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Who Would You Be If You Weren’t Feeling Tired, Overwhelmed, and Depressed?

August 31st, 2010

I was listening to a program by Wayne Dyer the other day and he said something that I loved and just had to write down. Here’s what he said,
“Moving away the clouds, does not make the sun shine. Moving away the clouds simply reveals the sun that’s always been there shining all along.”
-Wayne Dyer-

This quote means a lot to me because it reminds me of emotional healing and the purpose of the work that I do. Clearing and releasing the negative emotions, core issues, fears, worries, anxiety, etc. is simply a way to remove the blocks to your natural tendency which is to shine! You matter! You have a gift to give to this world.

Maybe the negative issues and past hurts are keeping you from shining right now and from being your best you!

Who would you be if you weren’t feeling tired, overwhelmed, and depressed? Where would you go? What would you do?

What if you could release all the garbage that’s hurting and keeping you drained and withdrawing from the world and especially from those who love you? Would you do it?

One way to start healing the negative patterns right now is to talk to the brain and the body’s Triple Warmer Energy System.
You can do this by using a process called the temporal tap. (There is a picture guide with clear instructions and further explanation about it in the “how to” section of my website. www.ginnywalker.com )
The world needs more of us to clear the clouds and start “shining.” Wouldn’t more “sunshine” in the world be healing and wonderful?
Here’s how to start letting go of some of the “clouds” in your life right now:

Using the fingertips of the left hand tap up and over the left ear while saying:
“I am no longer choosing to feel sad and overwhelmed in my life.”
“I am no longer choosing to cover my light with dark and draining clouds.”
“I am no longer willing to focus on everything that’s terrible in my life.”

Now use the fingertips on the right hand and tap up and over the right ear:
“I am now choosing to know that the “sun” and light of my soul has always been here.”
“I am now choosing to let the highest, clearest, me come forward.”
“I am now choosing to ask my subconscious to start bringing to my attention all that’s beautiful and good around me.”
“I am now choosing to find something, anything, be it big or small, that I can smile about today.”
“I want to figure out how to heal the clouds in my life so I can “shine” and enjoy my life more. I’m tired of simply surviving everyday. I want to consider beginning the journey to healing.”

To learn more about how to work with your body’s energy system to heal emotional pain and difficult issues in your life, go to www.ginnywalker.com

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Do You Ever Find Yourself Frustrated and Thinking, “What’s the Point?”

August 12th, 2010

My mother in law sent me a quote a little while ago. It said, “Each day is a journey and the journey is home.”
I love this quote because it’s such a good reminder of the purpose of life.
A few years ago we went as a family to Zions National Park. While we were hiking up a beautiful trail, I kept telling the kids to hurry. I also noticed that I was feeling annoyed at those in front of me that were going slow and taking pictures. When we got to the end of the trail there was nothing there. It was just the end and time to turn around and go back. I noticed that in my efforts to hurry and get to the end, I had missed the whole point. The point was the walk. It wasn’t to hurry and get it over.

I found myself thinking as I was walking back down the trail to the car, “I think this is how life is. The point is to gain experience, learn generosity, and compassion, and how to love others more. It’s not to hurry, be annoyed at others, and simply survive until the end.”

Do you ever find yourself feeling like you want to just “get to the end” or “get this over” because you’re going through a hard time? No one wants to go through difficult times but sometimes when you look back you see that the hard times and the wonderful times are what made you what you are today. I know suffering depression was extremely difficult. I wondered if it would ever end. I wouldn’t wish that time in my life on anyone or myself. Yet, I see that the experience taught me compassion and a level of empathy for others suffering that I could have never comprehended. So if you’re going through a tough time or a wonderful time, it’s healing to always love and appreciate yourself for simply being on the journey.

It’s helpful to tap up and over your ears while saying things like:
“This is part of my journey. I’m grateful for the experience and I’m choosing to learn what I can and heal. I’m safe. I know that I’m surrounded by Healing Angels and Divine Assistance. My life has a purpose. This experience has a purpose. I honor myself for having the courage to be here and participate in my life.”

Tapping up and over the ears is extremely helpful because it calms the fight or flight meridian down. It helps release the stress so you can think clearly and see things from a broader perspective.

I love this quote:
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” Elizabeth Kubler Ross

You are a beautiful person! Thanks for reading!

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Do Feelings Have a Purpose?

