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Have you seen The Secret movie or read the book? What did you think? Have you visualized a specific goal? Has your visualization manifested? No? Are you having doubts about The Secret? Most of us who watched or read The Secret concentrated on the Law of Attraction and the visualization process. We missed, or flat out ignored, the "Rest of the (Secret) Story". For the Law of Attraction to work, you must be congruent in your conscious and subconscious minds. By that I mean, there can not be any conflict between your desires and beliefs. Quite often we will desire a specific outcome, but our subconscious mind will sabotage us if it doesn't agree or thinks that the vision isn't possible. For example, say you want financial abundance. You formulate affirmations and recite them daily. But, as you are saying them, you have this little uneasy feeling, like you don't REALLY mean them or deserve abundance. Why? You may have a subconscious belief that money is bad, that you aren't good enough, that you don't DESERVE money. With that unresolved conflict, there is no way you will ever succeed. You must change your subconscious negative programming. There are many alternative processes that work: Hypnosis, Energy Psychology, Neuro Linguistic Programming, and others. If you want to change your life, change your inner programming. I can help you make the changes you want to make. Call me at 303-884-3566, or email me at John@ommtech.com.

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Overcoming your fear of riding

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Contributed by: John Garrett on 5/14/2008

Do you have horses in your blood? Do you love horses? Do you own a horse? Do you ride? When you ride, is it a pleasurable experience? Are you relaxed in the saddle? Do you have fun?

Ever been scared while riding? Ever have a wreck? Ever been bucked off? Ever been hurt? Ever think about giving up horses all together?

Once you get "bitten" by the horse bug, it is almost impossible to get rid of it. Horses are such magnificent animals that it is hard to not like or even love them.

If you've spent any time at all with horses, you know they are very sensitive animals. Not only can they feel the slightest touch, they can sense the mental state of the rider. Being herd animals, they will follow a strong, confident leader. They are also prey animals, which means that they are constantly looking for anything that will hurt them. If they perceive a threat, they will run away. So, if the rider isn't confident or shows nervousness, the horse senses that nervousness. They think that the rider is nervous because of a threat and the horse starts looking for the threat so that it can run away from it.

So, if you aren't riding because you are afraid of being bucked off or getting hurt, but you don't want to get rid of your horse(s), what do you do?

There are some fields of thought that say that the only way to overcome the fear is to just get on the horse and ride through it. Some also say that it is best to start from the beginning, as if you are a complete novice. Those ideas/techniques may work for some people.

But, what if they don't? What if you are so uncomfortable that you can't get over the fears? What if you concentrate so much on the fear that you can't get involved in the ride or the training? What then?

There are several alternative techniques available to you. One is the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), an energy psychology process that has been used by thousands of people to overcome many types of fear.

When we experience a physical or psychological trauma, our bodies react in a certain way. Our autonomic response prepares the body to either fight or run away. We get an adrenaline surge, our bodies redirect the flow of blood to the major muscle groups, and we tense up, causing a disruption in the flow of energy. After the threat is gone, our bodies then relax. But, sometimes our systems adopt a reaction to a certain set of stimuli. So, when we re-experience the stimuli, or something very similar, our minds think that the event will re-occur and trigger our physical systems to react the same way, even if nothing happens.

EFT is a process where you tap energy meridian points on the body while concentrating on a particular upset. The tapping stimulates the energy pathways and "dislodges" the block in the energy flow, in effect, re-programming our system to recognize a real threat rather than the possibility of a threat.

This process will not create in you a sense of invulnerability. You will remain aware of your surroundings, but you will no longer be paralyzed by fear. You will still know your limitations and be able to make rational decisions on what you are willing and able to do, without irrational fear or anticipation of danger getting in your way.

If you have any questions or comments, you can reach me at 303-884-3566, or JohnOMMTech@aol.com

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John Garrett has posted 8 blog entries and 2 comments since joining on 1/3/2008. John Garrett 's average blog rating is 5.

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