Emotional Freedom Technique

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I would like to share with you a technique I have been using the past few weeks called "Emotional Freedom Technique" - usually shortened to EFT.  This is tapping method along various meridian lines on the head, face and body.  It is incredibly simple to do and seems to be having lasting effects.  However, you may wish to try for yourself.  We all find something that brings us relief and this along with Angel Therapy and Reiki are the methods I am using at the moment.

I am always researching healing methods and modalities and I came across this several years ago when my friend Susan introduced it to me.  Although at the time, I didn't really feel drawn to it, I came across it again and have been doing some home study.

I am really enjoying the process and it is helping me to clear some longstanding issues and fears.  Gary Craig introduced this method to the world based on the old principles of acupuncture(without the needles!!).  I discovered a man called Brad Yates who is known as the EFT Wizard.  He has produced a series of You tube videos that talk you through various issues that you may have difficulty with and you tap along with him.

1.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gReAXIXWXM

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq4S8DhK_r8

There are many others that you way wish to explore also.

Love and Blessings,

Jean Fisher-Taylor x

You got to have hope in your soul.....!

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In Aine Belton's article Messages from the Universe, she talks about having faith, hope and optimism about your future, your goals and your heart's desires.  In January, I started my blog to go along side a year of treating myself well and encouraging others to do the same!  More than six months into it. I reviewed my progress so far.

I am still being kinder to myself most of the time and try hard to accept compliments graciously.  I try not to make jokes at my own expense and when I am having a day when I want to eat badly, I accept that tomorrow is another day to eat better.  However, I was determined to create more down time to relax and enjoy being...........this is the area I am struggling with the most.  Like all of us, life is incredibly busy with commitments to work, home, family and relationships.  Lately I have felt like an elastic band pulled to the maximum and felt ready to be pinged into oblivion.

There is no one to blame for this other than me.  One of my own lessons that I need to learn is to say NO a little more often.  I also realise that I am not a one woman show who can spread herself so thinly that I have been in danger of thinning out so far that I fade away.  I also recognise a trait in myself that I like to people please which is a nice trait to have if you also take some time to actually please yourself some of the time too.

So I amble on through the second half of the year achieving some of my goals and adjusting and amending some of the others to help my focus on working towards a healthier work/life/family balance.

Here is what Aine wrote about hope.....

Hope
Are you lacking hope in some area of your life at this time? Has your optimism or positive expectation waned around a particular goal, project or outcome you desire?  The universe is wanting to remind you of the power of hope and encourage you to rekindle its light and to have faith in YOU and your future.

Hope is always a catalyst to a brighter tomorrow.” ~Aine Belton

How can you use hope to generate new energy, vision and possibilities? Get excited and passionate again. Renew your enthusiasm and feel the brightness of hope for your dreams and desires.

There can be a dark side to hope, such as hoping for something to come about that doesn’t actually serve you, or hoping someone else will change rather than addressing the situation, etc. Give hope to what you are wholly sure will be a bright future for yourself. Give hope to those areas that deserve to blossom and bloom into all they can be. Have hope for greater happiness, success, love, laughter and joy, for example. Hope for the well being of others, and have hope in general.
As you hope, you increase desire, imagination and positive expectation, which are all part of the manifesting process.
Hope is not the same as neediness or desperation in any way, which are contractive and constrictive energies. Hope is expansive and generates light and positivity.
Get in touch with the wonder of hope and harness its energy for your life and your dreams. Perhaps you are here to be a beacon of hope to others in this life, in which case share that sense of hope and its message of a bright future. Have faith and shine your light!

Love and Blessings,

Jean Fisher-Taylor x

International Angel Day

I am giving a shameless plug today for this years International Angel Day 2011.

