Change Dynamics - A Guide to Getting Out of Your Own Way

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”

–Leo Tolstoy

Do you struggle with change? My struggle with change comes and goes. Sometimes I can roll with it. Other times, I feel like I’m losing my mind. On the days I feel resistance to change, I love to consult this chart. I have it hanging next to my desk as a reminder that our emotions are our teachers.

An unfortunate misconception in the holistic health movement is that if you’re not happy, something is wrong. I call bullshit. Every single one of our emotions teaches us something. Emotions are energy in motion. The only problem comes from failing to move through them. Getting stuck is a disaster.

Check out this amazing chart that is not only an effective tool for creating movement, but it also respects that our emotions are wisdom coursing through our bodies. Once you identify what you need, then you are in a position of power.

You can use this chart in your office, with your family, pretty much in any area of your life. It’s awesome.

If you feel confused, clarify your vision.

If you feel anxious, maybe it’s time to invest in developing some new skills.

If you feel resistant, create some incentives for yourself or your team (as a little side notes, sugary foods are not the ideal reward).

If you feel frustration, maybe you need more resources, which usually come in the form of time or money.

If you feel like you’re running on a treadmill, then develop an action plan.

As we move into February, we are another month into 2016. Most people have thrown their hands into the air regarding their New Year’s resolutions but before you give up, check out where you stand on this chart and maybe, just maybe, you will be able to identify what is holding you back from achieving your goals and can then do the next right thing.

I want to credit Shri Estes for sharing this chart with my husband and me. I call Shri our spiritual business consultant. We have been working with her for years and have benefited immensely from our time with her both professionally and personally. She also offers Quantum Healings. You can find her contact information Here among my personal care team.

I hope this information is as helpful to you as it has been to me over the years…

When Doctors Fail : Ensuring Your Best Health in a Broken System

For decades, we have looked to doctors and other professionals who went to school for a long time to fix our ailments. The problem is that much of their training is based on creating patches for broken systems, rather than reconfiguring the whole sytem to eliminate the problem at its root.

Thirteen years ago, the medical system failed me. I had been sick for over a month, put on multiple rounds of antibiotics and finally admitted to the hospital with the prospect of surgery to have my gall bladder removed. $2500 worth of tests later, they discovered that I had a mononucleosis infection at which point they cast me aside and said, "Go home, sleep, drink lots of water."

That's all they could offer me. If they had a drug for Epstein Barr virus, they would have given one to me. Someone else might go to the doctor and get an antibiotic for a bacterial infection, and they celebrate their swift recovery - behold our modern medical miracles. Yes, pharmaceutical drugs have their place in the world but the context desperately needs to change.

A true professional in that hospital could have sat on the side of my bed and had another conversation with me. Maybe something simple like this: "Hey, you look and feel like crap. I can see that. But here's what you need to understand: 98% of the population carries the Epstein Barr virus but not everyone gets acutely ill from it. Why is that? Well, it's about how well you live your life. Your body became hospitable to this bug. I bet you haven't been sleeping. Maybe you have a stressful job and then you eat lots of sweets to get some energy. Bottom line: look at how you landed here. This doesn't happen by accident. Let me give you a business card for a naturopath down the road who can teach you about your body and how to care for it." Sound ridiculous? Maybe. But how wonderful it would be.

When I got sick, I was sleeping 4 hours a night, eating an obscene amount of sugar, exercising like a maniac, and had a stressful job managing a busy restaurant, and I didn't really know any better. It's rarely about the virus or bacteria, instead it's about making your light shine so the dark riders can't take hold.

You can't afford to be a victim and to be uninformed about how your body works. Vitality is your birthright. The ownness is on us now. We have to be the systems analysts for our own bodies and seek out those who can help us reconfigure our bodies holistically. Take a stand for it - you're worth it.