Thursday, December 17, 2009

Why It's Never Too Late to Have a Happy Childhood

This is not an article about how to have the happy childhood you missed out on by bonding with your children and experiencing a new childhood along with them, although that's a great thing to do. If you have children, I recommend it.

Nor is it an article about getting in touch with your inner child and spending time with her or him every day, doing some of your favorite childhood things, in essence nurturing your inner child and so forth. Although there's great value in that kind of approach as well.

This is about a cutting edge development in emotional healing. A development that allows you to literally overwrite traumatic and unpleasant childhood experiences with new memories - memories of how it would have been if you could change it.

The method is called Matrix Reimprinting, and it was developed by Karl Dawson, an EFT Master in the UK.

Of course you can't change history, what actually objectively happened. But you can change the energetic imprint that is still held in your energy field. With classic EFT/MTT (Emotional Freedom Techniques/Meridian Tapping Techniques) you neutralize the emotional charge on traumatic or upsetting memories, and that's how you eliminate the undesired phobias, fears, physical and emotional symptoms that stemmed from those events.

What Dawson found is that at the time of a trauma, a part of our psyche literally freezes and is permanently stuck in the event. This part of the psyche is called an "ECHO" or Energy Consciousness Hologram. For that part of our subconscious, that ECHO, it is always in the "now" of that event whether it happened days or decades ago. With this Matrix Reimprinting, we can even interact with ECHOs from the time before we have conscious memory, to the crib or even pre-birth to the womb.

Our ECHO is actually trying to protect us from being hurt again. He or she may resist every attempt to wipe out the coping mechanism she or he developed, be it physical or emotional symptoms, because his or her view it's not safe to do so. This is why sometimes tapping techniques and other energy therapies either may not work, may not last, or may take a long time to achieve permanent results.

With Matrix Reimprinting, we can now go directly to the ECHO, interact with her or him, and bring him or her to a safe place where healing naturally occurs. As part of the healing, we can literally reimprint a new, desirable and empowering memory. Then there is no longer any need for whatever strategy he or she came up with to cope, because there is now no need to cope.

I experienced this astonishing, powerful yet powerfully gentle experience myself as part of my practitioner training.

Astonishing, because what seems to begin in the imagination takes on a very real reality as the process unfolds. The ECHO will tell you how he or she feels, and what she or he needs to have happen to bring about a healing. Often, an ECHO will send you to an earlier ECHO, which might send you to an earlier one and so on.

Powerful, because as part of my own experience I reimprinted a new memory on an event that occurred when I was seven years old. My mind now just automatically tunes into the positive energy of the reimprinted "new" memory.

Gentle, because it was my seven year old ECHO that came up with the solution that was effective. There was no forcing, no pushing of an unwanted solution. It was the ECHO's own solution, so it was accepted easily and effortlessly. All I and my practitioner partner did was facilitate the process.

With Matrix Reimprinting it's literally never too late to have a happy childhood. It's a powerful method to eliminate trauma that few, if any other methods can touch as effectively.

For more information, go to: http://theweboflight.com/paGE6.HTML
You might also be interested in my blog: http://gentlehealingtouch.blogspot.com/

Dr. Webb is a Holistic Life Coach, creator of The Web of Light Holistic Coaching System, and Matrix Reimprinting Practitioner. He is a board certified Holistic Health Practitioner, and he is trained in advanced MTT. He is a Certified Reiki Master, an ordained minister, and a certified chaplain. Dr. Webb holds a Master's Degree in Metaphysics from the University of Metaphysics and a Doctor of Divinity from the American Institute of Holistic Theology.

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Sunday, December 13, 2009

The Secret for Fun

I choose to be happy everyday no matter how bad I felt or how difficult the situation may be especially after I have made the Law of Attraction as part of my life. Every time I wake up in the morning I told myself that I am going to have a wonderful day even just seeing the sun shine outside my window because endorphins are naturally released and a "feel good" sensation spreads throughout my body. If it's not enough I go out for a 30 minutes drive outside the village to commune with nature because this is something that is associated with peaceful, balance, and tranquility.

