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Losing Weight the Naked Hippies Way … Remove Clothes

Losing weight the Naked Hippies way?

 

Yes, it requires you to remove your clothes, and there are some who will think of running around stark naked!  While, there’s great freedom in being a naturist, it’s not the subject here.  (we’ll get to that in another blog post!)

We’ve been carrying around excess weight for nearly two years.

Lugging around all of this:  (it’s shocking, really!)

Guess what happened as soon as I finished clearing out the excess clothes?

I tackled books, papers, junk drawers, kitchen utensils and pots, and all that bathroom/personal stuff that had accumulated.

The result?  Losing weight!  A TON OF IT! Two huge trash bags of clothes removed to donate; two huge, HEAVY trash bags of junk to throw away; dozens of books to take to the library, a table full of items to sell or donate; a huge box of papers to burn …

And it feels so goooooooood!  There is a lightness to the camper now.  Our clothes can breathe.  Not every drawer and cabinet is stuffed to the brim.

Now we’re wondering how our gas mileage will improve!

This was phase one as we prepare to reduce and simplify our life to live and travel in our Vanabode home.   There will be MORE downsizing when the official moving day arrives.

For now, we’re good.

That was how to lose weight the Naked Hippies Way!

This downsizing experience has served two purposes …

First, Losing weight!  The physical result of eliminating unnecessary and unneeded items from our living space feels so freeing.

Second,  reflecting and realizing how much “junk” we carry around in our minds that weighs us down and keeps us from living the best life possible.

This is losing weight the personal growth way:

We carry around fear, anger, jealousy, lack, low self-worth, bitterness, doubt and worry.

It’s a huge burden that if not removed, will drag you down to the depths of a hellish life, a life where you just exist, you just get by, go through the motions … survive.

When you take time to reflect on the limiting beliefs you have been carrying all your life, you’ll say exactly what I said when I viewed the massive amount of clothes piled in our camper …

“Who NEEDS this?”

You definitely don’t need the negative, limiting beliefs in your life.

They have been taking up space in your thoughts for too long.  It’s time to downsize … to clear out the junk drawers of your mind.

Make space for joy and happiness and expectancy and hope and creation.

How?

By going within … through meditation, reflection, getting still.  By listening, seeing and feeling your connection to The One, God, the Universe, the great I AM – whatever name you give to your higher power.

Meditation is something Bruce and I take time for every day.  No matter what.  It is making a huge difference in our life, in what we are seeing manifested.

It is the ONLY way to find yourself, your true self, your higher self, your Divine self.  Go within in order to soar without.

There are many roads that lead you to your inner self.  Find the one that works for you.  The only “mistake” you can make is in not taking the time to meditate.

No matter what road you take, the journey will be remarkable.  It’s the focus of our morning mindset call “Journey to Magnificence” where we read and study and discuss personal growth books and ideas.

The call is open to anyone seeking guidance and understanding and knowledge about the Law of Attraction, about manifesting your desires, about being and doing and having all that you dream of.

Join the call Monday thru Friday at 10 am Eastern.  Dial in for the live call and discussions here 712-775-7085 pin 150703#.

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Dig a little deeper – expand your knowledge and understanding even more with these recent articles which will give you more insight for removing limiting beliefs:

Let Go of the Past with Quantum Physics
Addiction Is In Every Life
Quantum Physics is the New Law of Attraction Paradigm
You’re Never Too Old, Too Young to Step Into Your Greatest Self

Always remember this, expressed so beautifully from “Winnie the Pooh”

Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
-A.A. Milne

You are MAGNIFICENT!

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Our dream is to live and travel and work from our Vanabode.  We’re excited to share the journey of manifesting this in our lives.  Keep up with our discoveries and manifestations here.

 

 

 

 

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What is My Purpose Here?

What is my purpose here?

 

It’s a question that nearly everyone asks at different times in their lives.

For many, the question comes up at mid-life crisis time. They got the college degree; they have been working for twenty some years in a career; their children are leaving home; and suddenly, they realize life is passing by much too quickly now.

What is my purpose here is the question that begins to nag at them as they reflect on their achievements and realize the dreams that used to captivate and motivate them have been put on the back burner.

For others, the question comes up as they seek to change their life but seem to flounder instead of flourishing.

Your purpose here is to live a fulfilling life.  A life that you design and create.  A life of meaning and value and joy and happiness.

I know that all sounds great and most would agree that ultimately, this is exactly right.

But, here’s where the rub comes.  Most people have become so accustomed to living a life designed by others that they have lost the zeal, the imagination, the inspiration to live the life they dream of living.

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Do YOU know what you want?

Most people have lived lives of quiet desperation as Thoreau says.

Sadder still are the people who don’t KNOW what they truly want,  because they are so programmed and hypnotized by society.

 

In this video, Vishen Lakhian of Mindvalley, shares three questions for you to answer to help you find what is my purpose here:

Answering these three questions will help you discover what is my purpose here.  Answer these without thinking of time or money … let your imagination run wild, let you heart guide you.

1. What experiences do you want to get out of life before you die?

2. How do I want to grow intellectually, behaviorally, emotionally,  spiritually, physically? 

3. What do I want to contribute to the world … to your family, your friends, your workplace, your city, your society, the world?  

Click here to download the worksheet for answering the three questions.

True fulfillment comes from experiences that create opportunities for you to grow and contribute to the lives of others.

Take time to answer these three questions today.  It will definitely help you know what is my purpose.

What came up for you as you answered the questions? What surprising idea popped out that you had stuffed away through the years?  Share in the comments below.

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Let Go of the Past with Quantum Physics

Let go of the past with quantum physics

 

Most people are living their lives on autopilot … thinking, feeling, and doing without being aware of what they are thinking and the chain of events that each thought creates.

