A Great Day To Be A Duck |
Its a Great Day To Be A Duck:
Shifting Our Perceptions
Last
week a big, beautiful snowstorm interrupted the rain and laid a
blanket of quiet around our city. For many of us it was such a
delightful and bright way to welcome the holiday season to the Lower
Mainland. But while some chose to get excited and build snowmen, others
chose to complain about the ice and the need to shovel.
Why do some see the beauty in it and others do not?
There is no doubt that winter on the Pacific Wet
Coast can be a challenge. The low cloud ceiling, the darkness at 4:00
in the afternoon and the months of endless rain can test even the
heartiest of us.
But my friend Constance has it figured out. In
her bright yellow raincoat and gumboots she happily hops from puddle
to puddle exclaiming, “It’s a great day to be a duck!” And because she means it, and because she is sincerely - a duck, she casts a bright ray of sunshine on every
gloomy person she comes into contact with. She has the ability to
shift a person’s perception of the rain, if only for the brief moment
of their encounter “I haven’t always liked the rain,” she told me one day - “I had to decide to like it.” “I like Vancouver, I like the ocean, moving to the desert would never work for me, so instead of hating the rain and spending four months of the year miserable, I decided to love the rain and never complain about it again. Life is much better this way.”
I had to agree with her, life is better when we are happy.
Is being happy as simple as that?
I believe it is.
The shift is possible in all areas of our life from our disposition,
relationships and our health to our finances and careers. It is possible
to feel good about it all no matter where we are in it; whether it is
an acceptable circumstance or one that requires us to make a change.
The hard part and question is in the how. How do we shift our perception to a positive one?
What we focus on becomes our reality and when we focus our attention with positivity - then positivity in all its glory and ultimate possibility comes back to us.
However, the same holds true for negativity... Focus with negativity
at its core, will without a doubt come back to us negatively.
Unfortunately it is not uncommon to be completely unaware/ unconscious
of a negativity we are projecting.
Dane always wakes up singing... It is one of the many things I love about him. Even if he has been singing jingle bells since the middle of September, I still love to hear the happiness in his voice. When I ask him “How is it that you are always in a good mood”? He answers, “What is the alternative?” It is a great answer that has helps me to look at my ever-changing moods and ask myself why I would choose to be blue when I could choose to be happy?
Dane always wakes up singing... It is one of the many things I love about him. Even if he has been singing jingle bells since the middle of September, I still love to hear the happiness in his voice. When I ask him “How is it that you are always in a good mood”? He answers, “What is the alternative?” It is a great answer that has helps me to look at my ever-changing moods and ask myself why I would choose to be blue when I could choose to be happy?
In
order to successfully shift your perception, you must first understand
that when you find yourself on autopilot in a pattern of feeling
gloomy, bitchy, unreasonable or stressed it is an indicator gauge
telling you there is a problem and you must look inward. The
true cause of your moodiness is rarely the weather and stems from a
deeper-rooted cause that will need a deeper insight or healing before a
positive outlook can occur for you.
The 1st Step:
Pay
attention when you feel unhappy; be aware of your feelings! Be
conscious of any negativity you are expressing and allow yourself to
feel the way you feel without judgment.
The 2nd Step:
Ask
yourself these questions (for those who know the NTHP alternate
handwriting technique, pose the questions with your dominant hand and
let your alternate hand reply to obtain deeper clarity and insight).
- How does being negative about this serve me? What do I get from it?
(love, attention?)
- How am I keeping this negativity alive?
- Is this negativity a sub-conscious belief I carry? Where did it stem from?
- Is this negativity a sub-conscious belief I carry? Where did it stem from?
- What do I need to do to heal this part of me?
- What would thinking positively about this look like? How would it change my life?
- Do I need to treat myself better?
- How can I support myself better?
To successfully shift
your disposition from negative to positive, it is sometimes enough to
just be aware that a belief, habit or pattern exists, but sometimes
it requires a stronger relationship to the self and a connection to
the divine nature within you to heal on the level of the soul before
you can access your power of choice. This is where NTHP and
Soul Re-cognition can help. These processes have helped me step into my
power of choice and they can guide you there too.
May Your Days Be Merry and Bright
Love Anne