Glen Of Scotland

Health and body complaints

For some this will be the most challenging aspect to look at, especially the body. What is your story and complaints about your body or your health? How long have you been telling the same story or complaining about the same thing?

Some familiar complaints are: this weight never stays off, my hair is awful, this body part/area is too big or too small. I keep getting a cold every winter, I can't do this because of that, I'm not tall enough, I get tired easily, why can't I have a body like so and so, I keep getting headaches.

Take time to to write out your story and complaints about your health and body, be as honest as you feel you can. After you have finished ask yourself if you are willing to choose one or more of the following instead:

Are you willing to stop complaining about some of what you have written about? If your story has nine parts to it would you be willing to stop telling the same story about 5 parts?

Are you willing to make your story about what you want for your health and body, make sure this doesn't involve someone else changing.

If you need to keep telling the same story next year as you have for the past days, weeks months or years, are you at least willing to add to the story or complaint what you are able to with your body, appreciate the parts you like and the times you are healthy.

If you are unwilling to change anything can you at least accept responsibility and admit now you are the one doing this to yourself and ask what you enjoy about beating yourself  up year after year?

Plenty of choices to choose from, next year can be different and better and you can have better health and a better feeling about your body.. If you can be diligent in maintaining your new choice most of the time (this gives you room to slip) it will not be long before you see signs of your reward.

An interesting thing begins to happen, as you feel better about money, family and relationships and work your stress levels improve dramatically and as a result you have better health.

For some this will be the most challenging aspect to look at, especially the body. What is your story and complaints about your body or your health? How long have you been telling the same story or complaining about the same thing?

Some familiar complaints are: this weight never stays off, my hair is awful, this body part/area is too big or too small. I keep getting a cold every winter, I can't do this because of that, I'm not tall enough, I get tired easily, why can't I have a body like so and so, I keep getting headaches.

Take time to to write out your story and complaints about your health and body, be as honest as you feel you can. After you have finished ask yourself if you are willing to choose one or more of the following instead:

Are you willing to stop complaining about some of what you have written about? If your story has nine parts to it would you be willing to stop telling the same story about 5 parts?

Are you willing to make your story about what you want for your health and body, make sure this doesn't involve someone else changing.

If you need to keep telling the same story next year as you have for the past days, weeks months or years, are you at least willing to add to the story or complaint what you are able to with your body, appreciate the parts you like and the times you are healthy.

If you are unwilling to change anything can you at least accept responsibility and admit now you are the one doing this to yourself and ask what you enjoy about beating yourself  up year after year?

Plenty of choices to choose from, next year can be different and better and you can have better health and a better feeling about your body.. If you can be diligent in maintaining your new choice most of the time (this gives you room to slip) it will not be long before you see signs of your reward.

An interesting thing begins to happen, as you feel better about money, family and relationships and work your stress levels improve dramatically and as a result you have better health.

Merry Christmas

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope that for Christmas Day you find peace and happiness for most of the day.

Whatever Christmas day means for you personally, I hope you align with that and as you go through the day, periodically check within yourself to see if you are staying in alignment. If you are drifting out of alignment, gently bring yourself back, release whatever it was that took you out of alignment. Come back to the flow, you will see and hear more when you are back in alignment.

If you are at war with someone are you willing to call a truce just for the day, they did it during world wars. Soldiers who were ready to kill each other observed a truce and even shared a drink.

What would it take for you to call a truce just for the day?

What ever you chose for this day or other days know that - I LOVE YOU! Glen

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope that for Christmas Day you find peace and happiness for most of the day.

Whatever Christmas day means for you personally, I hope you align with that and as you go through the day, periodically check within yourself to see if you are staying in alignment. If you are drifting out of alignment, gently bring yourself back, release whatever it was that took you out of alignment. Come back to the flow, you will see and hear more when you are back in alignment.

If you are at war with someone are you willing to call a truce just for the day, they did it during world wars. Soldiers who were ready to kill each other observed a truce and even shared a drink.