Add this to the mix – and it’s no wonder it’s so hard to change your life:  everything you think and do hinges on what happened in your life in the past, because that is how you have conditioned your mind for years and years.

Until you let go of the past, your future will be dictated by it.

Your thoughts are the catalysts that fire up your brain to find the neuropathways which have been wired to connect in familiar ways. 

And it all happens without you realizing what’s going on in your brain and your body with each thought.

One single, flippant thought stirs up memorized emotions in your brain, so that even though you were thinking only about something like “how to increase you income to end the struggle,”  a cascade of memories is fired up by the brain.

Now, the memories of all your emotions about money flood into your cells all at once and you begin to feel even worse as your brain reminds you of the lack, the struggle, the overwhelm, the despair.

We had an experience with mosquitoes the summer we lived in a tent on the banks of the Missouri River that helps illustrate how one single negative thought stirs up a swarm of negative emotions.  Those of you who live in environments like this, you know what summer means – you know that the humidity and the water are breeding grounds for those pesky mosquitoes.

We were well aware of our environment and took extra precautions to prevent a feeding frenzy every night.

We lit citronella torches all around the tent, we had repellant to use if we were going to be out watching the sunset, we kept the tent zipped up tight.  Our awareness kept us from being covered in itchy bites –  well, it kept me from scratching like a dog with fleas – the mosquitoes don’t bite Bruce.

That’s exactly what quantum physics teaches —

awareness of your thoughts is the key to changing everything.

But, like I said, most people are operating on autopilot and have not let go of the past.  They are completely unaware of the power of one thought.

Allowing that one thought to take hold opens the door to an avalanche of feelings, of memories, of repeated scenarios that keep you stuck right where we wish you weren’t.

So, back to that night in the tent.  We’d been doing really well with our awareness of making sure we were on top of all our mosquito prevention methods … until that one night.  We were getting ready to turn out the light and go to sleep when Bruce noticed a half empty coke can sitting nearby  which needed to be poured out or we would have ants and who knows what else crawling in from everywhere, feeding on that sweet sticky syrup.  So, he jumped up, grabbed the coke can, unzipped the tent, and stepped outside quickly to pour out the contents.

In a matter of a few seconds, an army of mosquitoes swarmed into the tent!  I had never seen so many! Hundreds of ‘em!  All because he forgot to be aware, just for a split second.

That’s exactly what happens when you don’t pay attention, when you operate on autopilot, when you are not aware of the thoughts you have … you unzip the mind to unleash all those memorized emotions that flood in.   An avalanche of feeling discouraged, unworthy, less than, etc. pours forth. The feeding frenzy has begun.

How did we battle the mosquitoes?  We didn’t have any spray to attack them and we had no place else to go to sleep – this was our home.  We couldn’t flee.  We only had our hands so we spent the next couple of hours clapping our hands endlessly to kill as many as we could with each clap … and our hands became covered in blood as we battled.

Isn’t it interesting that most of the time, you automatically respond to the flood of emotions that come in when you have a negative thought that makes you then begin feeling worse, by trying to flee?

You try to soothe those upsetting emotions with any kind of distraction by fleeing to something that will ease the discomfort, relieve the stress –  alcohol, drugs, TV, eating, and even shopping becomes an escape.

You try to let go of the past by covering it up with a bandaid of
good feeling or mind numbing experiences.

Fleeing doesn’t really solve the issue.  It is a temporary fix and those emotions and feelings will be back as soon as another negative thought pops in your mind. They’ll continue to swarm back in until you decide to do battle.

And yes, it might feel like you’re in a bloody battle as you work to change your thoughts and your beliefs because it’s not a matter of a quick flip of the switch to change patterns that have worn deep grooves and strong circuits in your brain’s wiring.

But, it’s a battle you can win.

You can form new neural pathways in your brain to let go of the past by rewiring those old circuits.  You can create a new you because of neuroplasticity:  the brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. Neuroplasticity allows the neurons (nerve cells) in the brain to adjust their activities in response to new situations or to changes in their environment.

Want to see neuroplasticity in action?
Click the pic to watch this amazing two minute video.

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This is why studying books about quantum physics like “Grow a Greater You” by Greg Kuhn and “Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself” by Dr. Joe Dispenza is vital to gaining knowledge and understanding of what is really going on inside your head.

For most of your life, you’ve tried to grab a can of spray (as in repeating affirmations) to eliminate what you didn’t want;  you’ve stuffed your emotions away instead of receiving them as information to help you change; you’ve pleaded as you’ve prayed.

The answer has always been there, the solution has always been available, the secret has been revealed by the masters for hundreds of years:

the power you seek, the change you seek, the person you desire to be is within you.

Now, with the revelation of the new paradigm of quantum physics and the works of authors like Greg Kuhn, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Pam Grout, and Bruce Lipton, the final pieces of the grand masterpiece puzzle of creating all that you desire in life have been handed to you.

When Jesus said, “All these things I do, you can do and even greater things,” he was teaching quantum physics.  It just wasn’t in the words science uses today to explain how the Universe works.

You are a magnificent being with the potential to be, do and have all that you desire.

May your journey be guided by increased knowledge of your inner power that can be unleashed at will as you grow in your understanding of who you are, why you are here and what unlimited possibilities await your command.

These books will be of great help as you continue on your journey to magnificence, as you take on the work to let go of your past.

“Grow a Greater You” by Greg Kuhn

“Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself” by Dr. Joe Dispenza

“E2” and E3” by Pam Grout

“The Biology of Belief” by Bruce Lipton.

What would your life be like if you learned that you are more powerful than you have ever been taught?

Here’s to the re-creation of you.

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