Re-Writing the Food StoryBook

Each goal-den brick, foundational or otherwise, has it's own "storybook." These stories have been written by us over time & often, have not been edited to keep up with our growth & changes. In addition, many of our stories are not about what we want to attract or create, but instead, are about our failures or things that we don't want in our lives. Each storybook is filled with suggestions for attraction. They work like radar...pulling towards us whatever they contain, whether we want those things or not.

The CreativeSelf that resides in the fourth foundational brick is always eager to improve the stories that reside in the other goal-den bricks & once given permission, will actually go & do the writing or law of attraction goal-setting as we sit back & observe. Of course, our CreativeSelf always works in our best interests, even making up the plans for achieving the goals as the new stories are created. You may be wondering if you have always had these four foundation bricks. Yes, they have always been present, but more than likely not properly organized or programmed for high level health & performance. You have always had an area related to your food & eating behaviors, your exercise, self-image & esteem, as well as a connection to your Higher CreativeSelf. Now, that you are keenly aware of their presence & structure, you can enter these areas in the presence of your Creative or HigherSelf, either just observing as the CreativeSelf does it's work, or directly joining in.

You already know the power of cleaning & clearing in all four foundational bricks. In the last blog we worked on entering the CreativeSelf & then traveling over to the food-related blog "in the moment" & changing outcomes BEFORE they even happened. That is called future-pacing & it is a powerful concept & tool. Now, it's time to write an entirely new story for the food-related blog. From time to time you may add to it, for indeed, you are growing & maturing as you design the experiences & outcomes that you choose to have.

In this book we'll be spending quite a bit of time writing "new stories", but before we get started, I'd like to welcome new readers..

A NOTE TO NEW READERS:

This experiential blog/workshop is based on my new book, "How Many Cookies Will It Take to Make Me Happy?" This book is not published as yet, but you have the opportunity to read it in it's unpublished state. If you are new to my writing, you might want to read the earlier mini-chapters. They are available on FaceBook, The PublishersMarketPlace & at the following link. Remember to scan down to find the earliest chapters & work your way up. http://beyonddisorderlyeating.blogspot.com/
A bit of background.... we are working with creative Interactive Self-Hypnosis imagery, planting suggestions directly into the creative subconscious mind as you read along. What appears like a story is a series of self-hypnotic sessions, designed to bring about desired lifestyle changes. The inner mind is creative & rather child-like, loving to play with images, especially when they are emotionalized. Just like the saying, "a picture is worth a thousand words", well-planted mind images, can be worth hours of therapy. We can actually change or motivate in 1/200th of a second. So come along & look forward to some lifestyle-changing events.

WRITING THE NEW FOOD-RELATED STORY

Since we are going to work hypnotically, take a few moments to deeply relax into the chair where you are resting. Make certain that you will not be disturbed by others or by phones, etc. This is very important work & it's best not to be interrupted. While you don't need to write the whole storybook at the same time, it's a good idea to fully respect the time you have decided to allot to this, because you are sending an important message to your Higher CreativeSelf or subconscious mind, that this is very important work & you honor it. This mindset will engage the CreativeSelf to work in your behalf.

Notice that the "old book" in the Food-Behavioral Foundational Brick no longer exists. It is simple gone. All storybooks are fictionalized experiences, whether they really happened or were just figments of your imagination that you decided to place there. Storybooks are filled with imaginary images & beliefs that were either constructed by you or given to you by others, that you accepted & placed in your storybook. The subconscious mind is a servo-mechanism & follows the book in every detail. Not only that, it will "attract" you to more of the same. This is fine if you truly want what is written in the book, but if you don't want it, then you are going to get even more of it. Obviously, not a good choice!

The storybook related to food issues will be a joy to write, mainly because the old book that is now gone was so very toxic. It feels good just to have it "over & done with." From now on YOU WILL ONLY ENTERTAIN those ideas, beliefs, behaviors & anything else food-related that you want for you. You will not be writing anything in this book that has any negative connotations, in any sense of the word. No more negative images. This is your book, it's about you & about what you want for you. Simple as that. Take a cleansing breath now & just rest in the "light" of your CreativeSelf, who will light the way for you, as it assists you in writing your new, beautiful book.

The Food-Related StoryBook has many different chapters. Some of your chapter titles will be similar to mine, while others may be very different. Most likely you will add chapters as you grow within the covers of your book. I'm suggesting that you write your book in your Journal. It certainly is fine is you write it on your computer, for this is somewhat different from the other Journaling we are doing together. In my life, I have a separate three-ring binder for each of my StoryBook's. Some of my chapters include Food Management, Thought & Emotional Management, Activities & Special Events. Each chapter is further sub-divided & I'll go over these with you in the blogs that follow this. I'm going to suggest that we work directly with "living affirmations" that will appear in each chapter.

"Living affirmations" are not just words, but true self-hypnotic experiences. This is the most powerful way to plant & enhance an affirmation. For example, a simple affirmation such as "I enjoy eating healthy foods" might be planted in the different chapters, but the image that accompanies it, might change. In the Food Management chapter, you may enter your shopping area, or find yourself looking in your refrigerator & cupboards, or sitting down & actually tasting the foods on your plate. This same affirmation may present itself differently in the Special Events chapter, where you enter a party with a buffet & delight in placing healthy foods on your plate, knowing that you are "gifting" your body for high level health.

The next few blogs will entertain many examples of "living affirmations" designed for your new StoryBook for this particular goal-den brick.


