My 6 pack

Having read both The art of being Brilliant' and now 'Being Brilliant' I have decided I needed to give myself a refresher course in the things I think I know so well thanks to Paul McKenna. 'Change your life in Seven Days' will always remain the most influential book for me. Without the hypnotherapy CD I don;t think i would have made anything like the progress I did. But the Andy's have a fresh approach that is making me take a second look at myself. In particular I like the concept of the '6 pack' of qualities' that define you at your best. However I have no doubt it will be tough to define them - and then live up to them for 14 consecutive days.

And as I think about what I feel defines me I realise I am not the same person I was post September 2007 when I was 'McKenna'd' I have moved on - so maybe this is the perfect time for me revisit these ideas....especially as I am now deliberately cutting back on my pharmacy work - to pursue my dream. But can I turn that dream into a HUGG? Maybe I haven't made much progress because I haven't been thinking big enough!


OK so what 6 qualities do I feel define me at my most brilliant best?

My first choice surprises me - but after a day spent helping friend of mine she used the same word a number of times 'inspiring' And I have realised inspiring people is exactly what I want to do

Second has got to be 'caring'

Third is 'calm' I don;t do anything well when I am not calm. And as a therapist I need to be calm and soothing to best help my clients.

Gosh this is harder than I thought. Last night I was creating a list in my head and I had 6- but they were all predictable based on my post McKenna self.

Fourth is 'generous' generous with my time and my money

Fifth is 'compassionate'

Sixth is 'Intuitive' I really do work best when my intuition and empathy are at full volume. But taking that down to a more mundane level describing myself as a good listener probably describes it well enough. I need to listen AND hear well .

How do these relate to my reiki principles? Well not worrying and not getting angry ensure I am calm. Having respect for others ensures I listen well to them. Honesty and hard work? I am honest but I don;t think honesty defines me at my best. It is just ingrained into me. And being compassionate obviously fits.

So these qualities do not conflict with my reiki principles - which I didn't think they would.Maybe this shows how deeply the reiki principles have become ingrained?

OK so now I just need to live by those qualities for 14 consecutive days. Watch this space

I made a breakthrough of a sort with food today. I went out for lunch with my friend - who has a much bigger weight problem than me. We were discussing various approaches to slimming including the McKenna approach. And somehow talking about them I managed to put it into action. I couldn't finish my baked potato!! And something I don't know what got me to eat raw tomato - something I haven't done voluntarily since I was a child.

I haven't done any significant exercise for a few days - but with a busted wii fit board the only wii fit exercise I could do is jogging - and in this heat that is NOT an option. I will go swimming or the gym tomorrow.

So what have I done today that relates directly to Krystal Wolf? Well I created a Facebook page for us - and having got 30 likes we then rolled a dice and gave that person a free reading. i did that reading today. I have also done some posts ON that page - and on a new page Paula has created for the salon. And she was kind enough to endorse my reiki .

One thing I am STILl not doing is regular meditation - and I am not even doing my reiki principles . I really MUST make progress on that.

So to finish for the next 14 days I need to be an inspiring caring calm generous compassionate listener...phew.

An Edna free day

Oh dear I shouldn;t really make that the focus of the blog- but today is the first day since last Thursday I haven't been over to Fosters to see Edna. It has been SO nice to do my own thing, chill out and go no where

I think its time for a recap on the McKenna questons and take a close look at how I am doing.

I am eating when I am hungry

I am eating what I really want. This morning it was a bacon and sausage sandwich for breakfast. Yum

I am eating slowly - possibly not as slowly as I should but muc slower than I used to

I am stoping when I am full. Well basically I am serving much smaller portions than I used to have.

I am drinkng more water

I am moving my body -- oh HOW I am moving my body. I have unlocked the free jogging on the Wii fit and can do about 2.4K in 10 minutes. I reckon that equates to over 5 hours for a marathon but I don't care. I manage 30 minutes at least on the Wii fit every day at the moment. And I'm not doing the body test every day so I'm not breaking Paul's rules about nt weighing myself too often.

I haven't listend to the tape for weeks though.

I have even done some life laundry today. A charity is doing a clothes collection tommorrow and I've got rid of some stuff I will never wear. I have even found myself thinking that maybe i will save some money from my pension lump sum to treat myself to a new wardrobe when I am slimmer - maybe even get a personal shopper to help me.............

I can't beleive I wrote ' when I am slimmer' I dont normally think in terms like that - and it was 'when' not 'if'.................

It must be the serotinin high from the 10 minutes free jogging I've just done!!