May 13th, 2010

I was thinking today about one of my neighbors from long ago. I remembered her asking me to babysit her other children because she was taking her son to the doctor. Why? She told me that his “heart was too soft,” and he “cried too much.” The shocking thing to me is, this little boy was in kindergarten and he was medicated for these reasons!

There are so many people in our society who have no idea what our emotions are for. They’re often looked at as a nuisance and something that we just have to deal with or medicate and manage. What if we could as a society change the way that we approach our feelings?

Our emotions have many purposes but number 1, they are designed to be valuable guidance to us in our lives. They are designed to let us know which of our needs aren’t being fulfilled. When our needs are not being met, we experience negative emotion. This kind of emotion is painful in order to get our attention and motivate us to take the actions necessary to fulfill our needs.

When we get in a habit of ignoring our feelings, our basic needs remain unmet. As a consequence, our lives become filled with frustration and stress which eventually leads to depression.

I know that there are times when our deepest needs aren’t going to be met. Maybe we’ve lost a job and we have a real need to feel safe and secure and at the moment, that need is not being met. The point is, it’s okay that we feel afraid in that moment. One of the most simplest and easiest ways to start the healing process is to simply sit by yourself and acknowledge what you’re feeling. Allow the feeling to surface without judgment. If you find yourself in a position that the need can’t be met right away, give yourself some empathy and compassion.

A good way to do this is to work directly with the energy of the heart. You do this by activating the heart center. You take your fist, place it on the center of your chest and rotate in clockwise circles while you say something like:

“Even though I’m feeling scared right now because everything feels so out of control, I deeply and completely love and accept myself with kindness and compassion.”

“Even though I’m feeling afraid right now because I am wanting the security that a job can offer, I understand, and I’m choosing to give myself some real empathy and love right now. This is really hard. I appreciate and love myself for the courage and determination that it’s taking to be in this situation right now. It’s okay that I’m feeling scared. This is a confusing situation.”

A lot of us have grown up believing that you have to be tough, and stoic to survive. We grow up with beliefs like, “Men don’t cry,” “Women aren’t attractive when they’re angry.” etc. etc.

What if we could consider embracing our emotions as the valuable guidance that they are in our lives? What if we could learn how to listen to those emotions, move through them, and gently release the painful ones rather than stuffing and fighting them all the time?

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Negative thoughts and destructive self-talk affect chemicals in the brain?

April 7th, 2010

I just recently found some very compelling information about the brain in Dr. Ron Ruden’s book, “The Craving Brain” and I had to share!

Dr. Ruden teaches that the chemical, Dopamine that’s found in the brain, is responsible for sending the message “I’ve gotta have it, go get it.” When you get whatever it is that you’ve “gotta have” or need, the chemical Serotonin is then released. Serotonin sends the message “ahhhh, mission accomplished.” This produces a feeling of well being and ease.

After reading about these chemicals and this aspect of their function I started thinking… Could it be that a part of the Serotonin deficiency or the imbalance of these chemicals in the brain is a direct result of the defeating messages we’re getting from the inner critic?

Messages of “You failed. Why did you do that? What’s wrong with you? You’re just not good enough. You should be doing this, why are you doing that?” This self criticism and spiraling negative thoughts are literally addictions. It can be difficult to get out of the pattern.

So.. think about these painful inner messages in conjunction with the chemicals Dopamine and Serotonin. If you never allow yourself to be “good enough” how can your brain get the “mission accomplished” signal that will flood your brain with serotonin and help you to feel good?

I have an older post in the depression category of my blog that talks about the critical voice in your head and offers some ideas for dealing with it.
It’s titled, “Do you have a critical voice in your head?”

I hear so many people that are depressed saying things like, “I’m a cynic. The world is awful. My life is a mess. I’ve always been a negative thinker, so there’s no hope for me.” Have you noticed these kinds of words or thoughts happening within you?

I felt this information was of vital importance to share. Why? Just knowing the scientific function of these chemicals provides some real motivation to consider releasing the destructive thoughts and firing your inner critic.

I did mention that destructive, negative thoughts and words are addicting. You might not be able to change the pattern overnight, but what if you could focus every night before going to bed on what you did well and what’s actually going well in your life? I heard a speaker once say, “I appreciate myself because my feet look cute in sandals.” That made me smile! After that talk I remember thinking, “Even if my day went lousy and I feel like a failure, I can find at least one thing like that to focus on.”

If you’re reading this post, I ask you to find at least one thing to appreciate about yourself, right now. If you feel comfortable, share it.

