A man lost in thought.

Anyone who knows me knows that I use the phrase “Today is the first day of the rest of your life” a lot. I like it because it reminds me (so I remind my friends, family and clients), that every day you get a do-over, you can start fresh.

Anyone who know me knows that I also use the phrase “There is no reality, only perception” a lot. It reminds me (so I remind my friends, family and clients) that every time I find a new perspective (therefore new perception) my entire life changes for the better…exponentially.

I have also come to realize that my life’s wisdom often presents itself in the best turn of phrase I can remember on any subject at any given moment. “One day at a time” serves me well and serves me well often. “Let me sleep on it” is another. I LOVE quotes, especially the ones that make me laugh.

In fact, I just created a new one that I really like: “if you want to know what’s wrong with your children, look in the mirror.”

It was natural that “Today is a New Yesterday” struck me. Because these little cliches, these little thought-bytes, are what rescue me in real-time. These little thought-bytes guide my day without much conscious awareness. Their real value is that they bring me smack back into the present, which is where ease of living (often called happiness) is usually found.

“Today is a New Yesterday” is like that. It seems like an advanced version of “How you live today is how you create your tomorrow’s.” Because it reminds me that everything I do in my life is woven indelibly into the tapestry of my life. It is like a blog entry or forum comment that will live forever in viral cyberspace, forever to haunt me if I make a lapse in judgement.

My tapestry is made up of many things: things I’m proud of, things I regret, things I wish I had done differently. “Today is a New Yesterday” is my new cliche reminder that my choices today, in the present, more importantly, in this present moment, matter more than I realise.

In 12-Step philosophy, a great source of many of my cliche’s, there is a saying that goes like this “…and you clean up the wreckage of your past…” That thought always leads me to my own version: “I’m a happy camper if I can manage not to be creating the wreckage of my future.”

Sometimes it’s good to peek at the future before making a choice that will live forever in your tapestry. Yes, I think “Today is a new yesterday” might be a keeper.

If you find yourself having a hard time creating satisfying yesterdays, call me and let me help.

Susan

www.hypno4success.com

877-583-2026

Stress is a part of living.  Even good stress takes its toll on the being and the body.  However, chronic and extreme stress can kill you…and often does.

Stress can result from over-work or challenging work situations and relationship conflicts. This may be viewed as a result of lifes demands, pleasant or unpleasant, and your difficulty in meeting them.

Stress causes both psychological and physiological symptoms. It is important to get stress under control so as to avoid long-term physical damage to your body.

According the work of Hans Selye, major contributor to our information about stress and illness, any event that disrupts your homeostasis affects us as a stressor whether it is dis-stress (bad stress, as in getting sick) or eustress (good stress, as in going on vacation).

Selye’s clinical research showed that if one’s stress quotient exceeded a specific number (around 300 according to his scale), that it was a fairly precise predictor of the onset of major illness within 18 months.

Three ways to diffuse stressors in your life and help your mind and body to return to calmness an d objectivity before you make it worse.

1.  STOP  Walk away, disconnect, take a break, a walk, a workout or even a nap.

2.  Do self-hypnosis, relaxation, or meditation to reduce physiological effects of stress before you decide what to do about the stressful situation.

3.  Try to see at your situation as if you were viewing strangers having the same situation to gain objectivity.

Other physicians doing similar research came to similar conclusions.   I frequently refer patients to hypnotherapists because I have seen it produce excellent results in many illnesses   – Andrew Weil M D clinical professor of medicine at the University of Arizona and director of its Program in Integrative Medicine.
Herbert Benson, M D, of Harvard Medical and author of The Relaxation Response, comes to similar conclusions.  While you will never find “Chronic, Overwhelming Stress” listed as the Cause of Death, stress is our number one killer without doubt.

Hypnosis, hypnotherapy and training in self-hypnosis are listed as one of the primary suggested treatment for reducing stress and therefore illness.

Don’t you owe it to yourself?  Call today for a free consultation.  877-583-2026.

Susan French
www.hypno4success.com

Comments and questions are welcomed!  Susan