What would it take for you to call a truce just for the day?

What ever you chose for this day or other days know that - I LOVE YOU! Glen

Robin

Work Complaints

What is your story or complaints about work and your job? How long have you been complaining about the same thing and the same people? Don't judge yourself about your answer it is what it is.

Some of the stories and complaints often are similar to this: my boss doesn't like me, I'm not appreciated, everything is a deadline, I don't get paid enough, others don't do their fair share around here, I should get paid more for what  I do here, the boss doesn't care about the employees, I just get taken for granted every time, why do I have to keep doing this, I'm just a slave here, my co-workers get away with too much, they are always off sick, a thank you would be nice once in a while.

Take the time to write to write out your story and complaints and with the knowledge that you have been saying this for a good period of time and there has been no change, ask yourself if you would be willing to any of the following:

Are you willing to stop complaining about some of what you have written about? If your story has nine parts to it would you be willing to stop telling the same story about 5 parts?

Are you willing to make your story about what you want for your job and career, make sure this doesn't involve someone else changing.

If you need to keep telling the same story next year as you have for the past days, weeks months or years, are you at least willing to add to the story or complaint some good moments about your work and your co-workers or boss or company?

If you are unwilling to change anything can you at least accept responsibility and admit now you are the one doing this to yourself and ask what you enjoy about beating yourself  up year after year?

Plenty of choices to choose from, next year can be different and better and you can have a better feeling and more satisfaction at work. If you can be diligent in maintaining your new choice most of the time (this gives you room to slip) it will not be long before you see signs of your reward.

Again I have seen miracles happen and amazing changes occur when people move away from the story, jobs become more satisfying, more sales, more profits and employers who were ready to fire people resolving the situation and the employees excelling.

In the current environment with companies cutting back on jobs, they typically let go those under performing, it's not too late to change things if you find that you are under performing due to all those complaints running in your mind.

What is your story or complaints about work and your job? How long have you been complaining about the same thing and the same people? Don't judge yourself about your answer it is what it is.

Some of the stories and complaints often are similar to this: my boss doesn't like me, I'm not appreciated, everything is a deadline, I don't get paid enough, others don't do their fair share around here, I should get paid more for what  I do here, the boss doesn't care about the employees, I just get taken for granted every time, why do I have to keep doing this, I'm just a slave here, my co-workers get away with too much, they are always off sick, a thank you would be nice once in a while.

Take the time to write to write out your story and complaints and with the knowledge that you have been saying this for a good period of time and there has been no change, ask yourself if you would be willing to any of the following:

Are you willing to stop complaining about some of what you have written about? If your story has nine parts to it would you be willing to stop telling the same story about 5 parts?

Are you willing to make your story about what you want for your job and career, make sure this doesn't involve someone else changing.

If you need to keep telling the same story next year as you have for the past days, weeks months or years, are you at least willing to add to the story or complaint some good moments about your work and your co-workers or boss or company?

If you are unwilling to change anything can you at least accept responsibility and admit now you are the one doing this to yourself and ask what you enjoy about beating yourself  up year after year?

Plenty of choices to choose from, next year can be different and better and you can have a better feeling and more satisfaction at work. If you can be diligent in maintaining your new choice most of the time (this gives you room to slip) it will not be long before you see signs of your reward.

Again I have seen miracles happen and amazing changes occur when people move away from the story, jobs become more satisfying, more sales, more profits and employers who were ready to fire people resolving the situation and the employees excelling.

In the current environment with companies cutting back on jobs, they typically let go those under performing, it's not too late to change things if you find that you are under performing due to all those complaints running in your mind.

Family Complaints

What has been or is your complaint(s) about your family members? What is the story you tell yourself and your friends about family members? How long have you been telling this same story or a similar version?

You may find yourself with complaints along the lines of: they don't care or respect me, they keep doing this all the time, they don't change (neither do you when you complain about the same thing!) they don't listen or understand me, they don't love me, they keep misbehaving, they don't do as they are told, they keep screaming or shouting, they are not obedient, they have (fill in the blank).

