Mid-April 2016 Newsletter

Hello, and an abundant mid-April to you!
Welcome, or welcome back, to my newsletter. The photo above is from a recent energy medicine workshop. I'm speaking forcefully to a woman who is recovering from a serious accident, about how good she looks and how much progress she has made. Might I be coming on too strong? I have to laugh at myself here. I hope you're speaking with the appropriate level of force for the situations you're in.

Today's issue has an article on accessing multiple channels of information and enjoyment. Enjoy!

It's common for people to feel stuck in their habitual patterns or situations. They know they're not moving forward in their life in the way they want, yet all they know is to keep doing what they've been doing. You may have heard that one definition of insanity is to continue to perform the same action, and expect a different result. For a different outcome, you need to act differently! Sometimes just shaking up your automatic habits a bit is enough to get the creative juices flowing. If you normally put your right shoe on before your left, try doing it the opposite way, or swap your usual lunch and dinner menus. It doesn't matter what you do as much as that it's a change, and you'll need to be present -- you can't be on "automatic pilot" as you usually are. Remaining present and aware could have you noticing things you would have overlooked if you'd stayed with the familiar pattern.

The brain likes novelty, and is bored by routine. Do you do pretty much the same thing every day, or every week? If so, and you feel "stuck in a rut", it's no wonder! Could you join a class to learn something new which has always interested you, or invite a friend to go on a spur-of-the-moment outing? Playing with a small child will shake up your routine, as so much to a child is new and a cause for delight. Everything is interesting!

Take a minute and scan the big areas of your life: physical, mental, emotional, spritual. Where do you think you're lacking a bit, putting up with a situation that's not optimal? Maybe since you retired from your job you're a bit bored, feeling like there are no challenges left for you. Could you volunteer, or get a part-time job tutoring, sharing what you've learned? Or maybe you're lonely since your best friend got married and moved away -- could you join that church down the street, or an on-line meet-up group focused on one of your interests?

Your life is what you make it, for the most part, and I want you to be as happy and fulfilled in as many areas as you possibly can. So reach out, and figuratively switch your life over to the Music channel, or the Animal or Crafts or Workout or Cooking one. As many talents as you've developed by now, I'm willing to bet you've got untapped potential just waiting to burst forth. Stretch yourself, and feel how you grow!

To read about the benefits of changing your visual channel, click here.

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Let me know what you've wondered about concerning energy medicine or vision or dreams. I'll be glad to write a short article addressing that topic. Thank you to those who have sent me questions, or see a question you asked me in a private session written about here. You're helping many other people! Enjoy the second half of your April. I'll write again in a few weeks. Take care!