Insights with Darcy

Time is My Muse

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I recently wrote a book. It is presently at the publisher. It is titled To Love Your Life and is based upon life lessons from the past, how to incorporate them into the present, with the goal of creating a better future.  It is a book for the moment, and when this moment has passed and left its impression I will write another book. It is likely that it, too, will include wisdom collected in moments that quickly became the past, applied to the present, in anticipation of influencing the future.

The inspiration for writing a book felt less like a personal goal than it did destiny. And now the book is written. Soon it will be released, each page representing a moment of time filled with anticipation, doubt, fear, excitement, courage, struggle, passion and purpose stacked like fallen leaves, one on top of the other. In time, another worthy project will call out to me. Just as new leaves are destined to appear on the branches each spring time, I can count on life inspiring a rebirth of creativity in me.

Life, measured in time, passes, teaches, is always present and full of promise. While the present moment is where time is fully alive, all aspects of it integrate themselves into who we are, and who we are becoming. Reflect on the past in order to shine a light on the future, while remaining fully present of the moment where inspiration and creativity are active and you are truly alive.

There’s a Critic in My Head!

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Critical Voice, who is in my head?

Ranting all day, whispering in bed.

Nagging and pushing and scolding and more.

I, Critical Voice, am not your whore. 

The following is an excerpt from my Walk With Love WisdomWell Workshop, Feb. 2013

I admit, what I teach is what I most need to learn. As I began to write this section of the workshop on critical voices, my stomach literally turned. I placed my hands on my belly, pushing into the pain, and what is the first thing that came to mind? “Damn, I have a squishy-ishy belly” or words to that affect. Recognition of what I did and the timing in light of this “Critical Voices” conversation, struck me as funny and more than a bit ironic. The Universe works in mysterious ways. I appreciate that once I became determined to bring my darkness to light many years ago now, how readily the Universe assisted me by creating ample opportunities to do just that. The point I want to make is that although my critical voice piped up and pointed out what I have yet to release as a “fault” and accept as a part of my unique and divine Self, I NOTICED IT! I caught myself thinking the thought. I stopped the ego in its tracks, simply by tuning into the auto-chatter during a moment of conscious clarity.   

I laughed at the silliness of this unconscious critic in my head, and the futility of her words. I noted how her criticisms keep the problem and its emotions alive in me, and I felt grateful for this moment of consciousness. So what did I do with it? I TURNED THE THOUGHT AROUND. (Turning My Critic Around exercise follows).

I changed this critical thought to, “My stomach has birthed three incredible babies; I am grateful that it is doing so well.” WOW. What a difference that made in the level of self-love and acceptance I suddenly experienced. Acts of self-compassion like this save me from resenting flat-bellied models in magazines, or unfavorably comparing myself to the hard-bodied woman who just crossed my mates line of vision. I can find inspiration in their form, instead. I can celebrate that they have mastered their bodies, and see that I can do the same if I choose to. Trust me, I can appreciate the contrast of having both the supportive and critical perspectives because I live them both. One is born of unconsciousness and the other of consciousness, and there is no doubt which place I will continually strive to live from; consciousness brings peace and happiness.

Critical voices emerge from a plethora of messages you have unconsciously accepted as truths or belief about yourself. Nothing about the messages themselves makes them true; they became your defining truths only because you were vulnerable in a moment, ripe for accepting someone’s words as absolute (likely someone you viewed as having authority) or you bought into a society with ego-driven values. These mistaken truths and their critical voices tumble in your unconscious mind and play themselves out daily, creating a tsunami in what would otherwise be the peaceful waters of your mind.

It’s Your Ego Speaking

Ego keeps you separate from love and in a state of constant and often critical self-examination. The ego is not you, but your “I”dentity; it rises out of your history and memories that as Tolle writes in A New Earth, “you identify as ‘me and my story’, of habitual roles that you play without knowing…It also contains personal identifications, not only with possessions, but also with opinions, external appearances, long-standing resentments, or concepts of yourself as better than or not as good as others, as a success or failure.”  

To quiet the ego and its critical voice, be cognizant of it in both yourself and others. Rather than reacting to someone’s egoic behavior, or buying into your own, which gives ego strength, recognize that the behavior is coming from ego and not from spirit. Note that the critical voice projected onto you by others; the angry, complaining, jealous, doubtful, accusatory, boastful voice, is not personal to you, but speaks volumes about their own suffering. As for the critical voice inside your head? Become non-reactive to its negative chatter, non-believing of its criticisms, and create space for the expression of the beautiful supportive loving voice of spirit within you. As Tolle points out, our non-reaction to the ego of others, and I’ll add, our non-reaction to our own ego voice, will help bring sanity to all. You can choose to actively observe rather than succumb to ego’s critical voice and divisive intentions.