As some of this is familiar, write out your story or complaints, one family member at a time and after you have finished ask yourself if you are willing to do any of the following:

Are you willing to stop complaining about some of what you have written about? If your story has nine parts to it would you be willing to stop telling the same story about 5 parts?

Are you willing to make your story about what you want with your family and relationships, make sure this doesn't involve someone else changing.

If you need to keep telling the same story next year as you have for the past days, weeks months or years, are you at least willing to add to the story or complaint some appreciation or good qualities about the family member concerned?

If you are unwilling to change anything can you at least accept responsibility and admit now you are the one doing this to yourself and ask what you enjoy about beating yourself  up year after year?

Plenty of choices to choose from, next year can be different and better and you can have a better relationship with others. If you can be diligent in maintaining your new choice most of the time (this gives you room to slip) it will not be long before you see signs of your reward.

Working with clients over the years I have seen miracles happen and relationships that were destined for turmoil, divorce, separation are much better. It is possible!!!

What has been or is your complaint(s) about your family members? What is the story you tell yourself and your friends about family members? How long have you been telling this same story or a similar version?

You may find yourself with complaints along the lines of: they don't care or respect me, they keep doing this all the time, they don't change (neither do you when you complain about the same thing!) they don't listen or understand me, they don't love me, they keep misbehaving, they don't do as they are told, they keep screaming or shouting, they are not obedient, they have (fill in the blank).

As some of this is familiar, write out your story or complaints, one family member at a time and after you have finished ask yourself if you are willing to do any of the following:

Are you willing to stop complaining about some of what you have written about? If your story has nine parts to it would you be willing to stop telling the same story about 5 parts?

Are you willing to make your story about what you want with your family and relationships, make sure this doesn't involve someone else changing.

If you need to keep telling the same story next year as you have for the past days, weeks months or years, are you at least willing to add to the story or complaint some appreciation or good qualities about the family member concerned?

If you are unwilling to change anything can you at least accept responsibility and admit now you are the one doing this to yourself and ask what you enjoy about beating yourself  up year after year?

Plenty of choices to choose from, next year can be different and better and you can have a better relationship with others. If you can be diligent in maintaining your new choice most of the time (this gives you room to slip) it will not be long before you see signs of your reward.

Working with clients over the years I have seen miracles happen and relationships that were destined for turmoil, divorce, separation are much better. It is possible!!!

Money Complaints

What has been your complaint about your money situation? What story have you been telling yourself and others about your money situation? How long have you been complaining and telling this same story?

The answers will vary, for some they have been making the same complaint for years, some for months. You might be saying things along the lines of I can't afford this or that, I don't get paid enough, there is never enough, this is too hard, I struggle with money, they don't deserve all that money, if I had more money I would be happy, it's not fair, that's too expensive, I would never pay that for that, the government takes too much from me.

Take time to write out what you are saying or complaining about, after you have finished ask yourself if you are willing to one or more of the following:

Are you willing to stop complaining about some of what you have written about? If your story has nine parts to it would you be willing to stop telling the same story about 5 parts?

Are you willing to make your story about what you want for your money experience, make sure this doesn't involve someone else changing.

If you need to keep telling the same story next year as you have for the past days, weeks months or years, are you at least willing to add to the story or complaint what you are able to with what you have in terms of money, or some other appreciation about money?

If you are unwilling to change anything can you at least accept responsibility and admit now you are the one doing this to yourself and ask what you enjoy about beating yourself  up year after year?

Plenty of choices to choose from, next year can be different and better and you can have more money no matter what is going on in the economy with others. If you can be diligent in maintaining your new choice most of the time (this gives you room to slip) it will not be long before you see signs of your reward.

What has been your complaint about your money situation? What story have you been telling yourself and others about your money situation? How long have you been complaining and telling this same story?

