My thought for the (Every) Day:

Imagine each day as a snapshot of your life for you to remember and to have you be remembered.

How precious every day is!

I snapped this picture of a yellow rose in my garden and I am using it as a memorial for Maggie. Even though it may appear as a painting,  it is not a painting but really a photo made from my phone's camera. Notice how beautiful this yellow rose is and how perfect it appears in so many ways, just like Maggie. I will keep focused upon it as a reminder to keep focused on the positive things Maggie left behind. Most of all, it will remind me  to express my gratitude for having been given Maggie to hold, to share and to love.

photo by Gale Glassner Twersky

Powerful, Practical and Useful: Highly Recommended

[This review is for the paperback edition of Reprogram Your Subconscious: How to Use Hypnosis to Get What You Really Want (with a bonus  free download of Relax, Release and Dream On hypnotic guided imagery CD). The author intended this book to be used in conjunction with her 9-CD program of the same title.]

Gale Glassner Twersky's book, "Reprogram Your Subconscious: How to Use Hypnosis to Get What You Really Want"is a very powerful, practical and useful book. Besides presenting her theory on how our subconscious mind operates, this book is filled with a variety of hypnosis scripts that are comprehensive, flexible, uplifting and powerful. They provide vivid imagery, a variety of inductions, multiple pathways and vary in length. One of the most valuable things about the scripts is that you can personalize them. Obviously Gale is very experienced with hypnosis and has given a lot of thought into creating these hypnosis scripts that are down to earth and effective for both the laymen and clinical practitioner. The guided imagery scripts with direct and indirect suggestions have the ability to unleash your untapped inner potential and catalyze profound healing changes. Even better, these effects increase with regular use.

The hypnosis scripts are designed to release, delete and correct faulty, automatic subconscious programming by replacing it with beneficial, positive programming. This, in turn, has the possibility of greatly enhancing the recipients' peace of mind, harmony, balance, forgiveness, self-esteem, self-empowerment and overall well-being. When used consistently, the scripts also have the power to facilitate love, acceptance, optimism, and resilience.

Both the content and scripts in the book enable the readers to foster a deep connection with their Highest Good, inner light, blessings and radiance of all Beings. I have used these scripts personally and professionally and recommend them highly, either alone or in conjunction with other healing modalities. Some people may need to use them assisted by a health professional or mental health professional. Either way, "Reprogram Your Subconscious: How to Use Hypnosis to Get What You Really Want" is a very readable book and the best self-help book on hypnosis I have personally encountered."

Philip H. Friedman, Ph.D
Author of "The Forgiveness Solution: The Whole Body Rx
 for Finding True Happiness, Abundant Love and Inner Peace" (2010)
and Creating Well-Being: the Healing Path to Love, Peace, Self-Esteem and Happiness(1989)
Director: Foundation for Well-Being: Plymouth Meeting, Pa. 19462
Certified Law of Attraction Facilitator, Coach and Trainer; 
Adjunct Faculty: Sophia University-formerly the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology: Palo Alto, CA.: 
Diplomate: Comprehensive Energy Psychology

"God," I prayed. "Please help me. I do not know what to do about this humongous bug trapped under the plastic pint container, awaiting his final sentencing, freedom or death. Please God show me the way." Sometimes God does not answer instantly, so I decided to take my dog for a walk to maybe gain some new inspiration.

Well, no sooner did I walk out my front door, than I spotted a white van across the street at my neighbor's home. On the side of the van was the sign: Western Pest Control. My prayer had been answered. There was the authority that I needed and the driver of the van was still in the truck almost as if he had nothing to do except be there for me. I must admit I had never seen a pest control service vehicle ever before in my neighborhood since I moved here three years ago. But there he was, my expert insect identification specialist. I ran over excitedly to him and described my dilemma. He confidently told me it was a harmless water bug and I could let him go. Imagine my relief and gratitude!

I hurried back inside, my dog surprised at the turn of events that cut her walk short. I put the large water bug into a very tall paper cup and went out the front door again. I went over to the pest control expert and asked him one last question, "Would you mind just giving me a final positive ID for him?"

