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Kimberly Simon Hypnotherapy & Wellness • February 16, 2021

Spring Clean, Remodel
& Redecorate Your Mind

Every day is a new spring day to start fresh thinking.
Clear out the clutter and start fresh!

Do you sometimes ungracefully trip on unexpected emotions with family, co-workers, or friends and wonder, “Where did that come from?” or “What was I thinking?”

Imagine your subconscious mind as an inner space holding your childhood room...

Do you remember your old room? Did you share it? Did you have complete rights and control over your room or were you subject to “House Rules”. Could you poke holes in the walls? Paint walls the color you chose. Could you leave clothes on the floor? Leave your bed unmade? Have friends in your room of the opposite sex?


Your room was the beginning of your own identity & yet at the same time was subject to the beliefs, norms & rules of your parents or guardians. Whatever those norms were, they became part of this time capsuled space within your mind.


The beliefs, rules or norms imposed on you whether good or bad are forever preserved as keep sakes in your subconscious.


Sometimes we have so many memories or stored items from our childhood that our minds are cluttered. Have you taken the time to sort through old belief belongings from childhood and decide what to keep and what to let go of? All this clutter left over from the past is what you unexpectedly trip over in accidental emotional responses.


Sometimes old monster’s still under your bed fuel old fears. Sometimes a closet full of old habits keep us from succeeding at healthy habits. Sometimes dust bunnies from memories we need to cleanse irritate our nerves until they fray & illness or physical pain sets in.



It is time to clean, remodel  redecorate our old inner space. Determine what you need to clean up, what traps you need to set for old pests and how you would like to create your own new “house rules”.

 


First- sort through your upbringing… Think back to your upbringing and authority guidance and assess what was helpful and what was not. Some things were modeled through actions and not enforced as rules. Regardless, the image of what you experienced remains as pictures on the walls of your mind whether YOU hung them or not.

Journal:


  • Helpful things I want to keep pile
  • Throw away pile
  • Repurpose, recycle, or improve pile



Next - it’s time to clean!

Get rid of the interfering trauma dust or mold that through a lifetime has morphed from emotionally irritating to physical pain or illness.

How? In a relaxed state, brought on by at least 10 deep inhales and exhales, visualize and dialog addressing the pain monster or illness in your body. Give it a name or a symbol. If you have difficulty relaxing, calming and focusing your mind, this is another area hypnotherapy is helpful.



Art Therapy: Draw a bubble or stick version of your body and choose a color that reflects the pain. Color the area where the pain resides. Then draw a line path with that color where it leaves leaves the body. Draw next to your body an image of what that pain looks like as a symbol or pain monster. Name it. 

Journal:  Write a letter to your "monster pain". Write... "I know you are here for a reason. Something happened I have been ignoring. How long have you been here? What caused you to show up in the first place? How did you get so big and powerful in my body? What do you need to feel better? If I give that to you, will you leave with the agreement that if I forget, you can remind me again with a little nudge of hurt?"

Recolor your hurt body area a happy color and your little "monster pain" a happy color.


               

                Now it is time to remodel!

Creating the foundation and architecture for you the new you is one the sessions I offer. E-mail me about scheduling “The Truth About You” .

Answer these questions:

  • What is your spiritual guidance or path or lack of one?

  • What do hold high & most dear about yourself that you acknowledge as your most high held identity you shall be known for: Proclaim “I am ____________”

  • What do you value most in life?

  • What environment will you create and choose that best help reflects these values?

  • What behaviors enabled by your environment reflect your values?

  • What capabilities will you need to learn to maintain your “house” body, mind, & spirit?

  • What self-empowering beliefs will you decorate your inner room in your mind to create words and images, inspiring actions, creating RESULTS & OUTCOMES you desire?


Time to redecorate!
Choose imagery and words that reflect the new you! Surround yourself with material possessions, work, play, sensory stimuli, and people that adhere to your own “house rules” helping to inspire and support your life and beliefs.


Maintenance
Finally, once cleaned, remodeled, and redecorated, you need to maintain your inner room and the body and spirit that contain it...

Visual and verbal tools:


  • Cancel/Cancel: When an old dust bunny comes back to irritate you, say, “Cancel/Cancel" and replace the old thought with a new empowering affirmations and suggestions supporting new beliefs.