Learning to love yourself may be the most important and the most challenging growth experience you’ll have. Self-love is the foundation for your happiness, and with it you will radiate love and joy to others. Awareness of your critical voice, recognizing it as the false voice of ego and not the real voice of spirit, diligently turning the critical voice around as in my “belly” example above, will enable you to create space for compassion and self-love. When the real voice of spirit becomes louder than the ego voice, you will know peace and joy. Be diligent in your quest for consciousness; you are worth it.

 Turning my Critic Around 

Many of the critical messages you accepted as truth were heard when you were a very young child. Perhaps an unconscious parent, another child, a teacher or relative, said something critical that you repeated over and over in your mind, while trying to process the pain of it. In repeating it, you implanted it within your unconscious mind as a true. You believed it, and you began to form your “I”dentity from those beliefs. In other words, you have created much of your life from the perspective of a young child. You are older and wiser now, and so it is time to put the lies disguised as truths to rest.

Do your very best to make a habit of catching yourself in the midst of critical thought, and reframing the criticism using your real voice of spirit. You’ll find some knee-jerk criticisms that are laughable in their predictability and silliness; at some point you will realize that they all are, and turning them around will become natural. You can’t think two thoughts at once, so decide whether you would you rather hear; the destructive thoughts of criticism or supportive thoughts of love?

Turning My Critic Around Exercise

List some of the more prevalent self-critical thoughts you hear in your head. Remaining conscious of your ego voice, asses the criticisms, then rewrite them in a non-critical voice which you will discover more accurately reflects reality. The resistance you may feel is your false ego trying to interfere as you reclaim your real divine voice. Ego is afraid to let go of its power over you and so be rendered useless, so it will fight to keep ahold of your thoughts. The ego seems to push its hardest when you diligently remain conscious of it as a false voice. This indicates that you are beginning to make progress. You might find it challenging to quiet the ego, but it is worth the effort, and so are you.

CRITIC’s EXAMPLE: My stomach is hopelessly soft and fat!

TURN AROUND: My belly’s birthed three beautiful babes, is womanly and healthy.

CRITIC’s VOICE:_______________________________________________

TURN AROUND:_______________________________________________

CRITIC’s VOICE:_______________________________________________

TURN AROUND:_______________________________________________

CRITIC’s VOICE:_______________________________________________

TURN AROUND:_______________________________________________

CRITIC’s VOICE:_______________________________________________

TURN AROUND:_______________________________________________

Note the challenges and the triumphs you experienced as you did this exercise. Download the FREE “I AM…” AFFIRMATION hypnosis session on my website to help you change the critical voice into the rewritten statement, positively affirming yourself.

Walk With Love Hypnotic Meditation mp3 and all WisdomWell Downloads:

The Hypnotic Meditation, Walk With Love, will lead you on a journey through gardens, meadows and forest where you will meet a wise new friend, accept the possibility of becoming self-loving, and cleanse yourself of some critical messages.  Listen to this meditation several times each week, until we meet again for next month’s WisdomWell Workshop, and keep it forever.Order WisdomWell Hypnotic Meditations on mp3 for $5.99 at www.insightswithdarcy.com WisdomWell Workshops PDF/mp3 downloads are available for $15.99 at www.positivelybeautiful.com/wisdomwell

Never use any hypnosis audios while driving, or while a driver can hear it!

The Truth Tool

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Excerpt from the January WisdomWell Workshop, 2013, Insightswithdarcy.com

I began the WisdomWell Workshop series by teaching a useful awareness tool called Applied Kinesiology, or Muscle Testing (I will refer to it as MT in the following text). I call it the “Truth Tool” and you will soon understand why. Read on, and learn how to put this tool to use in your own life:

The “Truth Tool”

I was first introduced to Muscle Testing (MT) several years ago in a PSYCH-K course I attended in Denver, Colorado, then again when I read Power vs. Force by Dr. David R. Hawkins. The method fascinated me because it offered proof that we know more than we realize at a conscious level. Through MT we can determine truth from falsehood. The wisdom within the walls of our bodies can discern between that which empowers us, and that which weakens us. It gives us an astonishingly simple and  accurate tool for making decisions and discoveries, and determining what is in our best interests. I won’t go too deeply into the science of Kinesiology or MT here, but if you are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of this profound truth-telling tool, I recommend you read Power vs. Force, by Dr. David Hawkins, and Dr. John Diamond’s,Your Body Doesn’t Lie.

