Lilly's Now is the Time Seminar: What Stops You........????? Part 2

This is Part 2 - every thought produces a chemical concoction that produces feelings and reactions.

What Stops You........????? Part 2

As I said in Part One of this Blog, we are creatures of habit. If we are prone to thinking negatively or pessimistically most of the time, that state of being becomes a habit. If we think that life is always positive, positive, positive and everything is just wonderful most of the time, this also becomes a habitual way of thinking, of being.

Dr Joe Dispenza in his book, "Evolve Your Brain....." says "...every time we fire a thought in our brain, we make chemicals that produce feelings and other reactions in the body....We do nearly everything we can to ensure we maintain those feelings and to restore the familiar chemical balance your body has become accustomed to whenever there is a challenge or an interruption in the regular, consistent and comfortable level of our body's chemical makeup that results in discomfort!"

So, whenever you feel a sense of discomfort about thinking and doing things differently,

this discomfort is due, in part, to the fact that your body's chemistry is telling you - "no, this is not what I am used to!!" Your body will do everything it can to maintain the familiar and comfortable level of it's chemical makeup even though it may be detrimental to your moving forward and doing something different. Whenever you feel RESISTANCE to change, know that your body's chemistry is insisting on maintaining what is familiar.

What can we do to alter a habitual state of being?? It takes awareness, self-discipline and a

commitment to change a pattern of thinking that releases a particular concoction of chemicals.  Be clear about what you want and think it, rehearse it in your mind. 

Aristotle said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an action but a habit."

Feel into your desired thoughts by quieting your Mind to enter new information into the sub-conscious Mind; do this repeatedly with absolute certainty that this is now the You, you want to be. Think it, Do it and Be it. Be pro-active. Take action to master your Mind and you will alter your state of being as your inner neuro-chemical world assists you to build a new paradigm!!

Enjoy!

Lilly Fitzgerald

Lilly's Now is the Time Seminar: What stops YOU.......??

Lilly's Now is the Time Seminar: What stops YOU.......??: This is PART ONE of this particular blog. I decided to divide it into two parts simply because there is a lot of information to take in. ...

What stops YOU.......??

This is PART ONE of this particular blog. I decided to divide it into two parts simply because there is a lot of information to take in.

It is true that if you understand SELF you will find it easier to understand others. Judge SELF less, you will judge others less etc.

These words are true ONLY WHEN you take ACTION to understand SELF and ONLY WHEN you take ACTION to open SELF up to expanding your Mind to alter your perceptions. You cannot understand yourself and claim to know yourself just by talking about it. You cannot alter your life merely by talking about it or reading books or by theorizing, intellectually analyzing or just by attending seminars and workshops etc. 

However, many people do this!

How often does the conversation go, "Oh yes, that's something I read about in such and such a book...." Or, "Oh yes, I went to a conference and heard......talking about this. It resonated really strongly!"

My question is:
"What have you done differently since?"

It is well-known that only about 2%-5% of people actually take ACTION following a seminar or a workshop they may have attended. Most people become enthused on the day but once they leave and return to their familiar lives - their workplace, home, relationships etc - all that enthusiasm goes!

It is true that we are creatures of habit. We are hardwired

neurologically to become creatures of habit. As Neuro-Scientists continue researching the human brain and how it works, more and more information is available to each of us to really understand how we operate, how we learn, behaviour and the chemistry of that. 

Great information but useful only if applied in a practical sense to create different responses and outcomes in your life!

To become less judgemental takes practice and results in part from being less judgemental with SELF. If you are your harshest critic then in order to alter that pattern of thinking requires dedication and commitment, persistence and knowledge. It requires ACTION.

Sounds easy enough - yet it is more complex. 

Part Two of this Blog explains more.

Enjoy!
Lilly Fitzgerald

HELP YOURSELF AND YOU HELP YOUR WORLD!

When you are relaxed and connected to yourself, your heart; when you are 'at one' with yourself you are enthused, you are inspired and you are truly in a position to contribute to life and to others.


Unless you help yourself first, you cannot help others. 

Care for yourself first, know when to do for yourself and 
when to do for others is to be self-aware, self-connected 
and working from within as opposed to what others expect
or 'think' we should do.

To live according to your values is to grow spiritually, is to raise your level of consciousness and is to be authentic. The words make it sound simple. It is simple. It is NOT EASY.