 

  • Visualize: Spray old emotional memories, habits or urges with an imaginary can of disinfectant and see it disappear. Look around in your mind at the new room and see the new you. Affirm the happy, clean, new you with your

       "I am________".

 

  • Schedule: Everyday is a chance to be the first day of new life and spring cleaning. Let me help you clean out the old, remodel, redecorate and design your new “house rules.


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The best way to achieve world change is to achieve it in your own life first. Imagine sense and feel that you are king or queen of your castle and kingdom. What is it like right now? How would your perfect kingdom look? Create the atmosphere of your kingdom this season by deciding the rules and values that you will live. What is the one attribute that you need to create your envisioned world? When you were young, did you have posters of singers, actors, or super-heroes? As you got older, you idolized the older kids, the “cool crowd”, great athletes or peers with the greatest clothes or look. When you began seeking your place in the world, you admired people that did well financially, academically, or professionally. Eventually you chose the people who would provide you with the relationship, children, family, and friend set that you thought was ideal. Earlier or later most of you eventually decided that you needed something greater to emulate and turned to religion. The God entity you aspire to is a version of perfection. Inevitably this perfection is impossible to emulate, you fall short and decide to settle for being human and just worship it instead. I propose that this season you become a kid again and choose a role model. Instead of trying to emulate a whole being or person, choose just one attribute. 1. What do you need to acquire as a super-power attribute or ability this holiday season? 2. What or why will you need or apply it? Here is a list of options to get you thinking… • Patience when others lose their own • Tolerance for other’s beliefs • Perseverance for workload of cooking, shopping, cleaning, decorating, visiting • Ability to create boundaries and stay by them when your own personal emotional, mental health is at risk. • Ability to harness you animal instincts and addictions • Ability to harness your ever-increasing need for more • Ability to create abundance for your family or provide food on the table • To bring love in your heart for your yourself or fellow human. • To accept the things you cannot change, change yourself, or let it go • Strength to not give up your own integrity in the face of adversity • Ability to only participate in conversation that builds people up or inspires. • The ability to make people laugh or bring joy into a room. • To bring comfort to those with less or are grieving this season. 3. Now, create the rules and foundation for your kingdom to help achieve your attribute. What citizens can live in your kingdom? Who will you invite into your kingdom? If you only invite people reflective of who you are right now, you will remain stagnate. Invite those that will challenge, inspire, motivate, and teach you. Surround yourself with people who reflect the way you want be, energies are contagious. Surround yourself with people who have the habits you want to have, and you will become more like them. You are as good as the people who you surround yourself with - let go of those that hold you back. 4. Now choose one person to be your role model. Seek people with traits you aspire to- not things you aspire to. Wealth is fine , but wealth does not define character, it only defines how nice their couch is. How did they get that nice couch? Search past the surface and material side of people and investigate their values. How do you determine someone’s values? By not only what they say, but does how they live reflect their beliefs? Some people are excellent word smiths. They are rich in saying the right words, but they do not practice what they preach. Be careful determining values by labels, titles, or looks…dig deeper…read what they have said. Have they stayed true to their beliefs for a long span of time or are they one hit wonders? You want to find someone that shows a trait over a long span of time because people can look like they hold a value for a photo. Those that really hold a value, hold it whether things are good or bad, high or low, or thick or thin. An attribute expert should be consistent in their trait. Is it alright to use spiritual or religious icons, deities, or gurus? Yes! As long as you are not trying to model the full perfection of their being. Focus on one attribute. 5. Next…Practice using the attributes in your mind using your original reason for choosing it. Imagine, sense and feel yourself embodying those attributes while playing out scenarios in your mind. 6. Finally, more and more infuse your attribute in everyday challenges. Fake it until you make it. The second you decide to work on an aspect of your being the universe sends lessons , opportunities, or challenges to give you a chance to try your new skills. Sometimes you will fail- that is okay! You will succeed more times than if you had never attempted at all. Additionally, you have made your kingdom a better place for doing so. When you have made your own little neck of the woods a better place, you have improved the world for the better. Here are some questions to help you create your holiday kingdom atmosphere… What attribute do you most need for this season? What are the situations, reason, or challenge, you will apply your attribute to? Is there anyone in your kingdom that is limiting or hindering your attempt to acquire that attribute? 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Notice how you feel when you have done so successfully. I feel __________________ Add this to the affirmation’s you use when your holiday challenges arise.
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