickly. Don’t try and change anyone else’s energy. You can’t. That is their job. But hold your energy to be a safe space for yourself.   

 

 

You comments and questions are always welcome. And if you have a blog subject you think would be interesting send me a note at info@lifefirst.com.

May We All Be As One! 

Rhonda R. Carpenter 

 

 

Posted: July 27th, 2008 under Weekly Blog.
Comments: 1

Drama, Drama, Drama!

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Greetings Readers,

This weeks Got Insight section is about Drama, Drama, Drama!

While doing a reading for a client this week this blog topic came up. The energy in the last two weeks has been filled with turmoil. For everyone I have read for and even in my very home. It is interesting how I can see patterns by the calls I get. The energy has been frantic in nature and has felt to me for a couple of weeks that we are on the backside of a shift in vibration.

What causes drama? What makes it grow? How can we neutralize drama?

Do you create your drama?

The answer to that question is YES! Usually drama is increased by heightened emotions either yours or someone else’s that you choose to buy into. Have you ever know someone that always has a dramatic situation going on in their life? They spend all of their time angry, bitter and unhappy because of the drama. I’m sure you also noticed that they wants to engage others in their plight. Every conversation is about their terrible story, their pain and the injustice of it all. Even when the situation is resolved to the best it can be they can’t stop giving energy to a long dead subject.

A very close friend of mine often hands out this quote from a very wise man. At this moment, I can’t remember his name and I am sure I won’t get the quote exactly right, but here goes, “There are only three ways any situation can effect you. It can happen to you, It can happen because of you or you can be the observer.” We, as the observers, have a choice to make when Drama strikes! We can jump into the drama, drink in its energy, activate our pain bodies, and feed our egos by then inviting the situation into our lives and minds. At that point, we are no longer observers. We are now the recipient or the participant. When the pain body or ego are activated it takes only two things to shift out of the cycle. One: Realization that you are activated and either the issue is about you or it isn’t. Two: Choosing to stop then do it.

I know it sounds very easy to say to simply choose and feels like an insurmountably hard to do and when you first start thinking differently about the drama that involves you and others it feels uncomfortable. Almost as if you are not doing your job. Your mind will race with things you could add to the drama or anger will bubble around your brain. Old stories from your passed that parallel the drama at hand will come up. But if you choose not to partake of the energetic chaos often enough it becomes easy to identify a drama for what it is… An energy suck. When this happens, you will find your stress level decreasing and it gets easier to hold the energy at null.

So how do you hold the energy at zero?

I am acutely aware of energy and find that burning sage or what the Native Americans call smudging. A good sage will bring the energy to zero and clear your space. It if a easy thing to do. While you hold the intent of clearing all energy from a space you light the smudging. I suggest that you open the windows and do not use sage if people in the house have breathing issues or there is an infant in the home. The smoke can be harsh if you are not used to it. But smudging is an amazing thing to practice it will immediately make a energetic difference an any space.

If you are a numbers person then close your eyes and imagine a odometer from a car. Recognize where the tension level in the space or in you is sitting. Give it a number. Then take a few deep breathes imagine taking the number up first so that you can see that you control the levels. Then slowly exhale the numbers down to a comfortable level. I don’t suggest take it to zero at first. Because you are used to living with intense stress it will feel like you are missing something important but slowly take the number down and as you get comfortable with the new way of feeling you can move the numbers even lower to zero.

For times when others are trying to pull you into their pain so that they don’t have to be alone in their misery try this: Don’t respond to the drama. Listen with a calm heart. Hold light around the person and realize you don’t have to agree or buy in to the drama. If you can hold the space the other person will realize, usually sub-consciously at first, that you hear them and understand but you are not going to feed the drama. Their demeanor will change and they will shift right before your eyes.

So death to drama and life to joy. Try this mantra to change the people you are attracting into your life. This mantra will not create negative Karma and will work very rapidly. “Those whom I can help and who can help me are drawn to me like a magnet and those who are not for my highest and best good find their good elsewhere.”

In the store at lifefirst.com you can purchase CDs or downloadable MP3’s that will help with staying grounded centered and calm.

Here is a link to our store Self-help products And you can always go right to the cd I have suggested by clicking here

 

Your comments and questions are always welcome. And if you have a blog subject you think would be interesting send me a note at info@lifefirst.com.

May We All Be As One!

Rhonda R. Carpenter

Posted: July 21st, 2008 under Weekly Blog.
Comments: none

Waking up the memories!

Check out this fun website. It is still in the beta stages, but well worth a glimmer. Shawn Amos a man I totally think is a genius has this site in development. Love music? When you hear a song does it take you back? Well getback.com 

Posted: July 20th, 2008 under Weekly Blog.
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Hypnosis and Body Image

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Greetings Readers,

This weeks Got Insight section is about Body Image.