The answers will vary, for some they have been making the same complaint for years, some for months. You might be saying things along the lines of I can't afford this or that, I don't get paid enough, there is never enough, this is too hard, I struggle with money, they don't deserve all that money, if I had more money I would be happy, it's not fair, that's too expensive, I would never pay that for that, the government takes too much from me.

Take time to write out what you are saying or complaining about, after you have finished ask yourself if you are willing to one or more of the following:

Are you willing to stop complaining about some of what you have written about? If your story has nine parts to it would you be willing to stop telling the same story about 5 parts?

Are you willing to make your story about what you want for your money experience, make sure this doesn't involve someone else changing.

If you need to keep telling the same story next year as you have for the past days, weeks months or years, are you at least willing to add to the story or complaint what you are able to with what you have in terms of money, or some other appreciation about money?

If you are unwilling to change anything can you at least accept responsibility and admit now you are the one doing this to yourself and ask what you enjoy about beating yourself  up year after year?

Plenty of choices to choose from, next year can be different and better and you can have more money no matter what is going on in the economy with others. If you can be diligent in maintaining your new choice most of the time (this gives you room to slip) it will not be long before you see signs of your reward.

Year End

The year end is fast approaching and there is no question that at the moment it takes a lot of effort to staying focused and positive when there is so much pessimism around. There is no need to be perfect in your attempts to stay optimistic and hopeful, so long as there is more time being optimistic as opposed to being pessimistic then you will do well.

I'm going to repeat the posts from last year that a lot of people found helpful:

The end of the calender year is fast approaching, so it's a good opportunity to look at your complaints and see if there is a way to transform some of them and lead a better life with more ease for next year. People have a tendency to  keep repeating the same complaints  about the same thing  over and over  again and another year goes by  and nothing changes.

Well of course not! Change is virtually impossible in an environment where you maintain the same complaint about a situation over and over again, in fact it may even be getting a little worse.

As we go through the week, I will ask you to write down what it is you are complaining about a certain topic and ask you if you are willing to let the complaint go. I will ask if you are willing to focus on what you want instead. If you feel the need to be right I will ask that if you are then willing to at least look for 2 good things about the situation if you insist on keeping the complaint alive.

If you are willing to be consistent and look at the situation differently instead of complaining then next year will be better than this year.

The end of the calender year is fast approaching, so it's a good opportunity to look at your complaints and see if there is a way to transform some of them and lead a better life with more ease for next year. People have a tendency to  keep repeating the same complaints  about the same thing  over and over  again and another year goes by  and nothing changes.

Well of course not! Change is virtually impossible in an environment where you maintain the same complaint about a situation over and over again, in fact it may even be getting a little worse.

As we go through the week, I will ask you to write down what it is you are complaining about a certain topic and ask you if you are willing to let the complaint go. I will ask if you are willing to focus on what you want instead. If you feel the need to be right I will ask that if you are then willing to at least look for 2 good things about the situation if you insist on keeping the complaint alive.

If you are willing to be consistent and look at the situation differently instead of complaining then next year will be better than this year.

Baby Emily

As I'm writing this, it's the 12th day of the 12th month and I'm on the 12th floor, oh and there is a full moon. Yesterday I received a great gift, the gift of unconditional love from baby Emily who is 4 months old. She was on my flight in the row in front of me and she slept for the whole flight, pretty good going for what must have been one of her first plane trips.

Then she woke up and was checking everything out, including me and she smiled and laughed and lit up even more vibrating so much love it almost brought me to tears. I felt it and received it from this special one and all I have to do is go back in my mind to that moment and receive it again and again as I have done several times since I met her.

Other passengers noticed it too, amazing how people change around a baby, I know the skeptic would say they were happy she was quiet during the flight and they were so grateful for that and I'm sure some were.

 All babies and humans and life forms are special, Emily is really special, I could sense her mother knows that too.

Receive the love from everything around you and keep going back to these moments in your mind. I know the temptation is to go back to all the negative things they did, trust me this is a whole lot better.

