Does dreary weather bring you down?

Sometimes it really affects my mood. One day while driving to school where I teach Yoga for Stress Management, I considered this:

When you go up in a plane,  it's always sunny.  Above the clouds  and the dreariness is the sun. And if we can think like that and we can focus on just above  what we see is light and so much light.  Allow it to fill you up and see how you feel. It can shift our perspective. I shared this with my college students and it shifted how they felt. 

In this episode, I offer a healing tip for itchy eyes.

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Do you ask for the brownie?

In other words, do you ask for what you want despite the obstacles?

In this episode, I share a story from my Belief coach. She shares how she and her daughter were at a cafe on vacation where there was a plate of cookies for free. Beside the cookies was a plate of brownies. Yet the brownies weren't free. The mom asked if she wanted a cookie. The daughter said, "I want a brownie." The mom reiterated that they weren't free. The daughter asked anyway. After going back and forth with the waitress, the daughter got the brownie and an offer of ice cream from the manager.

Do we give up too easily assuming we won't get what we want so why bother? 

The healing tip is to hold your ring finger to boost confidence and let go of old beliefs.

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Do you ever get sweaty palms, a racing heart, feel like you're about to have a panic attack, or at least you're about to slip into a bout of nervousness?  You can change the narrative by saying these three words.  I AM EXCITED.  Research shows that when people reappraise anxiety as excitement, they move out of a threat mindset of what can go wrong into an opportunity mindset of what can go right. 

Harvard Business School did a study where they studied this phenomenon of saying, I am excited in 3 situations:  public speaking,  test taking, and  karaoke. 

Participants who said I AM EXCITED beforehand  sang 17 percent better, were 17 percent better at public speaking,  and 22  percent better at taking a math test.

My healing tip for you today is to hold your ring and little finger to help build your confidence and let go of trying to do something vs simply doing it. The practice is called Jin Shin Jyutsu, a 3000 year old healing practice that balances mind, body and spirit, ease physical discomfort and pain, supports you emotionally and so much more. 

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This wise piece of advice comes from my 16-year-old student. 

I had given a random act of kindness assignment to my Yoga for Stress Management students. I teach yoga at a nearby community college. In this episode, I share one of my student's random acts of kindness and an aha she had in her reflection.

She realized simply because your a mom or an adult, you don't know everything. "This is all our first time living and we all get to learn every day!"

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This one word that many of use often can make us sound less confident, less certain and less grateful.

Can you guess what it is? 

Just 

Yes, just. Think about it. We might say, "I'm just calling to ask," vs "I'm calling to ask"

Which sounds more confident? Yes, the second one. 

Using the word just  minimizes whatever comes next.

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Do you work with your energy?

What does that mean? We all have a time of day when we feel the most energized. That's the time of day to exercise, create or start a difficult project because we'll have more stamina. A lot of get stuck because we try to do things when we're energy depleted. 

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When people say something negative to you, do you dwell on it?  Do you find you keep replaying it in your head?  If you answered yes then believe it or not,  you're actually cosigning with that way of thinking. Some part of you is agreeing with what they said. 

Don Miguel Luis.  Author of the Four Agreements says, "Don't take anything personally  because what others say to us has nothing to do with us."  When the speaker's words are unkind or off base, it's because they're being triggered about something.  It has to do with them, not us. And the same is true for us.

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We spend so much time looking to where we're going, but we often don't take time to look at where we've come from. 

Look back a year ago, or maybe five years or maybe to when you were a kid and look at all that you've accomplished. Maybe it's a shift in mindset or a way of being or something else. 

Take time to see where you've come from and where you are today. Celebrate that. 

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So today I share with you a guided Jin Shin Jyutsu meditation that I taught live via zoom on Monday. (All are always welcome to join live. You can get the log-in details in my Sunday newsletter). You can sign up for that via my website: www.suzanneabarron.com

This meditation is all about embracing the magic of today and tapping into your strength, your power, your creativity and your right to be happy. 

This episode is a little longer than my previous episodes of late because it's a guided meditation. 

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Do you ever find yourself saying, I'll do it tomorrow?  Tomorrow I'll  be ready. But guess what?  That which you can create today  with that energy, that outlook, that way of being might not be available tomorrow.

Maybe tomorrow you'll be even more tired or maybe you'll be pulled in a different direction.  

As Elizabeth Gilbert writes about the same thing in her book, big magic, the spark of genius that you feel right now needs to be acted on right now, or it might pass you by. 

What if that dream you have right now won't be as crisp when you're finally ready to act on it.  Think back to something you wanted to do even five years ago. Do you still have the same intimate details of how you were going to approach it? 

The person you are today likely can't conjure up those same experiences.  

My Jin Shin Jyutsu healing tip for you today is to  hold each of your fingers  for three breaths each and each palm for three breaths each. This will raise your vibration. It will calm that chatter about how you're not ready and you're not able and now's not a good time. You'll stop the low level ruminating thoughts. 

If you'd like to learn more about Jin Shin Jyutsu, visit my website: www.suzanneabarron.com

Your gifts need to be realized.  You have  a spark that the world desperately needs. 

Until tomorrow, be well.   

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