International Angel Day 2011

  Date:          September 11^th

         Venue:       Sedgebrook Hall Chapel Brampton
                                          Northampton NN6 8BD

         Time:         10.30am – 3.30pm(coffee from 10am)

         Cost:          £36.00 per person

The Workshop

 I will be running International Angel Day this year at Sedgebrook Hall, Chapel Brampron near Northampton. This is a wonderful venue, set in beautiful grounds.   We will be spending time looking at Angels and how working with them regularly can really improve your life.  There will be lots of opportunities to share our thoughts and feelings and we will do some guided meditations and create an Angel life review board. 

 I hope you can join us to celebrate this wonderful day as it will be celebrated all over the world on the same weekend.  If you are interested, please let me know as soon as possible.  If you are unable to attend but know of any friends or family that would enjoy the day, please let them know.

Note:  This year I will also be giving 10% of all workshop payments to MacMillan Nurses.
 Stalls

There will a selection of Angel gifts, books and cards available to purchase on the day. 

Refreshments and Lunch

Morning coffee will be served on arrival, there will be refreshments, sweets and goodies served throughout the day and the price also includes a scrummy three course buffet lunch.

Payment is required as soon as possible to secure a place.

Tel:          01536 745 957

                                                           Email:      jeanfisher523@hotmail.co.uk

                     Website:  www.heartsandangels.co.uk

Everything changes....?

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Yesterday I wrote about embracing change in your life.  I came across these quotes which follow on from yesterdays blog.  At times we all find change difficult.  When I mentioned that I was going to be talking about embracing change with my family, I was met with much laughter and heckling!  Change is an area that I am not comfortable with.  I often stamp my foot and refuse to change some of the smallest, silliest things in my life.  When I have decorated a room and laid everything out how I want it, I have no desire to change it and if something is moved out of place, I immediately put it back.  My family sometimes move things deliberately to see how quickly I will move it back into position again! 

I had an old and completely dilapidated mobile phone which Mr T encouraged me to change.  He virtually had to prize the old phone out of my hands and it took me sometime before I could adjust to the new, all singing phone that had been bought for me.  I knew how to use my old phone, it was easy and I loved it even though it was chipped, had a broken screen and looked old fashioned.

I often hold on to things I like longer than I should.  This is a trait that I am working on.  In fact its an area I find so hard that I may be a work in progress for many years to come!!!

I hope you enjoy these quotes.

He who rejects change is the architect of decay.  The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.  ~Harold Wilson


If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.  ~Mary Engelbreit


It is not necessary to change.  Survival is not mandatory.  ~W. Edwards Deming  (Thanks, Michelle)


All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.  ~Anatole France


When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.  ~Victor Frankl


Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure.  But unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept it.  Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer.  ~Shunryu Suzuki


The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs in order to have artificial ones which will give him no pain or trouble.  ~Henry Miller


When you are through changing, you are through.  ~Bruce Barton


Change always comes bearing gifts.  ~Price Pritchett


The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions.  ~Ellen Glasgow

Love and Blessings,

Jean Fisher-Taylor x

A change is as good as a rest...!

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The theme of this week has all been about change!  The one area I never have a problem with change is when I follow the old saying "A change is as good as a rest!"  I love taking a step out of everyday life and enjoying a new experience or seeing a new place.

Something I have vowed to do this year is to take several small breaks out of the normal routines of life.  It doesn't have to be expensive and it doesn't have to mean travelling far and wide.  One of my favourite things to do is to leave home early on a Saturday morning and travel to somewhere I haven't been before.  There are countless of places within minutes to several hours away that I haven't seen.  I love booking into somewhere cheap and cheerful like a B&B or a Travel Lodge (especially when they have their super deals offered).  It gives me two whole days to explore, mooch, wander and see something new.  I come home feeling refreshed and it seems like I have been away for a lot longer than a couple of days.

Even spending a day doing something different is good for you.  Book a workshop or a class.  Meet friends for lunch and extend it into the late afternoon.  Offer to host a pamper day with friends and each bring food and drinks for a shared buffet.  If you feel the need for a bit of peace and quiet, go to  a retreat or pack a picnic and head of to a quiet spot with a book.