Copyright 2009 Elizabeth Bohorquez, RN, C.Ht
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Elizabeth Bohorquez, RN, C.Ht is author of Sugar...the Hidden Eating Disorder & How to Lick It. She is also the writer/producer of over 350 mp3/CD programs in the areas of medicine, health, prevention, addictions, self-development & sports for adults & children.

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Shifting Gears

In the last blog I introduced "fractionation"...dividing the day into segments, then actively practicing deep relaxation, while noticing thoughts that travel through the mind, emotions that accompany them & body sensations that are always connected to what is playing out in the "theater of the mind." Learning to observe the ongoing inner commentary, images & body sensations is KEY to high-end releasing & then changing or editing subconscious mind programs. It's important to remember that every thought & even emotions & body sensations are their own "mind programs." For example, tightness in a particular part of the body is a mindBody program. Unless it is released & then re-programmed, the mindBody will take it for granted that it is "desired." The mindBody does not judge, but follows the dictates of who owns it.

For me, I tend to store tension in the muscles that live in the back of my neck. Sometimes I can sense the tension, but other times I can't feel it at all, but it is there. This is because I've become very accustomed to it being there. In order for me to feel it, the neck has to become excessively tense....it's screamer state. And so, it's important for me to know my mindBody programs & make certain to release them before I feel them. In the area of emotions, it's important for me to tune in to my lower level negative mindStates that tend to be habitual. Mine include being too intense over small things, impatience & intolerance. On the other side of the coin, I often forget to entertain my sense of humor & my peaceful/loving mindStates. An interesting practice in the fourth goal-den brick is to invite positive emotions to enter when a negative emotion has taken over. The positive emotion will always win out & in that specific shifting of gears, the negative stress chemicals will actually turn off, saving the body from extra stored stress, while re-programming the mindBody for future encounters with that particular negative emotional state.

Shifting gears is a very important practice & begins in the fourth foundation brick. As you become more practiced through fractionation, you will be able to do this in any moment. In the image above, I've connected the fourth brick to the first brick. Here they are shifting back & forth. I'll give you some examples of how to utilize this in just a moment, but first...

A NOTE TO NEW READERS:

This experiential blog/workshop is based on my new book, "How Many Cookies Will It Take to Make Me Happy?" This book is not published as yet, but you have the opportunity to read it in it's unpublished state. If you are new to my writing, you might want to read the earlier mini-chapters. They are available on FaceBook, The PublishersMarketPlace & at the following link. Remember to scan down to find the earliest chapters & work your way up. http://beyonddisorderlyeating.blogspot.com/
A bit of background.... we are working with creative Interactive Self-Hypnosis imagery, planting suggestions directly into the creative subconscious mind as you read along. What appears like a story is a series of self-hypnotic sessions, designed to bring about desired lifestyle changes. The inner mind is creative & rather child-like, loving to play with images, especially when they are emotionalized. Just like the saying, "a picture is worth a thousand words", well-planted mind images, can be worth hours of therapy. We can actually change or motivate in 1/200th of a second. So come along & look forward to some lifestyle-changing events.

SHIFTING GEARS - EATING ISSUES

When working with new patients, I always suggest that they practice re-entering the fourth fundamental brick as their day unfolds. It's rather like driving a car...shifting gears...up & down...in & out. It's easy to do this. It's a matter of "waking up" from your self-imposed daily hypnotic state, taking a cleansing breath & imagining yourSelf moving into your fourth brick...the brick of cleansing, clearing, releasing, balancing & coming into communication with your CreativeSelf. This book is about disorderly eating & so we are given a multitude of opportunities to shift gears because most people with eating issues have ongoing compulsive or emotional thoughts, emotions & even body sensations that are food-related. How do I know this? Well, as you already know, I have a very long history of "disorderly eating" & have been working with patients with similar problems for many decades.

My patients are often distraught when I tell them that I have to practice "shifting gears" every day. Of course, we would like to get rid of our eating issues forever, but it's important to be realistic. The mindBody programs related to disorderly eating are usually very deeply etched into the subconscious mind, mainly because they have been entertained for so long. I believe in respecting my "stories" or deep programming & by doing so, I've found that the actual "stories" are willing to assist me in changing. I'll write more about that later, but let me give you some examples of when & how I "shift gears." My most current vulnerable times are in restaurants, in the super-market & around nine o'clock in the evening. In the past, I had others, but many of them have resoved themselves ( stories helping me out.)

I believe in something called "prodromals." Those are the things that preceed a certain happening. Remember my telling you about my low-level neck tension? OK...well, I believe the same about my compulsive tendencies in my vulnerable areas. I always go to the fourth goal-den brick BEFORE going into the supermarket, restaurant & around 8PM, thereby alerting my mindBody that I am fully present. Then, I travel over to my first brick & plant the images/imaginology of what I want. I do not entertain any images of what I don't want because that would be an example of negative programming. I call in positive, powerful emotions & surround the images of what I want with their energy. This is why fractionation is so important....the more you practice, the more you will be able to recognize your vulnerable areas & emotions/body sensations. You are now on your way to Recovery...


Copyright 2009 Elizabeth Bohorquez, RN, C.Ht
May not be copied or reproduced without permission of the author.

Elizabeth Bohorquez, RN, C.Ht is author of Sugar...the Hidden Eating Disorder & How to Lick It. She is also the writer/producer of over 350 mp3/CD programs in the areas of medicine, health, prevention, addictions, self-development & sports for adults & children.

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http://www.twitter.com/elizRN

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http://www.sugar-addiction.com
http://www.international-medical-health-writers