"Seduced by our remarkable ability to change our world, we have fallen into the trap of believing that the path to feeling good lies in getting the world to be the way we want it. If we are not happy, then we assume we must do something about it; obtain some thing we don't yet have, get others to respond as we would like, enjoy a new experience, or avoid some circumstance or person that is causing us distress."
—Peter Russell (from essay published in Sept 09 edition of Resurgence)
Have you noticed how little it takes to push peoples' buttons these days?—as well as your own? Emotionally charged triggers exist within all of us. They are wired to memories of unresolved matters - resentments, hurts, fears, unmet needs, rejection, you name it. Unless we actively observe what's going on in our minds, triggers will control us, like robots. We'll find ourselves (and observe others) reacting to situations with greater emotional intensity than the moment would seem to call for.
Years ago, I was meeting a group of therapists for a lunch meeting at a restaurant in the Bay Area. We were seated at a table with a lovely view of the water. Everyone had arrived on time, except for one gal. She arrived about 20 minutes late, extending her apology as she sat to join us. Into the conversation, the woman seated to her right turned towards her and asked, "So, how have you been?""You always do that! Don't you ever stop?" the woman shouted. She stopped abruptly, looking as shocked as the others at her sudden outburst. She looked away, lowered her head and paused to think for long moment. After a painful silence, she turned back to face the group. "I am so very sorry," she said. "My anger isn't about any of you. I've just realized that the valet who parked my car when I arrived, reminded me of a man who once molested my daughter. I had no idea. I thought this was behind me. I do apologize."
When you find yourself triggered emotionally by any situation, try to pause as this woman did, relax, breathe into the moment. This will bring you back into the present. Ask yourself, "What does this feeling remind me of? When have I felt this before?" Observe what images, feelings, or memories surface. You will discover what has yet to be healed.
In the present moment, conscious and observant, you're back in the beam where Divine wisdom will enLIGHTen you with incredible insights. They heal and expand you. Finally, imagine a bubble of Light surrounding yourself and anyone involved—past or present. The therapist would have envisioned her daughter, the culprit who acted inappropriately, her ex-husband who didn't protect his daughter—and herself, of course. Healing ourselves, heals the world.
When you observe someone else reacting to a particular trigger, try to detach and step back (in your thoughts)—out of his/her tailspin. Pull out of their energy field. (It takes two to tangle!) Visualize a bubble of Light around the person. [I use the mantra that Eckhart Tolle suggests: "All is well."] Clarity and resolution will be revealed. It will become apparent what's about you (from which to learn something)...and what is simply not about you.
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Louise is able to view clairvoyantly the triggers that often cause reflexive, unconsious behaviors in clients' lives. Repeating patterns also appear, sometimes (for example) as an actual "lineup" of unhealthy past relationships or recurring family or job-related issues.
Once Louise "downloads" and interprets this information, unconscious attachments come to the surface—to a conscious level of awareness in the present. This process helps to illuminate and transform the past, releasing the client to a better future of freedom and greater joy.
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