Big drop

I filled up with gas last week and noticed that I paid exactly $3 a GALLON less than I did in the summer, pretty amazing really. I appreciate the savings and what I'm able to do with that money, the local food bank being the latest beneficiary.

We are seeing a lot of wild fluctuations in the economy and it can take some getting used to, as in the past these fluctuations have been a bit smaller in range, compared to the current times.

The fear and uncertainty especially on the job front are also increasing, the headlines are of course are all about the losses and not the companies hiring or the over 136 million plus people with jobs. Makes you wonder if there is a hidden agenda somewhere, if there is, that will be apparent soon enough.

One thing for sure as we have gone through civil war, world and other wars, prohibition, depression, recession, bubbles and booms, price inflation and deflation, peace, new inventions, space trips and the like, we are progressing don't you think?

Maybe with less resistance and hopelessness, it would go more smoothly. During those past events, when everything seemed bleak and hopeless, there was a turnaround, some saw it before others. Those looking for the light would see it before others, they have an intention to look for signs of recovery, just a glimpse of something better coming along.

If you don't think it could happen, you will be right, if all you want to see is the absence of light, then that is all you will see. If your attention is on all that appears wrong and hopeless, that is all that you will see or hear. If you see nothing but limitation and no possibility, then you will be right each time.

History is on your side if you choose another way, there has to be a way out, a way forward, go looking for it. Look for the opportunities they are here, with more on the way, look for the slivers of hope they are there, to your right and left and ahead of you, with rays of hope coming followed by   floods of light so big you can't miss them. Will you be ready, will you be looking?

Quote

A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea turns out to be right.

Mark Twain

Cloud cover

Going up the gondola in Steam Boat Springs, it was clear one minute, cloud cover or rain the next. When it was clear I could see what was below and when it was cloudy very little could be seen.

I realized that this was just the same when we are going through different emotional states. When we are happy we can see what is around us, especially opportunities and when we are sad or angry it's like the outside world is all covered up and we can't see much around us and lose hope.

There are many ways to get back to happiness try a few of them and get a glimpse of what you might be missing. The photos below illustrate this too.

Road Trip

During another quick summer road trip to Steam Boat Springs and yet another gondola ride up the mountains. There was a lot to see and do, the weather didn't fully cooperate and the rain and fog made for a nice change. First though a trip to Fish Creek Falls, a really nice spot:

Stressed?

The Los Angeles times just published a couple of small articles on stress and reducing stress, nothing new and earth shattering if you are familiar with my work, still good reminders though, click on the headlines below:

Stress Explained

Stress Reduction: Why you need to get a grip and how

Ways to relieve stress

Stress Reduction changes

Bailout anger

Many people are very angry about the "bailout" of financial institutions, which is understandable. These banks made mistakes and are getting off easy is the general thinking and where is the bailout of the consumer for the mistakes they made?

At some point in the future what has been called a bailout will actually payoff as the government sells its stakes in the banks, the bailout of Chrysler in 1979 saw a profit of $300 million. As the global banking system returns to normal I would expect that as the money is paid back a doubling of the investment is possible, not to mention the 8% interest that is paid in the meantime.

Whether you agree with the financial system or not, it's the system we have and to avoid a global panic and meltdown a rescue investment had to be made. If everyone showed up at their bank tomorrow to take out their money in a panic, there wouldn't be enough. Banks only have cash assets of $873 billion and deposits of $7.1 trillion, you can imagine the panic that would ensue if there was no bailout. I guess dealing with anger is better than panic.

If that doesn't appease you and you are under water from your mistakes, then the system offers a bailout of sorts, bankruptcy. It's an opportunity to start a fresh, or to have some stability with your monthly payments, free of the collections department. Do the research see what is best for you, you might be surprised at the allowances you are allowed to keep.

Whatever you do, move from the place of anger, too many people have been in this angry state since the summer. Find an emotion to move forward from anger, if it's not happiness, that's okay it's better than being angry.