Feeling Frustrated. Is it pandemic?

Life goes on. the pandemic goes on. We learn and we grow and we adapt. or what? We get left behind, we moulder, we shrink and we drink and we get lost?

Ew!

Right?

We always have choices to make. We have the choice to accept what is and to adapt or to resist what is and fight it forever. Neither is perfect but one is more perfect than the other and you will only know which is which when you commit to one.

For me, I’m writing this post to unravel some realities. I’m frustrated with my own lack of forward momentum, my past choices, my potential future choices and the stupidity of worrying about those. Ok. Honestly I’m not thinking about my future stupid choices.

1. I would never label future choices as stupid and…
2. This will guide me in making better choices in the future.

Deal with frustration. Get beyond it. Frustration is only there because you think you’ve lost touch with what really matters.

You haven’t. You only think you have.

So, change your mind.

We get to do that. As often as we need to, want to, get to.

And make a new choice…choose differently. Rename it.

You’re not frustrated! You’re growing. You’re learning. You’re accepting new ideas, new boundaries, a new definition of yourself.

See?

Wasn’t that easy!?

Now GO! Embrace your redefined self. Learn the new steps. Read the new rules. Hell! SET the new rules! and then erase them and start over. Whenever you want to…whenever you need to.

YOU make the rules of you.

Wake Up and Be APPRECIATIVE :)…I’ll Explain

Good Morning beautiful!
You! Yes…YOU! You are the ONLY one I’m talking to here…You matter so much! You COUNT in a HUGE way! There is no one else LIKE YOU…I’m not even kidding here. Ok? Got it? You’re important…to me..to the World. Yup. You matter.

Let that soak in for a few moments. Yes indeed…it DOES feel good. It should feel good. It’s amazing and true.

Ok…now that you’re getting used to that thought…here’s why I say Be Appreciative…Appreciation does not look back at what was once here and now, is not….Appreciation is filled with looking forward…well, being PRESENT…If you are appreciating something, you are present in the moment and THAT is a powerful, loving, awesome place to be.

Wake up present in that very moment…and allow appreciation to FILL you … watch!! The things that you appreciate right in that moment will appreciate for you…right before your very eyes.

Appreciation is a the most powerful, present moment expression of thankfulness. This is because it’s so very present and now-based.

Try it now! Yes….just look at something you Love and are Thankful for…and look at it with deep appreciation…see how it grows more valuable (appreciates right back for you!)..you see how it does that?

So, that’s it! Wake up in the morning and let your FIRST thought be one of APPRECIATION…look around and Appreciate the things that matter to you…the people that matter to you…the aspects of your life that matter to you….spend a few moments every morning sharing your appreciation for the things in your life that matter. …

Your life will become filled with so much value and so much appreciation, your sense of abundance will seem like it could overwhelm you with joy, and love and meaning. Don’t worry 🙂 It Won’t. You can’t put out any such thing as too much appreciation. Never. Can’t happen. Promise.

Your appreciation for the World and everything in it that matters to you will raise you up…YOU will raise you up.

Just you watch! Being raised up by Anyone is a powerful thing…but raising yourself up…that’s the nut. Just You Watch, sugar. Are you smiling now?

You will be. 🙂

Love and Laughter
Heidi
http://www.feelgoodfirst.net (Coming SOON!)

You Got the Best of My Love

You Got The Best of My Love…

It’s CLEAR what the intention behind the lyrics in this song are….They are telling the object of the writer’s affection (This is an aside for you if you need a little help…and if you don’t but you read my asides cuz you find it at least mildly humorous) that he/she is getting the BEST out of them…in the relationship, in love.

ALL of their intentions behind their actions are to show LOVE for this person. They are saying that life and Love are poured into everything that they do for their loved one.

Intentions are a powerful thing.

Keeping an intention in your mind as you set about a task can be key to completing that thing and achieving your best results.

Have you tried this one? Before you get into your car, set your intention as one of “Safety for me and safety for everyone with whom I’m come into experience, be it short or long term” You could say something like this or think it…It is my intention as I get into this vehicle, this potential weapon of mass destruction is to be fully conscious, aware and alert. My Intention as I take the wheel of this several ton vehicle is to arrive safely at my destination and to be conscious of my safe interaction with all other drivers on the roadways…

Try it. Betcha notice how clear you truly can be when you’re driving…there are other side benefits. After you try it I hope you’ll come back here and comment.