"Yes, it's a water bug, all right. You can dump him in that stream of water that is running along the curb." That was another synchronicity since it was a very warm, dry day. Someone's sprinkler was probably on the fritz and had sent the stream over the curb. I responded to the suggestion and gently tilted the cup upside down so that the glossy, pitch black water bug slid into the stream and glided merrily on his way, unaware of the drama he had created. No problem, for I thanked God again for His merciful intervention for both of us.

Another example may be when a person refuses to compromise in business by remaining obstinate and disagreeable. If she won the argument or gained the best deal, then her subconscious would notice that this behavior resulted in her feeling really good about herself. Then her subconscious would program her to continue being that obstinate and disagreeable self in all similar and even vaguely similar situations. These attitudes and behaviors, just like for the man in the first example, would continue automatically being promoted and defended by her subconscious without her knowledge or permission.

How can people like that change these self-destructive behaviors? It only changes when people recognize and believe that they can change and moreover, believe that change would make them feel so much better than they did before when acting obstinate and disagreeable. Sometimes it takes some extremely painful situations for people to be awakened to the reality of how others are perceiving and reacting to them. Unfortunately, there are cases where a person never recognizes he can change and reprogram his subconscious, or he does not have the inner strength and other people's assistance to help him to make those changes in his subconscious programming.

One of the reasons I wrote the book, Reprogram Your Subconscious: How to Use Hypnosis to Get What You Really Want, was to inform and enable people to understand themselves by understanding their subconscious mind that molded them. The book explains in great detail how to communicate instructions to eliminate/delete Faulty Subconscious Programs and then allow for the downloading of positive, replacement  subconscious programs. It is possible that those obstinate, disagreeable people you know would find this book quite life-changing for them. It is all about how to get what you really want. That could apply to everyone, even the most obstinate and disagreeable.

I was observing my three-year-old granddaughter, Marla at play with her little five-year-old cousin, Andrea. They were playing with an outdoor water table toy that contained floating toys, little plastic dolls and plastic miniature slides. They were all playing in a cooperative manner until Marla (by the way, names have been changed for privacy) decided to take a small pail of the cold water and splash it onto her cousin's feet. Her cousin Andrea immediately scowled, "Don't do that" to which little Marla  immediately responded by repeating the same act of splashing Andrea's feet with another pail full of cold water. Again, came Andrea's angry reaction, "No, stop it!" Without hesitation, again, Marla filled up the pail of water with a defiant twinkle in her eye and was just about to unload another assault of water, when I caught my little angel's attention and stopped her mid-stream.

"Marla," I calmly and softly explained, "Andrea is telling you that what you are doing is hurting her and making her feel badly. Would you want her to do that to you if getting that cold water poured on your feet, made you feel badly? Marla froze like a freeze frame for about five seconds as she processed this thought. Then she abruptly stopped what she was doing and with a swift about face, left the water table to find something new to occupy her unlimited energy.

At first glance I had interpreted Marla''s choice to repeat pouring the water on her cousin as an insensitive, malicious act that Marla seemed to be enjoying in a rather sadistic way. Actually, it was nothing of the kind. Marla was seeing it just as a game of fun. Pour the water on Andrea and watch Andrea get angry. She had no awareness of the pain she was inflicting. Marla was probably too young to have learned much about empathy and compassion. Yet when I explained it that way, she fully understood what she was doing was not fun for her cousin. Rather, Marla understood that with her repeated splashing, she was making another person feel really badly in a physical way. Then she thought about it and must have imagined how it would be for her to be in Andrea's place, having someone make her feel badly. The final resolution Marla made was simply to stop the harmful behavior and move onto something else that would be fun and not hurtful.

How many times do we misinterpret our children's behaviors and assess they are intentionally mean or ornery? We may judge them as bad or a discipline problem. Perhaps we need to focus more on our communication skills with our youngsters and learn from their perspectives rather than make assumptions from our own. Besides, what struck me so powerfully was the realization that compassion and empathy may not be inborn. No, we are born with the fear of heights but not with the instinctive understanding of compassion and empathy. Compassion and empathy need to be taught to children just as unequivocally as  you would teach them to brush their  teeth or wash their hands. We as parents, teachers, coaches, etc. need to make it a priority to teach compassion and empathy. The younger a child learns it, the better for him/her and the better for all of us.

