Musings on Hypnosis by Certified Hypnotherapist Donna Sherman, CHt

Photo by Donna Sherman I am not sure that this post has anything at all to do with Hypnosis, but I am writing it anyway. We'll see what happens.... Everything is indeed connected , all actions begin with thoughts often born from emotion. All of these aspects originate within us, many times in response to what is outside of us.     In this sense; this is about Hypnosis because Hypnosis is about the power of suggestion, after all. Our vast technology has changed the landscape of our interior worlds profoundly.  It has given us a knowledge of events and opinions far greater than in any time in human history.  And, like all knowledge, once known, it can not then be UN-known.   I’ve written before about the sense of bombardment.   Things coming at us from everywhere… The news,  the arguing,  the imagery, the advertising… There is a subworld online and outward  that we’ve created and like the proverbial Frankenstein’s monster, it reaches out from ou

  Artist: Vladimir Ku sh  Happy April.  The most painfully exquisite month of all. Now April has been called “The Cruelest Month” and for me personally, I could surely believe this. But I am choosing to see it’s beauty instead. As I have said in so many different ways from my very first blog entry here….its is all what we tell ourselves... which comes from how we look at things...the  language and way we use to describes things, even to ourselves….changing our perception deep down; changes the reality. Changing the reality, changes how it makes us feel.  This is not the same thing as ignoring reality! I came across a study recently, I don’t think it is a new one, it has been put forth in various ways…. Unfortunately, for this one  I did not bookmark it, so I don’t have the exact statistics….but bear with me; because you’ll get the somewhat brilliant point just the same! A bunch of people were asked the question: “ Is it ok to have a cocktail while you

 Photo by Donna Sherman   Hello again.  I am writing today, exactly 26 days into 2015, wondering how those New Years Resolutions are going for you? Right. Many of you may be wondering the same thing, yes? Well, no worries.  I am here to tell you that, in general, New Years Resolutions don’t work. And I will tell you why, although you already know.   Because it is actually quite arbitrary, a “New Year’s Resolution”. Because it is just “A Thing To Do” or even  “A Thing To Say You Will Do”  Something linked to a vague idea of a new year starting fresh, so it seems like a good idea.  But unless your resolution gets linked in some way to something deeper than a calendar day,  there is no real power source for the “resolution” to keep going.  Let’s face it, New years begin after a good month of parties, stress, disruption of schedules, etc.  Come January 1 most people just want to find some structure again, and recuperate.  This, too, is not working in your f