Dr. Hawkins points out in Power vs. Force:

  • MT is not a predictor of the future, but to be used to check historical or present stimuli.
  • MT consistently demonstrates that muscles go weak when exposed to harmful stimuli.
  • With therapeutic and high vibrational stimuli (ie: holding the thought of Mother Teresa) MT consistently tests strong.
  • Bodies respond appropriately to MT even when the conscious mind of the person being tested is unaware of the stimuli (statement being tested).
  • MT can be used to determine vibration levels. For more on vibration levels, refer also to Power vs. Force by Dr. Hawkins.
  • MT has proven to be a useful diagnostic tool for doctors to detect disease and determine a patients response to treatment, although it hasn’t yet caught on in mainstream medicine.
  • Read Dr. Hawkins’ and/or Dr. Diamond’s books mentioned above for discrepancies, limitations and disqualifications that could create false MT results.

You can do it

I recommend practicing with a partner. Some people have learned to do MT on themselves, however, I haven’t found it to be reliable. During MT be impersonal with one another; one option is to have the tested partner closes her eyes. I will refer to the person being tested upon as T, and the one conducting the test as C. Let’s begin:

  • Have T stand directly facing C.
  • Have T hold an arm out to the side, parallel with the ground.
  • Now C will place two or three fingers on T’s wrist.
  • Next, C will ask a YES or NO question as a TRUE or FALSE statement, which T will hold in her mind, repeating silently or aloud.
  • After making the statement, C will say to T, “Be Strong”, and will press firmly downward on T’s rigid arm.
  • If T is strengthened (true or +) by the statement, her arm will hold strong. If T is weakened (not true or -) by the statement, her arm will drop as she will naturally lose muscle strength. Please note, MT is not arm wrestling, so T should not fight to keep her arm strong, but normally and naturally resist C’s firm pressure, or not, as the case may be.

It is a good idea to test what your partner’s “strong” and “weak” response feels like before beginning. One way to do this is to have T make the true statement, “My name is (correct name)” and C will test it. Then T will make a false statement, “My name is (false name).” The correct or true name will hold strong. The false name will cause T’s muscles to weaken and her arm will drop under C’s pressure.

You may want to use MT to help you determine the strength of your work or goals. You may want to use it to check your own vibrational level around something or to determine if a food, relationship, project, object or event is strengthening or weakening you. If you get a weak response around something or someone,  you don’t necessarily need to eliminate it from your life. In the case of relationships or work, in particular, you can use MT to determine what aspect of it is weakening you, and then MT to determine ways to strengthening it.

An Example: Recently, I have struggled with a sudden weight gain of five pounds. I checked questions around the issue and my body using true or false statements to determine if the weight gain was related to hormones or food. It was related to food. I checked to see if the weight was caused by carbohydrates in general, and the response was weak (no), so I became more specific. I checked if fruit was the problem, and that tested weak (no). I tested if bread was at issue and  the response was strong (yes). From there I narrowed it down to gluten. I determined through the testing that I do need to cut carbs containing glutens, and that I can continue to eat fruit and vegetable carbs and gluten-free breads without concern. I clearly know that sugar is a saboteur of my wellbeing, so I didn’t bother checking that.  Please note that I could have stated the “fruit” questions in one of two ways: “fruit contributes to my weight gain.” or “fruit is a healthy carb choice for attaining and maintaining my goal weight.” They would elicit two opposite responses, so pay careful attention to the way your questions are phrased and the resulting response.

Flex Your Muscle Testing

Now that you are somewhat familiar with MT, I invite you to try it for yourself:

Exercise A):  Face your partner and think of someone you love or appreciate. It may be someone from history or someone currently in your life (I used Gandhi the first time I tested this exercise). Have your partner conduct the test on you as you hold this person in your thoughts. Did you test + or -? How did your body feel when you held this person in your thoughts?

Now think of someone whom you dislike or disrespect (I used Hitler when I tested this exercise). Did you test + or -? How did your body feel when you held this person in your thoughts?

Pay attention to how your body feels when you are experiencing a strengthening or weakening response. Creating awareness of the physical response you get from somethings that is strengthening or weakening may help you discern something when MT is not convenient. Your body knows. You simply need to pay attention to what it is trying to tell you.

Exercise B): Make the YES or NO statement to yourself, “I believe that I am worthy of living the life I desire.” Did you test + or – ? How did your body feel as you held this thought?

