Lori Brant's Blog, page 3
May 20, 2015
Why Affirmations Alone Do Not Work
Recently a video was circulating the Internet about a gentleman trying to ride a backwards bike. When he turned the handlebars to the right, the front wheel turned left and when he turned the handlebars to the left, the front wheel turned to the right. As a result of this modification, he was unable to ride the bike and others had the same difficulty. (It should be noted that the gentleman was capable of riding a regular bike.) What was so fascinating about this, was that the ingrained
May 19, 2015
Polarity of Perception
Reality—It is, what it is –You can’t change it in this moment. What you can change however, experience and you do this by choosing your perception. We have all heard the expressions, “see the glass half full instead of half empty” or “When the world gives you lemons, make lemonade.” What those expressions are suggesting is that in any given situation, we have a choice as to how we see it. Lets take this one step further and apply our metaphysical knowledge to the mix. The trendy new age
May 18, 2015
The Gift of an Emotional Response
It doesn’t feel like a gift when it is happening. Someone has said and done something and it has triggered a negative emotional response in you. It is not what was said or what just happened that caused the response though. Your brain interpreted the experience, found other similar experiences within your memory and it is this relationship that created a perception of what just happened or what was just said. The responsibility of the emotional response resides completely with the
Negative Thinking
Remember those? That brown twirling, sticky paper hanging from the ceiling? It’s purpose is to attract an insect to land on it and never let go. Negative thoughts are just like flypaper. 1. They are sticky If you have one negative thought flow into your experience, it is very easy to stick with it, embellish it, talk about it, and think of other negative thoughts to go with it. It is as though we feed on them and they satisfy an inner hunger. Someone cuts you off in traffic and
