Overwhelm. Exhaustion. Spinning. Hamster Wheel.

These are the most common feelings I am hearing from my clients and witnessing in my day to day encounters.

The world has sped up – and our pre-2020 ability to juggle and manage has been depleted.

The overwhelm is real. The exhaustion is warranted. The spinning is a reasonable reaction.

AND – You don’t have to be a spinning out, a victim to the changes and circumstances around you. You are not a hamster.

You are human and humans have the gift of choice.

Moment to moment it might not feel like you have a choice, but you always do.

You can respond instead of react.

You can choose to create calm instead of being swept away by the chaos.

You can take a deep breath and focus on how you want to feel.

Your Intention.

I’m quite sure hamsters don’t have these skills.

You do.

I forgive myself for believing I have to stay in this overwhelm and exhaustion. I don’t like spinning.

I give myself permission to create calm – that is my intention. I don’t like reacting to the chaos.

I choose to learn to set clear intention so I can respond with calm.

I choose how I want to BE.

I am free to focus on my intention and find a simple way to create calm for myself today – regardless of what is happening around me.

I am free to set my daily intention of how I want to feel.

Today it is calm.

A place where I feel calm is …

A person I know who models calm is …

I am setting the intention to BEcome more calm, and I am grateful.

Join me for Setting Clear Intention. Complimentary. My gift to you.

In person in Calgary and Edmonton, or on-line wherever you are.

Invest an hour and create the practice.

You are not a Hamster.

Namaste,

Suze

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You know. The things you just don’t want to deal with. The things that are robbing you of your creativity and joy.

Challenges. Disagreements. Debt. Sickness.

All of these are realities of life, and the idea of “just disappearing” them is not what Belief Re-patterning is about. Pretending something is fine when it is not is not OK,  it isn’t healthy nor reasonable.

What is healthy, reasonable, and what Belief Re-patterning IS about is shifting the energy of the feelings around those things. Acknowledging the “ick” and then refocusing your perception – creating a “pattern interrupt”. Stop banging your head against at the wall that doesn’t move and turn to look out the window. There is always a wall and there is always a window.

There will always be challenges. Acknowledge, then focus on your accomplishments.

Disagreements are real. Acknowledge. then notice where you experience agreement.

Debt is draining and is real. Where can you notice abundance?

When I was really sick I hurt all over. Everything seemed to be wrong. And then I began to turn my attention to what did feel ok in my body – sometimes it was as simple as saying to myself “My eyelashes feel fine and are doing an awesome job of keeping dust out of my eyes.”

Or “My fingernails are protecting my fingers well”

I know – it seems simple and maybe a bit silly. But it worked because your subconscious mind doesn’t know the difference between big or small, real or imagined.

Let the “ick” feelings point you toward something better.

What you want more of instead of what you don’t want.

What I discovered was that the “ick” no longer ran my life.

This weekend, in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, we move to Daylight Savings. Notice it isn’t called “Let’s disappear an hour” Focus on what we are creating. More light.

The hour simply gets dropped – and however you feel about this practice, you can use it to your advantage.

First acknowledge what you have in your life that you don’t want

Then determine how you would rather feel.

Clutter could point you toward creating more clarity.

Frustration reminds us to feel calm.

Overwhelm might be nudging me toward relaxation.

Next, mindfully place what you would like to “disappear” into that hour tonight

Then create more of whatever supportive feeling you would rather experience.

Reinforce by finding examples of the supportive feeling.

It may seem awkward or weird or even trite at first. Trust me –instead of being mired in the things you don’t want by implementing this simple practice you will become very good at focusing on what you DO want.

I forgive myself for believing I need to hang out in the “ick”

This “ick” could be inviting me to shift my feelings to… (clarity, happiness, calm – you decide!)

I choose to put the old “ick” into the disappearing hour, and consciously create…

One way I could feel… today is by…

I remember feeling… when I… (use your memory to create the uplifting feeling with a specific example)

I am consciously creating more…

I am so grateful to my mind for helping me create more…

Here’s to moving toward the light – in a mindful, practical and easy way. You can, and you will. Your mind is super powerful.

Decide to engage the power.

Namaste,

Suze

It usually doesn’t cost much, and yet it is always priceless.

It is always a possibility, and it expands exponentially.

It feels good to give and to receive.

A simple act of kindness ripples out, like a pebble dropped into water.

I was wondering what message to write today, and the word “kind” came to mind.

And then I looked up at the muted TV screen in front of me, and the banner on the evening news story read The Power of Kindness”. It was, literally, “a sign”.

Kind words, kind thoughts, kind actions. Powerful.

I give myself permission to BE kind.

I choose to explore BEing mindfully kind – to myself and others.

I reflect on the kindness I received today as well as the kindness I extended.

A little kindness goes a long way.

A lot of kindness changes the world.

Someone needs your kindness today – and do remember to give some to the person looking back at you from your mirror.

Kindness is powerful.

Namaste,

Suze

I love folk festivals! Warm summer days bringing together terrific music with uplifting messages, the chance to reconnect with old friends and make new – folk festivals are a happy place. 

Last weekend I thoroughly enjoyed the Bear Creek Folk Festival in Grande Prairie. In the Family Area I watched kids navigate the tightrope challenge, I realized it is a mirror for what is going on in our communities. These are shaky times as we all navigate a landscape that is different from what we knew.

Things that we thought were certain are now under scrutiny, and just like the 4 yr old who was watching her feet on the rope and was getting less sure of herself and more unsteady the harder she stared at her feet, the scrutiny in our lives can create more uncertainty and anxiety. It is not the way to success.

It is time to get steady within yourself.

Another youngster climbed onto the rope, placed his gaze forward and walked confidently across.

Lesson realized: Keep your eyes forward and trust your feet. Empowering.

I forgive myself for believing I need to let uncertain times shake me.

I give myself permission to focus on where I want to go and trust myself.

I can be anxious or I can find my confidence. I choose to regain my confidence.

I am free to be confident and trust myself today as I (prepare dinner go for a walk, ride my bike…)

I remember how confident I felt when I…

These shaky times are an opportunity for me to expand my confidence and trust myself.

I am grateful for my expanding confidence.

Loads of questions as we all make new decisions. You want the answers to come from a solid confidence in yourself. Eyes forward and trust your feet.

Join me for “Getting Steady in Shaky Times”.

It’s my gift to support the world in moving forward – helping one person, one family, one workplace at a time find their feet.

Namaste,

Suze