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How To Get Over A Break Up In 3 Minutes

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A song that I wrote waaaaaaay back in 1980 after a college romance ended, in retrospect was filled with some pretty powerful and sound advice…

Sometimes looking back on these songs I am amazed at how “schmart” I seemed… Somehow this “wise beyond my years” stuff kept pouring through my songs even back in 1980…

It just took me another 30 years to start to actually follow my own advice!

However, knowing all the NLP and hypnosis mind mastery stuff that I know now, this song probably saved my life even if I wasn’t consciously aware of it or always able to follow it’s advice… because it REFRAMED the hurt as a small experience to just add to the jar of all my life experiences. That put it into perspective which caused a lot of pain to stop.

Since I’ve heard lately from a number of people struggling with getting over break ups, I think I’m going to add this song to the “How To Get Over A Break Up” course as a free bonus…

But I figured I’d give it to YOU first. Just because… Well… I like you… and I think of you all the time… You know. As a friend… ;o)

Enjoy! It’s the first time I’ve played it in probably 20 years…

BTW It’s Day 18 of 90 Day Transformation Challenge #5.
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Your Modern Jedi Mind Mastery assignment today, should you choose to accept it, is to Laugh and Put Another Penny in The Jar of YOUR life. Let something go today that has been bugging you or bothering you or causing you pain. Don’t know how? Check out  “How To Get Over A Break Up”

– Mark

p.s. or pretty much any one of my NLP/Hypnosis courses. Because they are ALL about Mastering YOUR Mind For A Change so that you can stop the pain and get to the fun part of being alive. Faster. Easier. Better.

BOOOM!

p.p.s. I really DO think about YOU all the time… and right now you look like you could use a hug… sending out…. zooooooooom!

Better Than Expected

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317 Better Than Expected origWhy DOES It Work Out Better Than Expected…

I had a lovely weekend exploring the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. From the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge north of Lake Cayuga down to Ithaca and then west to the Finger Lakes National Forest then to Watkins Glen at the southern end of Lake Seneca, my delightful traveling companion and I did a lot of driving and walking and exploring.

Unfortunately in Watkins Glen I didn’t quite manage to negotiate a certain higher than expected curb… and it threatened to “curb my enthusiasm” for a few minutes as I surveyed the “crunch” on the right side of the formerly “cool, sporty ground effects” trim on my car… :o(

So I immediately began chanting my favorite “mind-hack”.

“Why does it work out better than I can possibly imagine?”

“Why does it work out better than I can possibly imagine?”

“Why does it work out better than I can possibly imagine?”

“Why does it work out better than I can possibly imagine?”

This is a conscious shift that I sometimes have to FORCE myself to make. It’s a sad fact of modern life that a little fender bender, bumper crunch can be expensive, not to mention INCONVENIENT…

I felt myself starting to get bummed out by the idea of my insurance company jacking up my rates, as well as time wasted being put on hold and having to make an appointment and give up the use of my car to get the darn thing fixed… blech!

So I said it again. Louder and with a few very satisfying expletives (which I’ll delete here just in case you might be shocked by them LOL)…

“Why does it work out !@#*%^ better  than I can possibly imagine?”

But literally POURING the alternative thought into my neurology of “Why does this work out better than I can possibly imagine?” I began to move me back into my usual joyful state…

I like to imagine that somehow “this is good!”… Perhaps the delay this caused saved our lives somehow… Perhaps this was exactly the reminder I needed to stay in this powerful state of mind. Or maybe I will never know consciously how “this is good.”

Whatever. I’m in charge of my state.

A RESOURCEFUL, positive state is ALWAYS better than being all pissed off and whiny…

And maybe it was all so that I would share this thought and song with you this morning… Maybe YOU need to hear it…

Either way this humorous song bubbled up in my mind as a perfect song to play for you this morning.

Song #317, “Better Than Expected” demonstrates NLP reframing techniques in a way that uses music and humor to install a powerful transformative idea deep into your subconscious mind.