Why is it that no matter what size or shape we are the tendency is to not be satisfied with what we look like. The image that stares blankly back at us from the surface of the mirror is distorted by what our mind interprets as faults, imperfections or shortcomings. When I became a hypnotherapist over 20 years ago, weight loss was, pardon the pun, the Big Money Maker. At least, that is what the instructors said in business 101. I have worked with clients who experience an undesirable body image for my entire career with measurable success. Again, pardon the pun.

When I first started treating for weight control I was amazed at the similarities in experiences from youth that arose for the clients. Many of the people I treated for body image had been molested, abandoned, abused or neglected as children. They would often make comments like, “I am filling up an empty spot inside myself.” Or “There is this emptiness at my core I can’t fill.”

What is your perfect size?

Let’s face it few of us are cover girl material especially in today’s social view of what is beautiful, (and we will leave that topic for another day). But that doesn’t mean we can’t or shouldn’t look the best we can. We should feel the best we can and be in the best health possible. Last week I talked about perspective.For our purposes defined as: A visual or mental view, as of a scene or a subject and the interrelationships of is parts or facts.

Let’s start with the basics: Simply stated the mind must translate what the eye sees. That translation, therefore, is tainted by the sub-conscious mind, maturity level, emotional state, and physical well-being of the person who is doing the perceiving. These definitions also apply to body image.

It is important that you conjure an image of what your perfect size looks like, feels like, and moves like. Take into consideration how the clothing you are wearing will fit you at that size. If you are a numbers person then stick to the scale for your guide post, but most of us aren’t numbers people. I don’t really care what the scale says if I am feeling good, what about you?

After several abdominal surgeries the last leading to a full hysterectomy I had the largest period of self loathing body image and physical discomfort of my life. For the number people out there at my top I hit 182 (maybe more) and at my right weight, I fluctuate between about 125 to 132 (pretty much. I don’t weigh myself regularly, as a matter of fact, I wait for the doctor to do it at physical time.) For me it is about my how my clothing fits me and how I feel physically. At my top end I was pouring myself into a size 12 pants I have now been a size 8 for years.

My head had done a mind trip on me. I had stopped caring what I put in my body as my body had failed me. I was mad at my abdomen, which had me refusing to listen when it said it was full, which in turn made it get bigger, sure the extra food didn’t help either. I felt out of shape and unattractive even though my husband didn’t seem to care. During this part of my life I was not a happy with my body. I looked in the mirror and said the most terrible things in my mind but was resolute that having my stomach cut open once a year for 4 years had done the damage and there wasn’t much I could do about it.

Then I would squeeze myself into a pair of pants that would make be completely aware of how big I was. It was a vicious cycle of repeated mental self-abuse. I hadn’t realized that I was angry until my neck and arm were injured and I was stuck sitting around all day and most nights in nerve damage pain. The injury to my neck and arm made it impossible to do conventional exercise. I really felt stuck. Even if I wanted to I couldn’t exercise and the lack of movement was making my weight worse.

Frustration was daily while I waited to see what the doctors would determine was wrong with my arm. Two years later and hours of self-hypnosis for pain control, we finally had a diagnosis. Then I realized that if I could reduce pain with hypnosis for the most part I certainly could change how I felt about my body. Like a lightning bolt the answer struck me… I am mad. Yes mad at my body.

When I stop being angry at my body and started telling myself that I had really wonderful intense eyes. Which is what I think my best physical quality is. I shed sizes rapidly. I started using this technique with my clients and found to my excitement that it worked for almost everyone.

This is simply a repeat of the laws of attraction. What you think about gets bigger and what you focus on expands. I had been mad, sub-consciously mad but mad none the less. And I was focused on how big I was. I was taking no steps to change my actions or thoughts. I was simply maintaining and hating my body. But when I started to tell myself that I had great eyes and focusing my attention in the mirror on that instead of how I hated how big I was and there wasn’t anything I could do about. It all changed. I slowly began to see my new self in the mirror everyday. Flat tummy, thin legs, tone and at just the right size. When ever I would catch myself doing the negative self-talk I would cancel the thought out loud and then replace them with, “I have truly great eyes and I love my body and my body loves and takes care of me.” Then I went to work using hypnosis to concrete the image of the thin Rhonda. Not skinny, but thin and I went as far as to sign correspondence to friends Thin R.