Alternatively, gardening is associated with relaxation and enjoyment and it also relieves me from stress, so I do that once or twice a week. Having fun doesn't only mean you have to spend money on an expensive holiday. There are various ways you can have fun without having to spend anything. Having fun is a state of mind so either you enjoy it or you don't. Try to do something that you like and enjoy, go out, meet people, or start a conversation.

I always take time to unwind by watching movies after a day's work and it helps me relax and have some fun time that's why I have over 500 movie and television series collections. Laughing also creates a spontaneous endorphin release, that's why I also like to watch 'Americas Funniest Home Videos' to add to the feel-good factor because I know that we all have a natural instinct to laugh and have fun but growing up and becoming responsible adults often causes this instinct to dim but that instinct is still there, just waiting to be set free.

There's also nothing like singing the blues and stressors away because it helps you relax and feel good. Why don't you try to throw away restraint and responsibility and intentionally pretend that you are seeing everything around you for the first time and you will notice how good you feel. Alternatively, why not use your imagination to picture yourself in a wonderful place and hold on to that thought as long as you can and you will enjoy the endorphin release as you imagine.

Learn more about Mastering the Law of Attraction by visiting http://www.thesecretoflifebydesign.com.

Janet Grace Ortigas is a freelance writer and online blogger.

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Practice Being Happy

There are people who depends their happiness to situations or to things saying that if they got money, if they meet the right person, if they have good health and be able to travel the world they would be happy. The problem with living your life this way is that you will never be truly happy because nothing will ever fill the hole of dissatisfaction inside your mind.

We can all have happiness because it is a state of mind and the key to happiness is to nurture your mind with positive thoughts. And since we are constantly bombarded with negativity, it is sometimes difficult to stay positive. But you can turn this around by training your conscious and subconscious mind to only accept positive thoughts and impulses because this will attract wonderful opportunities.

Smile at people around you and you'll see how infectious it is and whatever belief you want to follow, it is undeniably true that happiness breeds more happiness. Watch funny films because a good laugh will help you put your life into perspectives. Forget the past because there is nothing you can do to change what already happened. Choose to be happy no matter how bad the situation is and never blame someone else when something goes wrong. My brother always told me to 'build bridges not walls' because only through relationships can we love and be loved so make it your top priority.

Be true to yourself and don't promise anything you can't keep even to yourself so that you will be in peace. Develop multiple passions so that you will have endless streams of exciting things to create new happiness. Be yourself, find what matters you most and always count your blessings because it is easy to be happy if you are grateful and you will soon see that you have many reasons to be happy. Try to find positive things in any situation to help you with your quest for happiness. Remember that happiness is a state of mind we can all achieve so why don't you try it today.

Learn more about Mastering the Law of Attraction by visiting http://www.thesecretoflifebydesign.com.

Janet Grace Ortigas is a freelance writer and online blogger.

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Live In Happiness

When you live in happiness integrity naturally flows smoothly through your life. Being your word is the only option for people who love themselves. To live otherwise would dishonor and disrespect one's own being.

Do you know anyone who tells you (and everybody else they know) they are going to accomplish some task ABC by day X-only day X comes and goes without task ABC being done? And year after they keep telling people they will do project after project for them-but nothing ever happens?

How do you feel when you hear that person say they will get it done for you? Do you believe them? Do you trust them to keep their word? Do you trust them in any area of life?

People who live without integrity have no problem telling others they will do various tasks. In fact, they may volunteer for so many tasks that others think they are super human, amazing producers-until they see that nothing gets done at all.

Living with integrity in every moment of every day may be beyond human possibility, Yet if you do not stride to do your best at all times and live in your truth then you will be out of integrity more often than not.