Have fun experimenting with MT. I have tested vitamins, the strength of my work, books, food, health and numerous personal statements. Please note that integrity, honesty and intention can certainly play into the accuracy of results, so please do not try to gather information from your testing partner without their consent. For much more detailed information, read Power vs. Force by Dr. David Hawkins, and Your Body Doesn’t Lie by Dr. John Diamond.

For more information on WisdomWell Hypnotic Meditations and Darcy Simonson go tohttp://www.insightswithdarcy.com . Several hypnosis sessions for adults and children are available on mp3 and through Apple Store and Google Play by searching Insights With Darcy

I Am

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“I AM…” Affirmation Hypnosis Session FREE mp3…

Part of this blog post was first published last spring, BUT now I offer the
FREE “I AM…” AFFIRMATION Hypnotic Meditation to you, available to help you set your affirmation deep within your being. This 20 minute session will assist you in creating and believing your affirming words. Please download the free mp3 off my website and begin manifesting TODAY! www.insightswithdarcy.com , on the mp3/App tab. Read the blog, write the affirmation, listen to the free “I AM…” hypnosis session (often), manifest and enjoy!

I Am Thin, Healthy, Young and Beautiful…Or at Least I will be Soon!

I am a highly visual person and I tend to BELIEVE whatever it is that I see. What I have discovered over time is that I see only that which I BELIEVE. It’s a vicious cycle, and one that explains why for several decades I have looked into mirrors with hawkish eyes and have seen fat around my middle, and perhaps a little too much under my chin. If I brave a rear view I might notice a few rolls beneath my bra line and a couple of pasty buns that have fallen a bit.

Once I began to see that what I saw reflected what I believed, I diligently began the process of seeing through new eyes a better reality shaped by positive thoughts and beliefs. The processes began with the courage to discover and accept why it was I saw myself in such an unflattering light; it continued though diligent use of guided hypnosis, meditation, and affirmations; and ended with more joy, better coping skills, and permanent weight loss. My daily affirmations were key. Whenever I felt weak or vulnerable to my old habit thinking, I could instantly recite the new words and begin to shape new beliefs. For example, when I’d catch my boyfriend checking out Twiggy, I’d also catch myself negatively comparing my body to hers. I could stop myself, speak my new words, take a deep breath, and continue moving toward a better reality. Then I’d kick his shin…a knee-jerk reaction.

I began creating my affirmation by listing the things I wanted to see myself become more of, such as thin, kind, smart, etc. What I came up with and used for the first few months was: “I am thin, healthy, young and beautiful.” Once these thoughts and words began to become beliefs and, therefore, manifest, I chose other qualities in myself that I wanted to witness more of: “Smart, fun and loving.”  Recently, after a decade of doing wonderful inspirational work that did not pay (an acceptance and abundance issue I am working through), I added: Successful, wealthy and wise.” When I’d speak the affirmation, I’d feel it, see it, emote it, as if it is real right now.

I love to speak my affirmation and put myself in the place of truly believing what I desire is real…right now …as if it has already happened. This accelerates manifestation and it simply feels fantastic! Why would I want to dwell on that perceived fat and feel miserable when I could instead dwell on my leaner, sexier body, the one that is inevitably on its way, bit by bit each day? Get it? Think only about the end picture, and recreate your life! When I do this I can literally feel the change happening within me! I feel grateful for it. I KNOW that is who I really am, and that is who I am in the process of becoming more of with each passing moment. I have been speaking my affirmation for a decade, and I am thin, healthy, forever young in heart, and beautiful in my own unique way. I have finally accepted that it is safe to be a smart woman, and I rather enjoy it. I especially enjoy being unapologetically fun and loving! I have come to accept these words as my truths, and they are true because I saw to it. I changed my beliefs in part through affirmation, and began to see my fabulous new truths manifest before my eyes.

Are you courageous enough to do what it takes to release old limiting beliefs and allow yourself to have the fabulous life you want? In addition to listening to guided hypnosis (I have some wonderfully relaxing and effective weight loss sessions available on my website), I suggest you write an affirmation today.

So get going!

  • Decide what you want. The first step in creating a new reality through affirmations and visualizations is to decide what it is you truly want.. Do you want to be thinner, healthier, more generous, happier? Take a moment and imagine the details of your desires.
  • Jot down some affirming thoughts and words. This may be uncomfortable at first, as your old unconscious belief systems kick in, resisting change. Don’t fret; you have held those false beliefs long enough so just thank them for trying to be of service, and tell them it is OK for you to think more positively now.
  • Bravely and joyfully write your affirmation.  Create a sentence short enough to remember and long enough to cover your list of desires. I like to create rhythm or patterns to help me remember it. Think of your affirmation as fluid; you can change it to serve you better as you evolve. What is important today is that you begin the processes of creating a positive belief system, and consequently a positive life.
  • Speak your affirmation several times daily. Affirming your desires every five minutes would not be too much! As you speak the words, it is very important that they become REAL for you, that you get into the EMOTION of the new beliefs and reality you are in the process of creating as if it already is.
  • Notice and celebrate each change, no matter how small, and as your desires begin to manifest, accept and be grateful for them. Discover the power thoughts and words have to create what you do want, just as they have created what you don’t want.

