Stress Management
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "how heavy is this glass of water? "
The answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.
The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it.
"If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem.
If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.
If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.
In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."
He continued, "And that's the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on.
"As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.
"So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can."
Relax; pick them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!
So, what are some good ways to relax and give yourself a break? Here are a few ideas, and though they may seem obvious, sometimes we need to be reminded.
1) Move your body: dance, fly a kite, walk at the mall and window shop, take extra long walks with the dog (if you don't have one, borrow one, or go to the pound where they always need dog walkers). Do yoga, lift weights, move the furniture, clean.
2) Move your mind: go to the library and browse, visit a museum, go to theatre, watch the grass grow, watch people at a coffee shop, feed birds in a park, meet someone new.
3) Change your perspective: talk to family, talk to a professional, talk to a friend. One of the best cures for stress is to know you are not alone.
"Ride the horse in the direction that it's going."
~Werner Erhard
"For 5 years I have been unable to lose 15 extra pounds that have made me feel miserable. I never had a weight problem before, and I found myself always dressing in black, never buying new clothes and always feeling uncomfortable no matter what I wore. I just couldn’t get motivated to get myself in shape and eat well.
When I went to Virginia’s Self-Hypnosis class, I had a breakthrough. She asked us to put a goal in a simple sentence for our subconscious to work on. Mine was, “I am going to lose 15 lbs easily and quickly”. As I said these words, I got pictures in my mind of beautiful clothes in lovely colors and feeling comfortable in them. This made such an impression on me that I became eager to do what I needed to lose the weight; I ate good food for two months and learned to be healthy without feeling deprived. I don’t wear black anymore and I am finally comfortable in my body and in my clothes again."
– Z. Rose, Los Angeles, mother of two
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Set your browser for http://www.HealthyLife.net and click on "Listen Live" at 2 p.m. PST Monday February 20th to listen as I talk about "Getting Married for the First Time Later in Life" on "Triumph Over Trauma."
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Virginia Feingold Clark, MFA, CHT
As a hypnotherapist I help my clients become aware of and listen to their inner voice. No matter what problem or difficulty you are struggling with, at the root of it is the way you see or feel yourself from the inside.
The benefits of hypnotherapy are far reaching and can have a great impact on your life. The subconscious mind creates the “subtext,” the emotion behind your thoughts, and it literally creates your life script.
The clients who come to me are aware that their inner thoughts create their life experience. Through the process of hypnotherapy you can discover the hidden intentions that have influenced you and enjoy a new sense of freedom.
If you desire to change your life to the way you want it to be, let's have a conversation. Give me a call 310 913-1777.
Virginia Feingold Clark, MFA, CHT
Your Inner Guide Hypnotherapy
Offices in West Los Angeles
(310) 913-1777
To know more about my background and how hypnotherapy works, please visit my website www.yourinnerguide.com. Questions and comments are welcome. Please send to: virginia@yourinnerguide.com.
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