Some things to do in order to be self-aware, authentic and to raise your level of consciousness, are:

• keep your mind on your own business rather than try and control others.
• cultivate a 'love and let live' attitude.
• learn from everything you do.
• be aware of your limitations and do what you can to move through them.
• everyday move closer to knowing who you really are, what your purpose is.
• become aware of ego and know that intellectualizing your life stops authenticity.

 "If there is no enemy within, the enemy outside will do us no harm" -         African Proverb.

PLACEBO OR NOCEBO - WHICH ONE ARE YOU?

Astrologically, the predictions seem to centre around the perception that life between July and December will be a little easier for many; easier and less complex as well as offering an opportunity to live more authentically and be authentic, whatever that may mean to each individual.

I have always had an interest in astrology and while many tell me that it is non-scientific and is more a 'playing field' that is based on bias etc, I can't help feeling that energetically we feel and are influenced by the subtle energy of the cosmos.

Whether that is 'true' or not is for each and every individual to decide. 

Each person is the ultimate placebo (some, a nocebo) aren't they? Think about and embrace a belief with all of the senses,it becomes a part of your 'truth' irrespective of what others believe. 

Swallow the blue 'pill' that life offers truly believing in your heart that this blue 'pill' will create a great life for you, that is what you will experience - a great life. 

The converse is also true ie swallow that same blue pill yet BE the slightest bit hesitant, have self-doubt AND BELIEVE that life is hard and will always be a challenge, you create that very scenario - a perceived hard life and challenges throughout life.

So the question is "What do your current life 

experiences tell you about what your beliefs 

are about the life 'pill' you have swallowed?"

The thing is, it has nothing to do with the Pill we swallow and EVERYTHING to do with what we BELIEVE the Pill will do (or not do) -  that holds the power.

This is true of every area of your life - AND 

it is YOU that holds the power; it is YOU 

that determines you internal environment 

and external environment. 

So, if astrology tells me that life is becoming easier and I have the energetic support of the planets to be more authentic, I TAKE THAT BELIEF, EMBRACE IT & ENJOY IT!!

Lilly Fitzgerald

WHEN I SQUEEZE YOU, WHAT WILL I GET?

"One of the simplest ways to discover how you truly see yourself is to take a good look at what it is you are getting back."

Oooh, bit hard to take this sometimes, isn't it?? 

Not always - but sometimes it is, particularly when we seem to be getting negative reactions from people and situations all around us.

It is true though; what comes out of you is what is inside you......it is the Law of Cause & Effect. We bring back to us that which we put out into the world.


It's like when you squeeze an orange, the only thing you can get is orange juice, true?

So it is with each individual.

If doubt is the dominant emotion, then that low vibration, that low sense of self and that negative emotion will return to you time and again, particularly when you are 'squeezed' by some situation or someone.

If fun is dominant inside you then that vibration, that light sense of self and more positive emotion will return similar vibratory experiences.


What comes out of you - what vibration is dominant within you? 


Is it more negative in relation to you or is it more positive; is it a sense of stability and confidence or is it self-doubt, fear, angst?

Here is a little exercise:

Ask yourself the following questions:

If I had a different perception about (whatever the situation is that you are facing) what would it be?

How would I behave?

What lesson am I being offered here?

Am I being offered this lesson over & over again in a number areas of life?

How can I make use of this opportunity to move forward?

Enjoy! Only you can make a difference to how you experience things!

Lilly Fitzgerald

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING???

 

“A man’s mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will bring forth. If no useful seeds are put into it then an abundance of useless weed-seeds will fall therein, and will continue to produce their kind.

 

Just as a gardener cultivates his plot, keeping it free from weeds, and growing flowers and fruits which he requires so may a man tend the garden of his mind, weeding out all the wrong, useless and impure thoughts, and cultivating toward perfection the flowers and fruits of right, useful and pure thoughts. By pursuing this process, a man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.” 

                                                                                                                                As A Man Thinketh  -  by James Allen

 

I love this metaphor for Mind. I so agree with it. It is our life’s journey I believe; we are all on it whether we recognize it or not. The highest value on your hierarchy of values dictates the form of and\or in what area of life your dedication to Mind Mastery is; your highest value on your hierarchy of values determines in what area of your life you become a ‘master gardener of your soul, the director of your life.’

 

Perhaps it is, that what is important, is knowing what kind of flowers and fruits are required in the garden of your Mind – do you know what those are for you? If you do then weeding out all the thoughts that keep you from cultivating ‘perfect flowers and fruits’ becomes more and more productive as well as easier to do.