“I am thin, healthy, young and beautiful; smart fun and loving; successful, wealthy and wise!” and I embrace all of that which I am and am becoming! Enjoy the journey.

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Limiting Beliefs, Limited Life?

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Limiting Beliefs, Limited Life?   Consciously Write the Next Chapter of Your Life

About eight years ago I accepted a position as a full-time radio talk show host. I was terrified and knew that in order to succeed I would have to come to terms with two things: why I did not accept recognition and celebration for my work, and how to release fear of criticism and free my voice.

I traced my life back through decades of refusing recognition, allowing others to take credit for my work, hiding from the spotlight, giving away my creative energy and endeavors, and rejecting compliments, to the age of five. The story was written on my fifth birthday, to be exact. The story is long and so I will not share it here, but the point is that from the episode that day, I determined that I was not worthy of celebration, and that if I am celebrated, others are either inconvenienced or in some other way made to feel poorly.

For the next forty two years I lived a life congruent with that belief and, consequently, I have felt unfulfilled and unsuccessful as I balance my creative and visionary gifts with the belief that my potential power and success will somehow cause another sadness, anger or discomfort.

Once I back-tracked to the story’s origins, I could see that the belief I whole-heartedly took on came from the perspective of a darling and compassionate little girl who wanted only to be safe and loved, and truly felt she was not. Looking back with adult perspective, I also saw that I had misinterpreted the situation to mean that I was not loved or worthy of celebration, and that to receive it caused other’s pain. The painful emotions of that day had actually nothing to do with me, but the circumstances and unhappiness that the other already full possessed. With compassion and forgiveness, genuinely felt for the other, I released the belief. I admit, decades-old patterns cause dark residue from this belief to resurface on occasion, but now that I understand it and know that it was a mistaken belief, I can move beyond it toward my fulfillment.

As an aside, I am now acutely aware that I am 100% responsible for my fulfillment, successes and failures, as I can no longer lean on this limiting “truth” to excuse me from becoming all that I am capable of becoming. Also, in freeing myself from this limiting belief, I have freed another of the responsibility I had laid upon her for my limitations. She was not aware of the impact her behavior on my fifth birthday would have upon my life, and she didn’t even recall the episode, yet I am guessing she feels a bit lighter as I free my negative energetic bond with her.

In releasing this life-limiting belief, I went through the following stages:

 1) I recognized I had a pattern that created a problem in my life (pushing away recognition, success, and celebration, sabotaging my self-esteem, feelings of worth, joy, and life purpose).

2) I carefully traced back through my life, every time I refused celebration and recognition, gave credit away for my work, stepped aside from competition I could have easily won, diminished my beauty, etc., until I discovered the origin of the belief, which was for me extremely emotional. I allowed myself this period of deep sadness. I carried that wounded little girl in my heart, and when I was ready…

3) I looked at the situation with compassion for the other(s) involved. I saw the situation from her perspective, forgiving her, then loving her, and forgiving and loving myself as I had not done since that time.

4) I began to re-write my story. After I had sufficiently absorbed the enormity of what I had just done, having unwound this life-limiting belief, I felt mentally, physically and spiritually liberated. I felt courageous, worthy, loved, and ready to get on with living. I filled with gratitude, and accepted that the responsibility for me to be heard, to be recognized for my work, to accept love and to know that I am powerful and worthy of it was now entirely MINE…just as it has always been.

You have already written many chapters in your book of life. Go back and read them with an eraser in hand and a life-limiting issue held in your mind. Granted, you cannot change the events, but you can change your perspective and the beliefs you created during them. Read them allowing for new possible perspectives, with an awareness that everything that limits you from whatever it is you desire is likely due to a limiting belief you have subconsciously created from an event written within the pages of your book. Perhaps something someone said or did has caused you to take on a negative “truth” about yourself. Examine the validity of that “truth”, the perhaps unseen circumstances and limited awareness of others involved. Feel the emotions; be compassionate with yourself and others, and write the next chapter of your book of life with a new truth, an empowering belief of your conscious creation.