And that idea is this:

The events that seem “bad” or “negative” only seem that way because of our interpretation.

Reframe or re-interpret them as positive and the physiological reaction can be one of positive, transformational empowerment. You may have a few moments of frustration or despair. But with practice you can instantly reframe any situation as a blessing.

Powerful, real life change from listening to a song? Yup. And what’s even cooler?
You can download it for nuthin’ (unless of course you want to pay in which case it definitely works out better than expected for me! ;o)

Now it’s up to you to test it in your own life… Seriously. Give it a shot…

[BTW I played this song for a guy once out of context and he said, “well I don’t really like country music.”

For the record. Just in case it isn’t OBVIOUS. This is a PARODY of a country music song. The cliche music style is part of the humorousness… Do I have to explain EVERYTHING? Sheesh…LOL]

BTW #2: all the instruments (including real TUBA)are played by “Country Joe” Mennonna who is feverishly working on several new arrangements that I will hopefully share with you soon.

Your assignment today, should you choose to accept it, is to Have a fabulous Monday! A Monday that is BETTER than you could have EVER expected! Unless of course you read this post on some other day in which case have whatever day you are having in a way that is better than you can possibly imagine. Ok?

The really important thing is just to be fully aware that you can realize the change you’re looking for…

And here’s how

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Glad we had this little chat.

I.

Will See You.

ON THE INSIDE!

Cowabungah!

– Mark

p.s. just in case you don’t remember, Tomorrow is the local and live streamed kick off of my new weekly Transformation Tuesday program combining Music, Movement, Meditation, Message and Meet Up. I hope you’ll join us!

Interrupting Routines Again

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hh-11-17-routines-collageI had no idea what I was going to say before I turned the camera on…

And you know, it actually turned out better than I could possibly imagine!

What came out of my mouth was some key thoughts about the ancient Toltec practice of “interrupting routines” and “eliminating self importance”. So I hope you’re ready to shake things up a little bit… Ready?

Here we go!

Any questions?…. Ask ’em.

Letting Go

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Hey there oh RADIANT one.

Let’s Tawk About LETTING GO (shall we?)

After my fabulous week of cranking out admittedly BRILLIANT, fresh and challenging videos, I thought it might be nice for us both to kick back a little bit with a song…

I’m not suggesting you let the song’s refrain get stuck in your head or anything…

But if it DID… What WOULD that be like? LOL…

This was one of the first songs I wrote that was inspired by my work as a healer/hypnotherapist/NLP practitioner.

People have come to me so emotionally wounded, so devastated by their childhood experiences that it literally becomes a self fulfilling prophecy…

Ultimately whatever happened in the past is gone, our memories of it and beliefs around our pasts can be healed and released. It starts with the intention of “letting go”.

And no I’m not saying that all you have to do is listen to this song a million times and anything you want to let go of will “magically” just loosen up it’s hold and sweetly drift away on the breezes like the dandy-lion seeds in the picture, BUT if you DID listen to this song a million times, it might FACILITATE it (at least a little bit).

When we release ourselves from attachment to our “horror” and “shame” stories and begin to live more and more in this sacred present moment healing can take place…

And of course it is a process we are in that sometimes seems like 2 steps forward and 1 step back, but it is happening…

Looking back at the 10 years of “lessons” since writing this song it feels like it was as much a message for me as it was for my clients…

As I often say to my current hypnosis clients and NLP students, the tools and techniques from Neuro Linguistic Programming or “Processing”, or from traditional hypnosis don’t instantly “fix” us, but they give us resources to heal ourselves faster, and more completely than if we were just using trial and error… or going through the same old behaviors and expecting a different result… (which Einstein is famous for saying is literally the definition of INSANITY).

Imagine singing yourself sane. What would THAT be like? :o)

Your Daily Mind Mastery “Take-Away” on this beautiful Saturday in November is to practice IMAGINING letting go. Let of of whatever it is that when you let it go would empower you to feel lighter, stronger, more at home in your body and in this present moment…

Let this be your soundtrack for the day.