Take a moment to say whether you will try this or not. Thanks!!!

Love and Laughter,
heidi

You Are A Magnet Attracting The Life In Your Every Day Focus! Don’t Believe It? Try it Out!

If I asked you, “What’s the general Focus of your thoughts right now?” What would be your answer?

Would you answer that you were thinking about all the good things that are coming to you?

Or would you answer that you are thinking about of the things you don’t have? Would you answer that you were thinking about the things you would liketo have but have no way of getting them?

We are all magnets of a sort

If you are overwhelmed with negative thoughts about what’s missing in your life… You are a magnet attracting more to have negative thoughts about.

Whereas, if your focus
Is positive about the good things that are coming into your life – you, the magnet will attract like things and like circumstances!

TRY THIS: For ONE DAY Decide NOW to focus your thoughts on all the good things in your life and how it will be great when you have more similar circumstances, people and things coming into your life. –

Then tomorrow try this same tactic! Like all new habits, the habit of thought takes One day at a time 🙂

After 17 to 25 days you will have yourself a habit of positive thought! By then, you will have seen things beginning to shift in your life! You may begin noticing more positive uplifting outcomes… You may begin noticing many more “happy accidents” or moments that flow like magical serendipity!

YOU Can Begin to Choose day by day the kind of things you would like to attract into your life!

And once you do….. 🙂 … Once you do

Let’s just say there is a tremendous possibility for WOW!!!

Do You Give Yourself Credit for Being Truly Magnificent?

Do you Give Yourself The Credit You Deserve for being MAGNIFICENT? 

YOU are MAGNIFICENT!! Do you feel that truth? It’s there, inside you, that kernel of knowledge that holds this truth for you. 

Am I right? Or DO YOU give yourself credit for being MAGNIFICENT every day? 

And, do you know how to do it? Just start SAYING it. “I’m MAGNIFICENT!” and you don’t even need to believe it YET! 

You just keep saying it…keep looking at yourself in the mirror as you say it. POINT at your reflection and try saying it then…say it with EXTRA FLAIR and a HUGE SMILE -“YOU are MAGNIFICENT!!!” 

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{SMILE CUZ THAT’S REALLY NICE TO HEAR FROM YOUR BIGGEST CRITIC!!}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Now, if you have a smartass reflection that asks you “Why?” and you don’t yet have an answer…SMILE AGAIN and say, 

That’s for ME to KNOW! Your reflection can mind it’s own business! 

But in all seriousness, a BELIEF is a thought you keep thinking, over and over…until it’s a truth. 

So, just get busy practicing with your deeply truthful magnificence. 

Listen to that still small voice deep within, the voice that is somewhat louder each day you repeat this thought…

That still small voice is growing more profoundly glad you’re reading this right now…

Can you feel it? 🙂

 

Share this:

HEY! How are you today?

I hope your answer was AWESOME! 

It wasn’t? Well, go back and read that line AGAIN, yes, AGAIN! …and this time, answer OUT LOUD “AWESOME!” and if you don’t SOUND like you MEAN it…guess what!! DO IT AGAIN! 

I want YOU to convince YOU that AWESOMENESS is lurking just below that surface that you show to the world and you show to yourself. YOUR awesomeness is right there…you know? Some days you KNOW it…and some days you’re just not so sure. 

Well, I am here to tell you that your AWESOMENESS is ALWAYS There! and the more you wake up and say, “Come out, Awesomeness! Come out! I want to introduce you to the world!” …the more you say that EVERY MORNING…the more mornings you wake up EXPECTING your AWESOMENESS to appear…the SOONER it will just BE that YOU are ALWAYS AWESOME to everyone in your life. 

Pretty soon, EVERYONE will see it. 

You BELIEVE it and you…YOU …Yes YOU can CHANGE THE WORLD!!!!

EMBRACE that soulful and beautiful YOU. Do it Now! 

Now…how are you? 

🙂

Who Really Holds the Purse Strings in Hollywood?

Dear Precious Reader, dear beloved fellow human, dear lover and believer,

       I am submitting my application to present a talk at the G.A.T.E 3 2013 Conference in Los Angeles next month. NEXT MONTH.