What are simple ways people move out of integrity? They arrive late for appointments-and do not call to say they will be late. Of course some people are consistently late, not intending to be on time. Yet they make appointments for which others show up at the appointed time.

Perhaps the worst slip-ups in the realm of keeping your word happen when people fail to keep the promises they make to themselves. Maybe they tell themselves they will stop eating once they are full or they will begin their next exercise program tomorrow-but tomorrow never comes.

If you cannot keep your word with yourself, how can you expect to keep your word with others? Living in happiness and integrity go together. Make it a perfect match for you too.

By the way, do you want to learn more about how you can live in happiness now?

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How To Be Happier

Am I really the happiest man on the planet? Then how can I tell you how to be happier?:)

But there's this one interesting thing I have noticed. And whenever I have done this one thing, I have been happier.

This thing is - to stop thinking about what I should do and start thinking about what I really want.
Not very clear is it? I'll tell you some tit bits from my life - when I replaced "should" with "want" and became happier.

How to be Happier - The First Event

Long ago in January, 2007, I was majoring in Paper technology and career was the first thing on my mind. "What should I do after I finish college?" was the big question. "Should I " do an MS in chemical engineering? "Should I" go for a job?

My mental state: muddled and unhappy.

In June 2007, a thought crossed my mind - "What if I stop asking what I should be doing and ask myself what I really, truly want to do? What if it was NOT compulsory that I "should do" an MS or an MBA?

Suddenly I felt light! I still remember that moment - when I allowed myself to think about what I really wanted and instantly felt happier!

I had this vision about writing and blogging and anchoring quizzes and debates a few times a month. I felt amazing!

As soon as I allowed myself to think of what I wanted to do - I felt good!

Thankfully, today I am much happier writing on this website than I was when I thought I "should do" an MS in chemical engineering.

How to be Happier - The Second Event

Another peculiar event happened recently.

Now I was writing on this website, but somehow I was still feeling bad somewhere. I mean, I should have felt nice writing right - doing what I wanted - then why that sinking feeling?

So I looked at my home page. And I saw ornamental words like "This site will allow you to conquer anger and face your fears." I looked at some other pages - they were like - "This is how you should act, this is how you should think" Huh? All this was crap I thought I "should write" on my site - not what I really wanted to.. What I really wanted to do was to genuinely share whatever I learnt as I lived my life - along with my faults and failings. Something to the tune of - "Hey, I learnt this today, isn't that cool? You could try it too!"

So I revamped each page on this site and removed what I thought I "should write." Then I wrote exactly what I wanted to. In one moment, I felt so much more happy! I was suddenly doing something I loved so much more!

Now the interesting thing is: in both the cases above when I felt happier - I stopped doing what I thought "I should do" and asked myself - "what do I really want"?

What About You?

Let's take a peek at your life. Is there something you are doing that you "should do"? Are you working at your job - because you "should be"? Are you in your relationship because you "should be"?

NOW - ask yourself - what do you really, truly want? Suppose you were permitted to do anything you wanted? Suppose you could leave this job and NOT do what others were doing? What would you want?

Ask yourself this.

No, don't quit your job or relationship or revamp your life after reading this. (As if you will!:) ) But will you make me a promise? Today, tomorrow and the day after - whenever you notice the thought - "I should be doing this" - will you replace it with - "what do I want?" Like if you are going to college - will you ask yourself - "Why am I going? Is it because I should go? What do I want to do?"

Here's my guarantee: As soon as you replace "I should" by "what do I want?" - you'll be happier.

Now we know how to be happier! May we rock the world replacing "should" by "want". Tata!

Meghashyam Chirravoori is basically someone like you but with an unreasonable passion for exploring living more. He's written more about his tryst with happiness (+ unhappiness!) and ways to be happy here. He writes regularly about other things he learns at http://www.personal-development-is-fun.com. Copyright - Do republish this article wherever you want, but please publish everything as it is, including this author description and the active links.

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