If you want to learn more ideas for releasing these negative thoughts and understanding your emotions, I invite you to download my special report and mini ecourse that’s available as my gift to you at www.ginnywalker.com

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Be the Change!

November 23rd, 2009

“We must become the change we want to see in the world” ~Ghandi
It’s a known principle that anything we desire to have we can have. The best way to have what we want is to be the source. Meaning, provide a way for others to have it. For example, if you want more friends, be a friend. If you want more love in your life, give love.

I received this beautiful story in my email for the second time today. It’s a beautiful reminder that we are valuable! We can be the change we want to see in the world!

We all know or knew someone like this!!
One day, when I was a freshman in high school,

I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.

His name was Kyle.

It looked like he was carrying all of his books..

I thought to myself, ‘Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?

He must really be a nerd.’

I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.

As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.

They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.

His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him…

He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes

My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye.

As I handed him his glasses, I said, ‘Those guys are jerks.’

They really should get lives.
He looked at me and said, ‘Hey thanks!’

There was a big smile on his face.

It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.

I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.

As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before..

He said he had gone to private school before now.

I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.

We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.

He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.

I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends

He said yes.

We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him, and my friends thought the same of him.

Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.

I stopped him and said, ‘Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!

He just laughed and handed me half the books.

Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends..

When we were seniors we began to think about college.

Kyle decided on Georgetown and I was going to Duke.

I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.

He was going to be a doctor and I was going for business on a football scholarship..

Kyle was valedictorian of our class.

I teased him all the time about being a nerd.

He had to prepare a speech for graduation.

I was so glad it wasn’t me having to get up there and speak .

Graduation day, I saw Kyle.

He looked great.

He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school…

He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.

He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.

Boy, sometimes I was jealous!
Today was one of those days.
I could see that he was nervous about his speech.

So, I smacked him on the back and said, ‘Hey, big guy, you’ll be great!’

He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.

‘ Thanks,’ he said.

As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began

‘Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.

Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach…but mostly your friends….

I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.

I am going to tell you a story.’

I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the
first day we met.

He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.

He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn’t have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home.

He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.

‘Thankfully, I was saved…

My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable..’

I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.

I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.

Not until that moment did I realize it’s depth.

Never underestimate the power of your actions..

With one small gesture you can change a person’s life.

For better or for worse….

God puts us all in each others lives to impact one another in some way.

Look for God in others.

Let’s be the change we want to see in the world!

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Could Change Be as Simple as Remembering?

October 1st, 2009

Today I found a quote that I really liked and I posted it on my Facebook page. This was the quote: “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” –Leo Tolstoy

My friend Michael Barber left a comment for me that I really liked. It leaves one with a lot to think about so I wanted to share it. Here was his response: “Sometimes you don’t have to change…you just have to accept what you already know about yourself….and it just feels like change.”

This reminded me instantly of Marianne Williamson’s message that I have wrote about before. â€œOur deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a Child of God. Your playing small doesnâ€™t serve the world. Thereâ€™s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people wonâ€™t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. Itâ€™s not just in some of us; itâ€™s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.â€

So.. what if we all already know that we are magnificent deep inside? Could it be that change is just the process of coming into complete acceptance of who we really are? What a concept! What if we’re not worthless and incompetent failures who’s lives are a mess? What if we just forgot who we are and the truth about ourselves which is.. we’re already perfect, whole, and complete?

What if when we are going through really tough times we could see those times as a process of remembering our truth? Who we really are? The more we remember who we are.. the more allowing we can be of ourselves simply on the journey of remembering. The more allowing we are, the more we can love and accept others right where they are and help them remember.

So.. Thank you Michael for sharing your wisdom. Sometimes.. perhaps every time, change is a process of accepting who we are, the ultimate truth about us!

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Are We Missing the Beauty in Everyday?

September 17th, 2009

I just received this email today. Forwarded to me from my close friend Jennifer. I had to share it because it’s so powerful! There is so much on this planet that is breathtaking and inspiring but do we see it? Beauty and miracles are impossible to see when your whole focus is on dread, fear, the horrible things happening, or even on the never ending list of tasks and errands that we all have to do.

I have found that the moments when I can be fully conscious and aware, willing to notice, life is absolutely amazing. Miracles are happening and we are very loved.

This is the email. It is about a social experiment:

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.

4 minutes later:

the violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

6 minutes:

A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

10 minutes:

A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.

45 minutes:

The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

1 hour:

He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.

Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities. The questions raised: in a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made…. How many other things are we missing?

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