| Okay,
we all did it. We made those New Year resolutions again!
We woke
us with our last smoker's cough and we've eaten our last chocolate cream
filled donut. We WON'T get stressed out about life any more,
and we're removing that pile of clothes off the treadmill to start
using it every day --- or are we? Sure we are --
we've got "willpower". If Oprah can do it . . . .
But what
happens when once again "will power" fails us? Is there no hope?
Are we doomed to repeated failures?
The good
news is guided imagery works when willpower fails.
Why? Because guided imagery has nothings whatsoever to do with willpower.
Willpower resides in and is a function of your conscious mind which
is only 5% of our brain. Guided imagery is the path into your subconscious
mind which is basically influenced by the imagination. In any
battle between imagination and willpower, imagination will win EVERY TIME.
If you want to change or stop a particular habit, you need to incorporate
the subconscious mind where all your habits are managed and controlled,
"HABIT CONTROL" central, as it were. |
If
I say to you, "DO NOT think of a pink elephant", what is the first thought
that comes to your mind? See how STRONG your imagination is?
On the other hand, when you use willpower and TRY to do something, the
harder you TRY, the less chance you have of doing it -- like
the insomniac who TRIES to sleep, the smoker who TRIES to stop, the person
who TRIES to diet. Think of the last time you invited guests to your
home, and the response was "We'll TRY to make it". I hope you didn't
set a place at the table for them.
These
problems respond to imagination power, not willpower. And that is
why WILLPOWER DOES NOT WORK. In the book "The Wizard Within", written
by Dr. A. M. Krasner, it compares the subconscious mind to the wonderful
"Wizard of Oz". You remember how everyone wanted the Wizard to grant
them their wish? The Scarecrow wanted a Brain, the Tin man
desired a Heart, and the Lion longed for courage.
Of course,
each of them had those things, they just didn't BELIEVE they possessed
them. And though the Wizard was just an ordinary man, he appeared
magical because he had the ability to change their beliefs about themselves.
We house our own Wizard within us, the subconscious mind, that has this
very same ability. |
Through
guided imagery you can change your beliefs and the "commands" you have
been giving to your "Wizard" for as Krasner points out, guided
imagery is your very own "Yellow Brick Road".
It's up
to you NOW to take the first step on your "Yellow Brick Road" through guided
imagery, to attain a healthier and happier lifestyle. Only YOU can
do this for yourself. And YOU HAVE THIS POWER. Go for it!
Call your local Hypnotherapist today and start your journey back
home to yourself. You deserve it!
Please
contact Pauline Derby at: JUST IMAGINE...Experience Guided
Imagery, 1662 Post Road, Wells, ME 04090, 207-646-7988, e-mail: tomesmerize@comcast.net,
web site: www.tomesmerize.com - Sessions by appointment. Gift
Certificates Available. |