 

Lilly Fitzgerald

THE SYNERGY OF COMMUNITY

2015 is shaping up to be a year when things happen quickly for all and sundry - or at least that's how it appears to me.  Leaving 'old' behind while bringing in 'new' seems to be nudging many of us in different ways it seems.

I have been re-reading notes from a relatively recent brilliant interview I heard with Bruce Lipton Ph. D.(Research Scientist, former medical school Professor & Author) where he explained in detail how each individual human being is a 'trillion-celled community' and how such cellular communities within each of us have evolved over millions of years by working together.

Dr Lipton used this as an analogy about human impact on this planet stating very strongly that "cooperation is important among all species otherwise human existence is threatened". A great analogy I thought and one that globally we are perhaps moving towards. The chaos of global events appears to be forcing us as a species to re-evaluate and leave behind old structures based on individual gain and replace them with structures that focus on the importance and benefits of communities.

The human race as a collective is abundantly rich. Human beings are syntropic in nature; we as a species are impelled towards life; we seek a fuller expression of growth.

If we as a collective global community would hold the vision of these thoughts and "impress them upon formless substance....by which all things are made" (Science of Success), if we would hold the conscious intention to 'expand life' rather than fulfill personal gratification for personal sake, if we would, through our actions, create rather than compete, our vision of a cooperative and creative global community would prevail - wouldn't you agree?

WORRY - A CURSE ON THE BODY'S PHYSIOLOGY!

Being constantly anxious and worrying affects our physiology; it affects the heart, circulation, the nervous system. It unsettles us and creates internal imbalance, often manifesting in reactive behaviour. Anxiety, worry and doubt can knock you around and attack your sense of self and your self-worth.

A great definition of worry is:

"........ a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained."                                                                                     Arthur Somers Roche

Worry is fear and fear is often an incomplete picture or a perception from a past experience believed to be true. Fear is emotion based on incomplete awareness.
 

Fear can be described as 'false expectation appearing real'. Associated worry or anxiety is based on a story that you have told yourself and have repeated over and over to yourself so that it has become a way of being for you.
 

Anxiety then becomes a negative habit of thinking that serves to reinforces a negative sub-conscious message and if allowed to continue, 'worry' really does 'cut a channel' in the brain by way of myelinating neuronal pathways over and over. It blocks us from allowing a complete awareness to emerge.

Constant worry, anxiety depresses the immune system.
 

So here's a suggestion: 

• find what the action was that triggered the fear or worry or angst.

• Write down as many ways as you can think of that, that very same action (that triggered you to feel anxious), actually assists you or someone else in some way. - WRITE all those things them down - don't just think about them - write them down in order to get a complete awareness.

Your perception will alter, your worry / anxiety will decrease.

Your physiology will thank you. You will begin creating different neural pathways in your brain.

 

TRY IT! 

 

 

 



PERCEPTIONS

what the thinker thinks, the Mind proves as correct - your subconscious Mind filters all incoming perceptions to make what you think, true. When you constantly say something like, "I can't do this" you prime your Mind to

make it true and of course, you won't do whatever it is you say you can't do. However, the converse is also true. When you prime your Mind towards "I can do this" or "I will do this" YOU give YOURSELF a better chance to accomplish it. In this situation YOU are internally congruent with that which YOU want to accomplish externally. In the first situation, YOU experience inner conflict - YOUR internal speak is incongruent with that which YOU wish to accomplish. This often leads to a negative state of being which, if it continues over a prolonged period of time, affects your physiology - dis-ease in the body. The thing to remember is that YOU are in the DRIVER'S seat. What is also true is that if you merely say "I can do this" without taking action towards doing it and without an attitude of Mind that supports it emotionally, you will again experience frustration and a state of incongruence. Having Clarity, being Specific and focusing on the outcome you want and not straying from that position cognitively primes your brain and Mind to work together to bring you the results you desire! Most of us, however, focus on all the reasons why we can't or won't and then wish for the desired outcome! Won't Work! Doesn't Work!

 





The Importance of Words

Words we use everyday indicate our inner world, our emotions and how we view life. When you listen keenly to what you say to others you will hear a wealth of information about who you are and what your values are. Moreover, when you listen astutely to others, you will learn much about them and their values and when you learn how to communicate through their values while at the same time respect your own you have empowered relationships forming. Easy to write about - its another thing to apply the information and use it to enrich your environment, enrich your relationships, your health and your productivity. That is what "Now is the Time Seminars" - "The Power of Words" is about.