Doing something different gives you a boost and a rest from routine is always a good thing.  It can make you appreciate your life, family, home and health a little bit more.  I always find that no matter where I go, no matter how wonderful the time I have had, I always look forward to coming home again.  Its good to escape and its even better to come home to the haven of your own bed!

Love and Blessings,

Jean Fisher-Taylor

Everything changes...!

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Someone once told me that there are only two certainties in life, "You are born and you die, everything else is a mystery"  Life is constantly changing around us and sometimes it can be difficult to remain grounded when nothing remains certain.  Change is good for us all as it helps us to evolve, move forward and learn.  Learning to cope and accept that change is inevitable helps us to embrace it rather that resist it.  As we all know "what we resist...persists"

I cam across a motivational speaker called Rachel Green who offers these tips on coping with change.

1. Be willing to change. The world is moving rapidly. I suspect that never before in human history have our lives changed so quickly. So much so that the people who cope with change the best are those who will probably thrive and survive the easiest. I know of people who have lost their jobs because they've been unwilling to change. I know people whose relationships have broken down because they are unwilling to change. Be willing to change.

2. Change little things. We are all creatures of habit. We buy the same colours, cars or clothes. We sit on the same chair. We drive home the same way each night. Try changing these small things. Wear a different colour. Put your watch on the opposite wrist. Take public transport to work. Get used to change.

3. Tolerate the feelings. Change can produce feelings of discomfort. Learn to tolerate the discomfort. You don't have to give in to the feelings. For example, if you put your watch on the other wrist, and it irritates you, leave it there. Over time the irritation will probably go and you'll get used to it.

4. Keep some things the same. When you're coping with big changes, keep some things the same. It might be that you still go to your favourite lunch bar, you keep your old car, you get up at the same time each morning. This can help you maintain a sense of security, control and stability during change.

5. Be around positive people. It's hard to change when the people around you are all complaining about the changes. Spend time with the people who are supportive of the changes.

6. Find out the reasons behind the changes. You may not want to change because you can't see a need to change. Find the people who are instigating or wanting the changes and discuss their reasons with them rather than pre-judging them or dismissing the change out of hand. However, see No 7.

7. Accept change without knowing the reasons. Sometimes, particularly in the work situation, you may not know why a change is being implemented. When you ask the more senior people involved, they may not know either. Instead of filling with resentment, which can harm you, sometimes it can be better to get on with the change and accept you might never know.

8. Understand the transition process. Change can induce a range of feelings in people. Even good changes, which you've chosen and you know are the right changes for you can result in anxiety or fear. These are a normal part of the change process. I can think of three major decisions I've taken in my life: getting married, emigrating to Australia and leaving a secure job I'd been in for 10 years. All of those decisions and changes resulted in anxiety. All the changes were right for me. All three changes were some of the best things I've ever done. Accept the emotions, tolerate them and move through them.

9. Don't take change personally. When work changes are forced on you, such as redeployment, restructuring or redundancy, realise it is not likely to have anything to do with you. The decision has probably been made for economic reasons, policy changes or political manoeuvring and not because your work has not been valued. The people making the changes may not even know you! So have a slogan on your screensaver to remind you: "It's not personal. It's policy".

10. Take charge of your own change management. There are organisations, managers and other people who impose change on others in a very poor way. As a client said to me recently, "whatever the best practice in change management is, our organisation is the opposite". Workers had not been consulted about changes, warned about changes or had the future explained to them. Don't let poor change management sweep you away. Take control of your own change management. Start writing a list of all the good things you've achieved in the past year on the job. Tell other people the good things they've done. Get together as a group to say goodbye to the good and bad sides of what is changing. Invent your own rituals. Just because other people don't manage it well, it doesn't have to stop you from managing it well.

Love and Blessings,

Jean Fisher-Taylor xxx