To Do or Not To Do

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Finally, I am doing it. Do I enjoy the process of the doing of it? Not at the moment, yet in the end I imagine that I will be grateful that I did indeed do it.

What exactly am I doing? You are reading it; I am blogging. That may not seem like a big deal to many, but it is to me because it is another of recent indications that procrastination is loosening its grip as I commit to take action and follow through on what I set out to do. With each chore, each challenge, each obstacle to my success crossed off the list of items needing to be tended to, I am well on my way to experiencing the peace and freedom that is born of action and integrity.

I recently flew home from a ten-day Hawaiian vacation with a sun tan, a few pounds of macadamia nuts, and a list of “To Dos” as long as my travel itinerary. A day later I landed  on my doorstep, and as I turned the key to enter my home-sweet-home the weight of overwhelm began to descend upon me. The heaviness entered through my mind, carved a path through my heart, and landed with a thud on my diaphragm, or what is referred to in the metaphysical world as my power center. My shoulders slumped; my breathing became laborious; my knees buckled beneath the weight of that “To Do” list, and I took a nap.

I admit, integrity is something I espouse, yet it is not always something I practice. I have been known to lie to myself. Although I say that I will do something that I know will benefit me, I sometimes don’t. I tend to rationalize and excuse this behavior rather than admit that I was inauthentic or dishonest with myself. The items that linger on my “To Do” list are a reminder of my occasional lapses of integrity.

To live with 100% integrity happens to be high on my list of “To Dos”. It is not spelled out, but it whispers to me from the quiet white spaces between the  letters and words on the list. Sometimes, in fact, it shouts. Particularly while I nap. And while it is not always easy to tackle the “To Dos”, it feels much better to do so, than not to do so; it feels much better to live with integrity.

What can you expect from this blog? A few times each week I will blog insights, tips, tools, inspirations and/or art in one form or another. Some posts will be based upon my program, TranceFORM Hypnosis for Health and Fitness Success. Some will be drawn from my intuition and life experiences. Each week I will share recommendations for great health and wellness products, or refer fabulous practitioners, events, etc. Periodically I will include samples of my powerful hypnotic meditations, but first I must record them, then learn how to attach them. Excuse me, please, while I jot that on my “To Do” list.

For more information on TranceFORM Hypnosis for Health and Fitness Success, go to www.insightswithdarcy.com

The Milk Man Didn’t Do It

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You did it. You have created your life to be exactly as it is right now. I didn’t do it. Your parents siblings, teachers, friends and enemies didn’t do it, although they may have exposed you to some interesting material from which you have carved what has become your life. The weather didn’t do it. The government didn’t do it. The milkman didn’t do it, either. You did it. And the sooner you accept that you did it, the sooner you can redo it; only this time with awareness, deliberation, power and intention you might just carve out the life you want to live.

Deliberate Creation

Through my experiences engaging the power of affirmation, visualization, hypnosis, the unconscious mind, and the universal Law of Attraction, I have witnessed that what one thinks about will manifest. It is understandable why many people have trouble with this notion. Why, after all, would anyone choose some of the terribly difficult things that life has delivered to them?  Unfortunately, we don’t often deliberately create. The Law of Attraction is indiscriminate, meaning it doesn’t judge whether your thoughts are positive or negative, but only that they are. Consequently, your thoughts, words and emotions shape your life, like it or not.

See It, Believe It, Be It

What you believe, speak, imagine, emote and think about is vitally important to the creation of your life. A favorite tool in my life-sculpting kit is visualization. It can help you envision a new and better reality, positively engaging the Law of Attraction to deliver what you want. Rather than seeing yourself as fat or weak, worthless, destined to fail, or the many other possible destructive untruths that may travel through your mind countless times each day attracting more of what you don’t want, you can use the power of visualization to assist you in creating a new picture of yourself, new truths, new words, new thoughts, new emotions, and ultimately the reality you do want.

Do It

When it comes to the Law of Attraction and deliberate creation, you may or may not be a skeptic. Either way, I ask that you practice the gentle and powerful visualization below and notice any changes in your life or self that may follow. Give yourself an opportunity to witness your power to actively create your life. You have been doing it all along. Now do it deliberately.

Begin to Deliberately Become (an exercise)

Sit quietly for just a moment. Take a few few long, slow deep breaths, and on each breath, breathe in a sensation of kindness and love. On each exhale, release any sensations of resistance, fear and stress you may carry, and as you do allow your shoulders to fall away from your ears, and your eye, cheek and jaw muscles to completely release and relax. Take another deep breath and imagine the following:

In your minds eye, SEE yourself exactly as you would like to be. Perhaps you are at a more comfortable weight, strong in body and sharp in mind. Perhaps you are more loving or more open, and abundantly blessed with money, passion and good relationships. See yourself dressed in clothing that suits your desired self perfectly. Your eyes are shining with confidence and joy. What ever it is that you would like to become, imagine that now.