So if you are one of those folks out there thinking about your fat or how uncomfortable you are in your skin I am here to tell you hypnosis can help. Help you build new habits, help you live now a happier life where you don’t spend all your time cutting yourself down. It can help you choose differently and make those changes permeate. Whether your issue is poor self-esteem or lack of boundaries, or abuse, hypnosis can help you cut to the chase and make your perfect body image. One you can be happy with. Here is a link to our weight control center on lifefirst.com And you can always visit the free Audio library there are several good weight control sessions there (come back to this page often I am about to start adding more downloads.)

The transformation isn’t solely in what you eat or how much you exercise it is in what you think and then the actions that come from what you think.

Your comments and questions are always welcome. And if you have a blog subject you think would be interesting send me a note at info@lifefirst.com.

May We All Be As One!

Rhonda R. Carpenter

Posted: July 14th, 2008 under Weekly Blog.
Comments: 3

Did you hear what I heard? Did you see what I saw?

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Greetings Readers,

This weeks Got Insight section is about perspective.

This subject was suggested by a dear friend. We are lucky enough to get to talk often about an array of things. So thank you for the Blog Idea Rowan!

No matter how you size it up perspective is personal to each of us. You cannot perceive for another and they cannot perceive for you.

Law enforcement knows all too well that two people in the same room seeing the same thing will inevitably have different stories about the incident. Family members will always disagree about any given happening within the family even if they were stand right next to the person or thing in question. Why is this? And how can you understand and accept another’s situation or observations?

Perspective!
 

For our purposes defined as: A visual or mental view, as of a scene or a subject and the interrelationships of is parts or facts.

Let’s start with the basics: it is completely impossible for two people to occupy the same space. Making the actual visual view different. However, I think the mental view is the more important part of this definition and is directly connected to the visual aspect. Simply stated the mind must translate what the eye sees. That translation, therefore, is tainted by the sub-conscious mind, maturity level, emotional state, and physical wellbeing of the person who is doing the perceiving.

In the sub-conscious lingers the Ego. Yes, the pesky little devil, whose job it is to make itself the better than, or less than, in order to continue its patterns. Which by the way, make the Ego feel safe.

If you want to take the air out of the Ego then try simply holding the space instead of reacting to any situation. A clear choice; made by the observer not to buy-into the drama, create more drama or to agree or disagree with any situation. If you choose to hold the space and allow it to be what it is then you are able to not take it in, in this way the Ego can not be activated.

As a hypnotherapist it is of paramount importance that I hold the mirror steady for my clients. It would be a grave mistake to assume “I” know more than they about their situation or experience.

In my personal life, when I am the best me I can be (and trust me when I say I am so not perfect and I have troubles like every one else) I am able to listen with love and an open mind and heart. Allowing the situation to play out knowing it is what it is and I can not change someone else’s experience of feelings. I can only be there and hold the space so it is safe for them. We do not need to be better, smarter, less than or more than and other.

By doing so we are not hearing and seeing the other person or event at all. Now, I’m not saying that you stand there and watch someone get attacked or harmed. Or that if there is something we can do to help we shouldn’t. This is more about friendships and relationships, families and communities. Be there and if you are very present you can hear what they hear and see what they see whether you agree or not. To hear, truly hear without judgment or fear of retribution is a good first step in becoming Ego free. So, this week I challenge you to listen and hold the space around you. See if your stress level doesn’t lower. See if you don’t feel freer. You may even find that by staying present in the moment you can be happy now.

You comments and questions are always welcome. And if you have a blog subject you think would be interesting send me a note at info@lifefirst.com.

May We All Be As One!

Rhonda R. Carpenter
 

Announcements!!!

New products are available in the store at Lifefirst.com. Under the Jewelry section we are proud to present this new line called the Rock of Ages . This includes Celtic crosses and several other lovely designs, as well as, Jewish symbols of blessing and a very cool treasure box. Each is set with a Jerusalem Stone, which has a very earth like energy when held or worn.

Also look under Greeting Cards our newest category in the store. We are ecstatic to announce the incredible artwork of Ami Reavis. Her Dragon and Fairy cards are perfect for any occasion.

In the next couple of weeks new Mp3’s will be up for download, I’ll let you know when they are ready.

There are also new and very exciting things happening at Rhonda’s Author Site Click here.

May We Be As One!

Rhonda R. Carpenter

 

 

Posted: July 7th, 2008 under Weekly Blog.
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July is here! Where are you?

 

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Greetings Readers,

 

This weeks Got Insight?

 

What is in your tool box? Do you feel that you don’t have what you need to make the next step on your road to success? We have talked briefly about patterns. This week I thought I would talk about different tools that can be used to identify your patterns.

First let’s define a pattern: The repeating of an action, actions, or lack of actions and thoughts that garners the same outcome from any given situation.