Please click the arrow to play:

Let It Go

Song # 344   |   3/1/05   |   CD: Eyes On The Horizon

Refrain:
Let it go, let it go. Let it slip away
Let it go, let it go. Let it slip away
You will feel much lighter by the end of the day

I don’t know, I don’t know, Why you chose this road
I don’t know, I don’t know, Why you chose this road
It’s the perfect path for you to make yourself whole

Refrain:

I wish that you could see, the person that I see
I wish that you could see, the person that I see
Shining back at me so magnificently

Refrain:

Bridge:
I don’t know why you chose this experience
All I know is that on some level you did.
And if you chose it, you can change it kid.
It might be uncomfortable to admit it but you’ll be glad you did
You can blame it on your childhood
You got beat up  even when you tried to be good.
Your mom and dad, well they did the best they could
And you can’t escape the fact that their best was often not very good at all…
You got in the way and you got hurt and I’m sorry for that…

But they’re not around, they’re dead and gone or at the very least
They are no longer bigger than you.
So who’s beating you up now? Every single day?
Who’s keeping you depressed and tired and hurt and angry and overweight?

And if you chose it you can change it kid!
And if you chose it you can change it now…

Refrain:

I’ll sing this song for you. I’ll sing this song for me
I’ll sing this song for you. I’ll sing this song for me
Let’s get tangled up in the sweet melody

Refrain:

Look around, look around. See beauty everywhere
Look around, look around. See beauty everywhere
When you see your self make sure you that notice it there.

Refrain:

Copyright 2005-2015 by Mark Shepard. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.

Want to crank up your “Letting Go ” muscles?

Check out my “kick the ass of anxiety” Course: CRUSH anxiety NOW!

Thoughts? Questions? Comments? Contact me baby.

 

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Enlightenment Is NOT Perfection

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23720602_mHey! Happy Wednesday…

today we are going to explore the idea that…

Enlightenment is NOT Perfection

The LIGHT of this INDIAN SUMMER day is so beautiful. Warm. Gentle. Fragrant. The last of the Autumn leaves letting go and releasing into their knee deep piles in the yard…

AHHHH! LIGHT! Feel it fill your being… A lot of people seem to think that “enlightenment” is equivalent to “perfection” or “saint hood”…

There’s an old zen saying: “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. AFTER enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.”

In my opinion, enlightenment is the ability to hold and reflect more LIGHT. It also means to have a “lightness of being” about you. and also, to “Lighten UP!”.

I covered this pretty thoroughly in the video so I’ll just let it do the tawkin’


I had some other thoughts about peoples opinions in yesterday’s post/video… so you might want to check that out as well.

Yesterday’s Article, Other People’s Opinions about YOUR life…

Stop trying to be perfect and PLAY with the idea of En-Lightening UP your life!

– Mark

p.s. thoughts? Shifts? Nudges? Contact me!

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Other People’s Opinions About YOUR Life

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Other People’s Opinions About YOUR Life

Have you ever noticed that some people can be totally counted on to “rain on your parade?” Everybody has an opinion about everything. Particularly when it comes to YOU doing something new, brave, or different with your life. It’s one of the most dependable facts of life, kind of like death and taxes, “people” will always find something to “kvetch” about, so expect it, be prepared for it and put it in it’s place…

I just went for a ride on the new bike path in my town. as wonderful as this project is, that turned an old abandoned train track into a walking and biking path, some people have found fault with it.

“Now it’s going to be CROWDED…” some of them have said.

And ultimately its and AWESOME gift to this community. People can ride their bikes without having to “argue” with cars and trucks. Folks can walk and talk and get out in the sunshine. It’s great!

But sure enough someone, somewhere will find something wrong with it.

The point is in your own life, OTHER people will have OPINIONS about YOU. And part of becoming a Master of Your Own Mind is to smile, acknowledge their “helpful” comments… and then TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY IGNORE THEM!

Obey YOUR own COMMANDS. Be FABULOUS. You don’t need anybody else’s permission.

Thoughts? Stories? Contact me baby!