If you are the first to come up with the name of the flower, I will send you my top seller, Relax, Release and Dream On CD, to thank you and congratulate your success. The CD will help you stay positive and sleep better while at the same time you are releasing negative emotions automatically. Just go to my website, galeglassner.com and reach me through the contact page. After I receive the correct answer, I will post it here with this article attaching an additional notice.

AND THE WINNER IS:  VICTOR PIERCE from Albuquerque, New Mexico.  He was the very first to identify this Ornamental Kale plant. PENWAH  from NJ was a close second with her submission of "cabbage". It is in that family.

As a special note, my gardener (he's been a gardener/landscaper for 30 years) said he has never seen this kind of plant grow to this height and survive the ghastly heat of 100-108 degrees during both summers of its life. It's just one more miracle that I have encountered upon my path. The bush is full of blooms as I will show you below. The blossoms continue to grow more each day.

Still keeping those New Year’s Resolutions? Just checking. If not, are you feeling like you are blocked by some barriers? Perhaps there is a solution for you. Speaking as a HypnoCounselor/hypnotherapist, I have observed how people have broken through their barriers by using hypnosis and specifically a specialized system called Reprogramming Hypnosis. Yes, I’ve witnessed the wonderfully life changing, safe, positive and permanent changes that this type of hypnosis provides. In fact, that is why I am so enthusiastic and dedicated to speaking about this subject.

Why use hypnosis for New Year’s Resolutions or any resolutions? Because hypnosis WORKS! You use hypnosis for behavior modification to change what you cite as your negative and undesirable mindsets, feelings and/or behaviors. Get rid of fears, insecurities, procrastination, anger, panic attacks, sadness, extra weight, writing blocks, sleep issues, post traumatic stress and so on. Bring into your life: peace of mind, optimism, positive thinking, harmony, balance, compassion, self-acceptance, belief and trust in yourself, confidence, creativity, improved tennis/golf/soccer/football/basketball skills, improve your public speaking skills and on and on and on.

Ever notice how the good intentions of your New Year’s resolutions start out fiery and then fizzle so quickly? It’s quite an enigma since you had such burning desires for things like losing weight, quitting smoking, getting more sleep, playing more with the kids, saving more money, having more fun, revitalizing your relationships, organizing your office and home, etc. You really did mean it when you promised yourself that this year you would keep your New Year’s resolutions.  However, unless you effectively communicated these new choices to your subconscious (as is what occurs with hypnosis), you are at a serious disadvantage. Unfortunately your everyday chatter, as well as promises that circulate in your head, never penetrate through to the “Head Honcho”, your super powerful subconscious mind that performs like the most magnificent computer ever to be created.  That’s why I suggest enlisting the aid of what I term a specialty hypnosis protocol,  Reprogramming Hypnosis facilitated with a Reprogram Your Subconscious certified practitioner. Hypnosis is after all,  a pro-active,  easy and available process for bringing your resolutions to fruition.

In effect, the required communications to get you what you truly want are conducted while you are in the altered state of hypnosis, which typically induces the alpha or theta state of awareness. Your requests are so powerful because finally you are connected to your subconscious that responds as your advocate to always help you. Importantly, you need precision in your directions. Indeed, that’s why a well trained and experienced Reprogram Your Subconscious Practitioner can be so valuable. After your in-depth interview, the hypnotherapist/hypnotist  guides you and helps you choose the appropriate language, phrasing and images that precipitate your selected changes, i.e. as in your New Year’s Resolutions.

Typically in my HypnoCounseling sessions, I make a request directed to you during our session, that your subconscious first delete the Faulty Subconscious Programs that have been already downloaded without your awareness or permission. Those are like computer errors that have entered without your knowing and have caused bad consequences to your well being. For example, if as a child you were told by a parent that you weren’t good with money, your subconscious most likely programmed and maintained that mindset, a mindset that could be crippling your ability today to handle your finances. Once your subconscious deletes that mindset, a new positive one is substituted and your confidence and abilities for handling finances dramatically improve. Furthermore, this same principle applies to most everything in your life. That’s why as a hypnotherapist I was able to assist clients to address more than 75 different issues…which I imagine would also cover your New Year’s Resolutions as well.