       I have ALSO launched my first IndieGoGo Fundraising Campaign so that I might JOIN G.A.T.E (Global Alliance for Transformation in Entertainment) and GO to the event. And, if by the grace of God and all that is kind and good, and severely, delightfully fun, silly, whimsical, valuable, glorious and happy in this World, I will be invited to present. 

       Wouldn’t you love that? I know I would. I know that Hollywood won’t know what they’re in for when I show up, wickedly and mischievously packing my kit bag of Laughter Yoga, merriment, and playful Laughter & Joy. Or will they? They DO have their Jim Carrey, don’t they! They do have their Golden Globe Hostesses of the Evening, Amy Pohler and Tina Fey! Amazing jobs they did tonight! They have their Hollywood family…I don’t know, perhaps you’re reading this and you’re a Facebook friend or maybe you know me-know me. What d’ya think?

         Now…you know what? This has gone off in a direction that I had not planned. I’m reading it as I go…You know we do that. Writers sometimes read as they write. It’s not good for typing. You remember? Typing class? We’re supposed to look off into space, right? Or at the words we are typing. Right? Not at our hands and not at the paper. At least that’s how I remember it. (It’s late and I’m rambling now!) But I did want to share this stream of consciousness writing with you, as I fill out the application to present.

          I wrote it in pink Sharpie. Pink Sharpie. Will they know that they can’t take me too seriously? I think they might! “At least we won’t have to commit to paying her!”, they might be saying.  You think? Would they say that, and then accept my application and schedule me to speak after Jon Cryer? I don’t know if Jon Cryer will be there, but he might be, you know? I met Jon Cryer once. Over the buffet at a Movie Premier during Sundance Film Fest. We were both lingering over the buffet. You know how you do when you’ve talked to everyone interesting and you want to quietly scope out any new arrivals. We chatted, watched the room and chatted.

             And that is my Jon Cryer story.

             So, I’m sitting here, and I’m thinking about deciding yesterday that I really wanted to go to GATE…and then realizing that it felt like, well, almost like I didn’t have a choice. I’m looking at my application and thinking, “Who the hell am I to think I should be speaking at this event!”

              But, then another voice speaks up…that voice from deep down inside me that says, “Are you crazy?! You are not waiting another day, not another second! You have a powerful message…you have a deep and true message to share and by God! You are going! You are THAT Heidi! YOU are Tigger! You are Ski Feet! YOU are your parent’s “Heidi Pie” –there is not another one out there to present this talk! So, doubter, shut up and write!”

              And here I am, writing, at what? 3:16 on a Sunday night. Writing. Writing and watching a movie.

              My next sentence is, well, follows that unexpected content for just a tick…because, well, because I just finished watching “Flight” and I am stunned. I didn’t expect…I didn’t know that “Flight”, for which Denzel Washington was rightly nominated for a Golden Globe Award…I didn’t know that this film is a powerful film about the  transformation of it’s character. Now, I am not into writing OR Reading spoilers, so that’s all you’re going to get on the film-specific topic…But here came this outpouring to me, this moving film containing within it what Dr. Wayne Dyer calls a Quantum Moment. In his book, “The Shift: Ambition to Meaning”, Dr. Dyer says Quantum Moments are usually preceded by what might be called ‘the lowest of lows’ and immediately followed by a life-altering shift in awareness, in consciousness. From the book, I quote, “A person, who experiences a quantum moment, moves from an ego -driven life perspective to a spiritual balanced and more authentic life.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOmwi-rAdMU

http://suite101.com/article/quantum-moments-lead-to-transformation-a319048

             So, here I  am, up late, beyond a reasonable hour, especially for one who likes to wake up early to exercise…here I am and I’m watching an unexpected movie. I like these kinds of movies – Unexpected movies.  I like them a lot. They wake me up. I think they wake us all up. I know for me, they trigger my desire to write stories. They send me to sleep smiling for the writing that someone else has done…the inspiration someone else had and the powerful job they and so many other members of their team did in bringing that story to the screen. To me. To others like me. We get our buttons pushed. We cry. We pause. We think. Oh, yes, we think!

              It’s magic. When it all comes together, like that, it’s magic. And wouldn’t we all love for it to come together even more? I think we would. I think we’re aching for it to come together so much more often. WE like Magic! We, humans, we love a good story and a story about a powerful transformation of the human soul?…that’s like manna from Heaven, as Marianne Williamson said in her address at G.A.T.E. 2, last year. And we are responsible for it. You know what?? We, the theater-goers, we are part of the team. OHhh yes, we are!

