TRANSFORMATION THROUGH JOY

by Stephanie Y. Rothman, CHT

Imagine, if you will, the idea that transformation never had to be painful again. We have been taught, without our conscious agreement, that true transformation or catharsis is usually painful. All those hours of sitting in your therapist's office dredging up the minutest, most painful memories of childhood; years and years of dredging and reliving, and guess what? You still have problems. Oh yes, you are much more enlightened about what might have caused your problems. But darn it, you still have them! I'll borrow from that popular diet guru of the early 90's, Susan Powter (remember she of short blond hair and loud booming voice) who proclaimed: Stop The Insanity! Geez, haven't we had enough? Haven't we run the gauntlet, cried those rivers of tears, processed until we were blue in the face? Been there. Done that. Got the t-shirt. If you ask me, the only purpose of suffering is to learn how not to do it!

I have a saying: No pain. No pain. Ah, that's an odd concept. You mean we can actually change ourselves permanently without having an agonizing catharsis? Yes! A resounding Yes! In fact, I propose that you can get much better results through Joy. A basic fact of life is that God wants you to be happy. And if it took all these years of suffering to get to Joy, well then so be it. That was your lesson. That was your path. So what. Next! What's next for you? Those of us with a more metaphysical spin on life recognize that everything is energy, and that a high vibration is the cornerstone of manifestation. When we are in vibrational compatibility with the situations and circumstances that we desire for our lives, those things can not be kept from us. They fall into our lives, easily and effortlessly. And, oh yes, by the way: non-serving belief #2034 is "If it's not hard work, then it's not worth having." Pish tosh. Nonsense. I say if it comes easily than it was meant to be. I say that if the shoe fits, it will slip on very easily, and you will find it in the first store you come to. Serving Belief #1: "If the belief doesn't serve you, fire it! And if the belief serves you well, promote it."

Okay, great. I like it, I like it, you say. Now how do I go about creating this state of Joy? There are three parts to Transformation Through Joy (TTJ). The first is what I call Belief Trolling. This means that you constantly pay attention to every belief that you think or speak. You can easily cancel and replace any non-serving belief with a serving one simply by stating your intention to do so. Of course, there are other ways to go about doing this, and I will be happy to share them in another article.

The second part of TTJ is the process itself. Quite simply, it is the process of amping your vibration through visualization and breath. This is a very, very specialized breath. And it's really fun, too! Allowing your mouth to hang open you would take a rolling breath beginning in your diaphragm and ending all the way in your throat and then without holding the breath at all, release the breath in a very dramatic sigh of pleasure (as if what just happened for you was an almost orgasmic experience - AHHHH)! The more of these breaths you take in a row, the better you will feel. And of course, we all know how great breathing on purpose is for your mind, body, soul, and spirit. The other thing the breath does is amplify your vibration! You can choose to access memories of joyful times, or you can simply stay in the moment of your Joyful feeling which you created through the breath and then you visualize yourself having achieved your results in as many senses as you can always seeing yourself in your own body. Be as creative as you can, and as detailed, and don't forget to smile! Yes, literally smile while you are doing the TTJ process. Smiling enhances your vibration, as well as anchoring your Joyful experience. You will witness the Universe beginning to offer you gifts. Gifts that you've created. Look for signs and miracles.

Which brings us to the last part of the TTJ process: Paying attention! It is really sad to say that we have been trained to remember intense difficulties and painful situations rather than remembering our Joy-filled moments. I want you to seek out and pay very close attention to the goodies in life. All of those things that bring you Joy and seem to be miracles relating to your Desired Outcome. Write them down. Anchor them in the moment you are experiencing them with a key word or phrase. Be still. Be present to your miracles and you will begin to see more and more of them. Don't be surprised. Just be grateful. And very, very Joyful.

Stephanie Rothman is an hypno-energy therapist in the North County San Diego area who has been in practice since 1993. Please visit her website for more info: http://www.lets-talk.com, or call her at (760) 436-9007.

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