Now FEEL what it feels like to be that person you desire to be. Feel it deep within your mind, emotions and every cell of your body. Accept that you are capable of deliberately creating your life, and thus can indeed become this person. Feel the emotion of KNOWING this is true, believing it coming to you in the perfect way, and at the perfect time. Take another deep breath and as you do, fill with a sense of gratitude and smile. Feel that smile fill you up with confidence and knowing. Take yet another deep breath and hold that wonderful feeling, knowing that and as often as you wish to you may close your eyes and return to it…and you will.

The preparatory CD, See It, Believe It, Be It hypnotic visualization from my TranceFORM program audio collection is a 20 minute hypnosis session designed to help you begin to create the body and life that you desire. Image

For more information on TranceFORM visit my website, www.insightswithdarcy.com

I Am Thin, Healthy, Young & Beautiful…Or at Least I Will Be Soon!

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I am a highly visual person and I tend to BELIEVE whatever it is that I see. What I have discovered over time is that I see only that which I BELIEVE. It’s a vicious cycle, and one that explains why for several decades I have looked into mirrors with hawkish eyes and have seen fat around my middle, and perhaps a little too much under my chin. If I brave a rear view I might notice a few rolls beneath my bra line and a couple of pasty buns that have fallen a bit.

Once I began to see that what I saw reflected what I believed, I diligently began the process of seeing through new eyes a better reality shaped by positive thoughts and beliefs. The processes began with the courage to discover and accept why it was I saw myself in such an unflattering light; it continued though diligent use of guided hypnosis, meditation, and affirmations; and ended with more joy, better coping skills, and permanent weight loss. My daily affirmations were key. Whenever I felt weak or vulnerable to my old habit thinking, I could instantly recite the new words and begin to shape new beliefs. For example, when I’d catch my boyfriend checking out Twiggy, I’d also catch myself negatively comparing my body to hers. I could stop myself, speak my new words, take a deep breath, and continue moving toward a better reality. Then I’d kick his shin…a knee-jerk reaction.

I began creating my affirmation by listing the things I wanted to see myself become more of, such as thin, kind, smart, etc. What I came up with and used for the first few months was: “I am thin, healthy, young and beautiful.” Once these thoughts and words began to become beliefs and, therefore, manifest, I chose other qualities in myself that I wanted to witness more of: “Smart, fun and loving.”  Recently, after a decade of doing wonderful inspirational work that did not pay (an acceptance and abundance issue I am working through), I added: Successful, wealthy and wise.” When I’d speak the affirmation, I’d feel it, see it, emote it, as if it is real right now.

I love to speak my affirmation and put myself in the place of truly believing what I desire is real…right now …as if it has already happened. This accelerates manifestation and it simply feels fantastic! Why would I want to dwell on that perceived fat and feel miserable when I could instead dwell on my leaner, sexier body, the one that is inevitably on its way, bit by bit each day? Get it? Think only about the end picture, and recreate your life! When I do this I can literally feel the change happening within me! I feel grateful for it. I KNOW that is who I really am, and that is who I am in the process of becoming more of with each passing moment. I have been speaking my affirmation for a decade, and I am thin, healthy, forever young in heart, and beautiful in my own unique way. I have finally accepted that it is safe to be a smart woman, and I rather enjoy it. I especially enjoy being unapologetically fun and loving! I have come to accept these words as my truths, and they are true because I saw to it. I changed my beliefs in part through affirmation, and began to see my fabulous new truths manifest before my eyes.

Are you courageous enough to do what it takes to release old limiting beliefs and allow yourself to have the fabulous life you want? In addition to listening to guided hypnosis (I have some wonderfully relaxing and effective weight loss sessions available on my website), I suggest you write an affirmation today.

So get going!

  • Decide what you want. The first step in creating a new reality through affirmations and visualizations is to decide what it is you truly want.. Do you want to be thinner, healthier, more generous, happier? Take a moment and imagine the details of your desires.
  • Jot down some affirming thoughts and words. This may be uncomfortable at first, as your old unconscious belief systems kick in, resisting change. Don’t fret; you have held those false beliefs long enough so just thank them for trying to be of service, and tell them it is OK for you to think more positively now.
  • Bravely and joyfully write your affirmation.  Create a sentence short enough to remember and long enough to cover your list of desires. I like to create rhythm or patterns to help me remember it. Think of your affirmation as fluid; you can change it to serve you better as you evolve. What is important today is that you begin the processes of creating a positive belief system, and consequently a positive life.
  • Speak your affirmation several times daily. Affirming your desires every five minutes would not be too much! As you speak the words, it is very important that they become REAL for you, that you get into the EMOTION of the new beliefs and reality you are in the process of creating as if it already is.
  • Notice and celebrate each change, no matter how small, and as your desires begin to manifest, accept and be grateful for them. Discover the power thoughts and words have to create what you do want, just as they have created what you don’t want.

