Last Chance

So many hypnotists have made the point that many of their clients have come to them only after trying everything else.  Nothing else worked, so they desperately tried hypnosis.  I've been told that great success is achieved when the person is sick and tired of their problem.  Desperation is their motivation.  I find myself heading for this situation.
I want to achieve certain goals but my motivation isn't quite there yet. 

I've had two open heart surgeries this year to replace a valve.  I may have used this as an excuse to let other areas of my life stagnate.  We will be happier if we are looking forward to a better future. Some things we can change and some we can't. 

Many years ago I was struggling with weight control.  I saw an ad in a magazine for a hypnotic weight loss cassette.  I ordered it and listened to it quite a few times.  It was quite well done.  One side was progressive relaxation, which is okay but old fashioned, and then the deepening and finally the suggestions.  I didn't agree with all the suggestions.
I know now that with suggestions, your mind will reject the ones it doesn't like, and accept the ones it does like.  You don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.  I was thinking maybe it ruined the whole thing if it wasn't all tailored to me.  The other side of the tape was supposedly music with the suggestions recorded in a subaudible range that your subconscious would pick up and be changed by.  Why? Good question.  Well this is the area of subliminal advertising and the like.  At the time I just thought it was interesting and kind of cool.  I don't think it is necessary or really works.  Buy Coke!

Where does this leave us?  Well, for one thing, don't doubt your minds abilities.  You can learn, remember and change.  One of the rules of the mind is that every thought causes a physical change in the body.  You may disagree with this, of course but consider it.  

Also, don't be afraid to learn about hypnosis.  It's just a method to communicate with your subconscious mind without the interference of your conscious mind.  And please remember as a parent, what you say to your children can bypass their conscious mind easily. So, if you say,"You're a bad boy."  That goes straight in to their subconscious belief about themselves.  Their Mother or Father said it, so it must be true.  They may have to come to a hypnotist to get straightened out at some point.

That's it for now, Ken.