While we are normally unaware of the unconscious or subconscious mind it is completely active at all times. And it has a job. Its job is to keep us in the known. Notice I did not say safe, or happy. The subconscious mind is like a computer hard drive in a lot of ways. It stores and categorizes information. It doesn’t judge information. It doesn’t analyze information. I groups like experiences, feelings and situations together. If you haven’t taken a look at the slide show on how your mind works yet. Please click here.

So the subconscious mind will inevitably lead you back to what doesn’t work because it is known. Let that sink in a minute. While I give you an example, a woman who was repeatedly disregarded by the men in her formative years and usually later years will seek out men who will disregard her in he relationships now. And more often than not this type of relationship will gradually escalate to some form of abuse and defiantly drama. “Is her picker broken?” People will ask. “Doesn’t she see she keeps picking the same types of men?” The answer is no. Not because she doesn’t want to see that she is making these choices but because she is in a pattern that has not been realized yet.

We can make it even simpler than that; a person who chooses not to take action instead of taking action. Some would call this procrastination, fear of success or fear of failure. Actually, it could be a combination of all these things. This person is in a pattern. While the cause may differ from person to person the bottom line is that the unconscious mind is stuck in a known pattern. In addition, the only way to break a pattern is to realize that it is accruing and then take the steps to break it.

A good tool for pattern identification is journaling. I can hear the sigh from here. When do I have time to journal what would I say? Blah blah. Journaling doesn’t have to be a drag. Start slow. For two minutes a day type out or jot down in a special place what you are concerned about, happy about, stuck on well you get the idea. If writing just isn’t going to happen for you try dream therapy. The subconscious mind speaks in its own language and that language is symbolic in nature. So pay attention to your dreams. Before going to sleep each night, ask for the ability to remember your dreams. Now I like to tell people to jot them (the dreams ) down but recording them into a tape recorded works just as well. Today that is very easy, you can do it right on your computer, micro cassette recorder or standard tape deck. Once you have the symbols you can look them up here. Or stop by your local book store and get one of the other dream analysis books. There are plenty of good ones.

Understanding that what you are doing is causing you pain or discomfort is a good indication that you are in a pattern. Be aware! Don’t walk around on auto pilot, that is not being present. The joy of living is being here now being present in your daily lives. If you are in a pattern you, like it—or not living in the past and not the now. Because the conscious portion of the mind is only about 8 to 10% the unconscious has you out numbered. In order to make an impact on the subconscious you need to address the issues at the core. Hypnosis is a great place to do that. So here is a link to a free Mp3 download located in our free library. Listen and enjoy. Click here.

Announcements!!!

See the front page of Lifefirst.com to view the interview.

This week not one but two new colleague’s promos went live on Rhonda’s Author Site Click here.Check them out you won’t be disappointed!

Your questions and comments are always welcome.

May We All Be As One!

Rhonda R. Carpenter

Posted: July 2nd, 2008 under Weekly Blog.
Comments: 1

Progression and Regression

Photo by Henry Diltz

Greetings Readers,

 

This weeks Got Insight?

 

I have had a ton of questions this week about regression. While it is always interesting to witness past lifetimes it can also be exciting to visit possible future lifetimes. What??? Yes, that’s right, Future lifetimes.

In 2002 London’s Sunday Mirror brought me across the pond to do just that for a story! It was a fun trip and the pop rock group Atomic Kitten was very responsive to the process. These are lovely, young women who at the time were all the rage.

Click here to see the article.Take a few short minutes and read the Lifefirst regression and progression page. Click here.

It doesn’t matter if you believe in past lives, future lives or none of the above. After years and thousands of regressions and progressions it is very clear that the information and emotional experiences are extremely helpful in healing the life the client is currently living. Here is what we know. There has been an incredible amount of research done and when 1000 people from all walks of life are progressed to a predetermined year in the future they all have undeniably similar experiences. They have described changes in the earth, clothing, domiciles and culture that are so close to the same information that it is mind-boggling. When regressed to a lifetime other than the one the client is living now, the situations will parallel or echo something the person is dealing with in the now. When given the opportunity to discuss and integrate this information into daily life the changes are phenomenal and rapid. There is also often a release of the fear of death.

If you ever have the opportunity you should read, “Many Lives, Many Masters” By Brian L. Weiss The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives.  Click to see the Amozon.com

If you are interested in Progression or regression feel free to contact Lifefirst for a referral.

Announcements!!!

This week not one but two new colleague’s promos went live on Rhonda’s Author Site Click here. Check them out you won’t be disappointed!

Your questions and comments are always welcome.

May We All Be As One!

Rhonda R. Carpenter

Posted: June 23rd, 2008 under Weekly Blog.
Comments: 6

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