“I am thin, healthy, young and beautiful; smart fun and loving; successful, wealthy and wise!” and I embrace all of that which I am and am becoming!

Enjoy the journey,

Darcy

TranceFORM Hypnosis: The Hypnosis Program for Weight Loss and Fitness Success

Lay the Foundation

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Daily Contemplation

Lay the foundation.

Now that you know what you want, why you want it, and how you are going to get it, create a support system for the realization of your dream. Do you need to set up a quiet workspace? Do you want to go it alone or do need a partner? A few hours of daycare for the kids? A new computer program to create from? Once you have identified a few initial action steps, take them…and begin to turn your dreams into your reality.

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” -Life’s Little Instruction Book, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Weekly Affirmation

“Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.” -Henry David Thoreau

Each day this week repeat the affirmations below, or use your own words to encourage  the realization of your dreams. Learn about the power of affirmations to shift beliefs in Path One of To Love Your Life.

“I am capable and worthy of living a life I love.”

“I keep my heart on the dream and my eye on the goal.”

 

Month Meditation

This month we’ll focus on removing obstacles to your dreams. The  8 minute guided visualization (available to newsletter subscribers) supports this month’s four weekly themes and the 31 Daily Affirmations.

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in Darcy’s weekly Life Lover’s Life-letter at www.insightswithdarcy.com.

Month Meditation: Goals light the path to your dreams.

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Release What Was, Embrace What Is, and Become Wildly Wonderful You


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Read To Love Your Life, dig into the Life-Workbook, and subscribe at www.insightswithdarcy.com to receive the Monthly Meditations Audio and Life-letter. Together they’ll lead to living a life you’ll love.
The book is due soon, but get started with Your Life-Loving Newsletter today!

“To Love Your Life is utterly amazing. I was blown away with how healing Darcy’s work will be for so many people. I haven’t read anything as straight on and powerful in any of the healing I’ve explored.” 
-Christine Young, Christine Young Coaching, creator of The Body Project

Don’t let another day go by without living a life you love!

How?

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Daily Contemplation

How?

Now that you’ve defined your goals and why you want them, how are you going to accomplish them? Write three strategies per goal that are achievable for you right now. Also, note the feeling you are desiring. For my example goal, “I want work that will take me to exciting new cities,” and the feelings I desire is adventure and connection with others. HOW I am going to do that? 1) Join a speaker’s bureau. 2) Set up book readings and events in places I wish to travel. 3) Seek out like minded people to host workshops in their communities. Now, it’s your turn. How are you going to take action on your dreams?

“The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps — we must step up the stairs.” –Vance Havner

Weekly Affirmation

“Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.” -Henry David Thoreau

Each day this week repeat the affirmations below, or use your own words to encourage  the realization of your dreams. Learn about the power of affirmations to shift beliefs in Path One of To Love Your Life.

“I am capable and worthy of living a life I love.”

“I keep my heart on the dream and my eye on the goal.”

 

Month Meditation

This month we’ll focus on removing obstacles to your dreams. The  8 minute guided visualization (available to newsletter subscribers) supports this month’s four weekly themes and the 31 Daily Affirmations.

SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE THE AUDIO

in Darcy’s weekly Life Lover’s Life-letter at www.insightswithdarcy.com.

Month Meditation: Goals light the path to your dreams.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

To Love Your LifeToLoveYourLife - 7 copy
Release What Was, Embrace What Is, and Become Wildly Wonderful You


Accepting Pre-orders at Amazon.com!

Read To Love Your Life, dig into the Life-Workbook, and subscribe at www.insightswithdarcy.com to receive the Monthly Meditations Audio and Life-letter. Together they’ll lead to living a life you’ll love.
The book is due soon, but get started with Your Life-Loving Newsletter today!

“To Love Your Life is utterly amazing. I was blown away with how healing Darcy’s work will be for so many people. I haven’t read anything as straight on and powerful in any of the healing I’ve explored.” 
-Christine Young, Christine Young Coaching, creator of The Body Project

Don’t let another day go by without living a life you love!

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