              We are the demanders. Who holds the purse strings in Hollywood? Who do you think? We do!

              Think about it: They don’t write movies for people who don’t go to movies. They write movies for us, the people who love movies. They write what we enjoy paying money to see. We are movers and shakers in Hollywood. The only difference between us and the ones wearing the flashy suits and driving the shiny cars? There are more of us! WE control the market. We pull the lever, we push the button, we make the ATM withdrawals that keep them in their shiny car cars and flashy suits! Who else is more responsible! 

               Our role, as Demanders of movies is one that if we began to pay attention to what we are asking for, could and will change the face of the movie industry. We love hearing about the unexpected success of a seeming underdog! We love someone from a low place rising up to triumph. WE like seeing kids from destitute backgrounds decide to turn their lives around and succeed and even thrive in their lives. WE LOVE movies that make us applaud when they are over, but we don’t ask for them, do we! We don’t. Because we think that loving triumph and transformation makes us seem weak, right? So we cast our dollars before violence, thinking it empowers us, but it doesn’t, does it? It leaves us feeling more separate, more fearful and less secure.

                   It’s the transformative films that thrill us really! And I think Hollywood is starting to listen. Movies like “The Shawshank Redemption”, “Good Will Hunting”, and “The Matrix”, why do you think we lined up to see those films? Because they had good acting? Maybe some of us. Because they had big stars? Maybe, again, some of us. The real reason is because these movies shine a light on the strengths of simple, average every day people and shows us how we can be so much more. We see in “The Shawshank Redemption”, the power of Andy, a bookkeeper. His strength is in his intellect, his understanding of human nature and his patience. With a little properly applied human science and a little patience, he shows us we can win.

                     We like movies that help us to stretch our personal boundaries, and help us to see what’s right in front of our noses. How many of us began to look at the whole world and wonder, “What if society, as we know it, or think we do,  IS one giant Holodeck, like in “Star Trek: Next Generation”

                       And this is where I break to sleep. It’s 3:30

                      If you’re interested and you’d like me to finish, just like the post and follow my blog.

                      See you in the morning and THANK YOU for READING!!!

OH! One more thing before shut eye…if you’re interested in reading more about my campaign to get my glorious laughing butt to G.A.T.E 3 on February 2 in L.A…OH wow! I just realized! That’s GROUND HOG Day! A “Ground Hog Day” happens to be One of the BEST Transformational Films EVER! I am sure that’s no accident! 🙂

So, if you want to read more and consider contributing either by donating or by sharing the Link to the Campaign! EITHER is welcome and appreciated!!! …anyway, if you want it, here it is: http://www.indiegogo.com/LaughterAndJoy/x/1887429

Get Happy!!!

The Answer to ALL of your questions:
How do I get a better body? Get Happy!
How do I find more friends? Get Happy!
How do I get the success I crave? Get Happy!

The more you do it, and make it a habit, the more you will find all things wanted in your life.

Thanksgiving Dinner Inside

 

Hidden in our hearts are often the seeds of the most tremendous beauty we are, even as incredible humans, often unable to imagine. Unless we allow our deepest and purest beauty shine through. Some of us are more capable of this than others. But even the others of us can learn.

We are humans. We are far more capable than sometimes we even imagine.

So, as I was saying, hidden in our hearts are these seeds. They are seeds of strength and power, courage and beauty. Even if we never know they exist, they exist. Sometimes others see them even we when do not. Sometimes.

There are days when we come close. And there are days when they launch us into mesmerizing leaping hearts of gold life and dancing. Those days…I think you know the ones…those days are when our eyes sparkle and shine. Those are the days when we do magic. We feel magic and we believe. We just believe.

Can you think back to your last one of these days? I bet if you try really really hard you can. You’re really special, you know. You’ve got those days piled inside of you. One of them will pop up and you’ll be so happy to see it. I promise you.

Is it bad that I’m promising you something gigantic and huge and spectacular like this? It is all that you know? And you will get it. It will happen to you. You’ll feel it before you know it and you’ll know it when you feel it. 

Don’t worry at all if that makes no sense to you. Not at all. Sometimes we humans count too much on our brains. Sometimes we have to just let the feeling move up our bones and into our hearts from there…like from our feet to our heads and our hearts. Never discount the feeling that comes up from your feet. That happy feeling, it finds the right track! It finds it like it’s the Yellow Brick Road to your heart. And it’s paved in really really amazingly bright gold. And it’s for you. You know? It’s for you like nobody else. Nobody.

Lif is our rain dance, my friend. When you dance and dance and dance and then even dance some more when you stop, that’s your life singing into you. That’s your life telling you you’ve got it right. Your life knows, man! It knows like nobody’s business. Don’t you doubt it. Ever. Not never.

Nope. Not ever.

It picked you from millions!  YOU!

You were picked, my friend. Life jumped up and down cuz the nurses thought it was pointing at someone else. No way, man! It was pointing at you! YOU’RE it! 

So, there you are, growing and glowing cuz life picked YOU. Smiling and breathing and inhaling and all this special stuff, cuz you got it.

And you. Your reason for being born, it was gigantic. Just like you.

You are here to do amazing things. Look at you! Magic!

Look at how you make others feel when you smile! How simple is that, huh! How easy!  Just think about all of the other things you can do if just your smile does so much! You could change the world, couldn’t you! Think about it! And how hard would it be! If you can change a person’s day with your smile, your words, your thoughts, your actions, your deeds could do that much for many others.

That’s like a wow of Exciting stuff, isn’t it! Are you holding your breath? Don’t do that.

BREATHE! And breathe it in. You’re extraordinary and you don’t even have to do anything special to be that way. You just ARE. I hope that feels good! Know why? Cuz it sure feels good to tell you!

You see? You did it again! You just did it.

Miles and miles, that’s how far you will go. And you won’t even have to walk around the block.

Big hearts.  Big  smiles.  Big ideas.  Big dreams. You’ve got them all, don’t you and you’re not afraid of sharing them!

You’re amazing! Hey kid! You know? You’ve got something special there. Don’t keep it hidden away. It’s like a big beautiful table set with a glorious Thanksgiving Feast right there inside your heart and Who wants to spend Thanksgiving alone! You’ve got a HUGE invitation list and they are all waiting to be invited. All you have to do is open up the doors and let them all IN! Your heart has MORE than enough room!  

Laughter CAN Save Lives–AND Businesses–News At 11 :-)

Laughter Saves Lives!
AND Business!

My wonderful friends, now and soon-to-be or Maybe Not-so-soon..but eventual friends...Laughter Yoga is HERE TO STAY!

It’s an extraordinarily EASY, INEXPENSIVE, healthful and absolutely

joyful

way of relieving stress such as you have never known before.

It’s also a FANTASTIC way to bring folks in a business meeting TOGETHER…Laughing together breaks down a LOT of barriers that might otherwise prevent OPEN CREATIVE and INNOVATIVE thought

OH YEAH!!
Brainstorming takes on NEW POWER, BABY!

You can do it and no one has to know that you are!! Laughter doesn’t have to be out loud to lower Cortisol in your system! THAT is a little known fact…but the body is SOOO unbelievably gullable that it doesn’t know the difference!

IN FACT, even if you don’t FEEL like laughing, cutting loose in your car on the way to a stressful meeting or event, and just saying ho-ho-ha-ha-ha all the way, even if you don’t FEEL like laughing…the fake laughter ALSO DOES THE TRICK! Your body lowers Cortisol levels right away!! Lowering Tension and releasing muscles from rigidity. You will ALSO still get the endorphine rush. It won’t be as notable but darlin…you will STILL get a release.

Yes! Feel like laughing or not, if you go thru the motions, you WILL be healthier! You WILL have stronger Arteries! You WILL have lower Stress Levels! You WILL send oxygen around through your cells and you WILL thusly, help protect those very same cells from Cancer!

FEEL like it or NOT…Laughter will still help to HEAL you and release you from TOXIC STRESS!

EVEN If you don’t FEEL like it just LAUGH ANYWAY!

And if you feel like you just don’t understand…this YouTube video, created by the CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE ONLY DAILY LAUGHTER CLUB OUTSIDE OF INDIA….IT’s very instructional and you will probably find yourself laughing despite not feeling like laughing!

Be Your Own Inspiration!

EnJOY!

DID YOU KNOW…Children laugh about 400 times a day?
(Tickle his belly to hear his laugh! hehe)

And Adults? about 16 times!
What if we grow old BECAUSE we stop laughing??

Love and Laughter, Always, and Joyfully!
Heidi