Have you ever had a day where you just wanted to withdraw and not see or talk to anyone around you? Did you ever wake up one morning and say ... argh I just want to pull the covers over my head and go back to bed. Have you ever had anything good come your way and then say to yourself "Well, how long is this going to last before something bad happens?” Being a spiritual counselor/healer and a psychic reader I deal with many clients that feel this way. Be it either due to an illness, a relationship issue or just life itself. A lot of times what I tell my clients is that no matter what life brings you ... you have the ability to pick and choose how you want to deal with what the universe hands you. A lot of my clients have said to me, "Well, I didn't ask for this and this is not going to just go away" and that is where I say to them ... stop a moment and listen to what you are saying. So many people live in the past or live for the future but have such a hard time just living in the moment. Really, just living in the moment and loving it. Stopping to look at the blue of the sky ... taking a breath and breathing out to see the first signs of winter from your simple exhale. Living in the moment combined with a positive outlook can bring so much change to one's life that even waking up in the morning can be a whole different experience!

Here is a simple fact ... when you feel really bad, (be it physical or mental) stop for a moment and let your mind go blank. Erase all the fear, all the anger from your head. Listen to what is around you and in you ... exhale, and instead of letting all those negative thoughts begin the day with you, say good morning to the universe and really mean it. Acknowledge your soul and say to yourself this is going to be a great day! Now, a lot of my clients laugh at this or will come back with a smart reply and if this happens with you then tell your ego to hush and let that quiet place in your heart guide you to just be in a beautiful day. Say out loud if you have to ... these simple words. "Today (in the moment) I am alive and I will enjoy the day ... just for today I will not let other's negative thoughts or words get to me. I will only let the good in, and the bad energy can stay out!

Now you say, this really sounds strange. But stop and think for a bit ... the power of words and the power of thought come hand in hand. Ever have someone say to you "you look awful or you look tired"? And granted you really didn't FEEL that way, but an hour later you were so tired you couldn't keep your head up at all? Or, ever have someone say to you that you couldn't be a certain way, or do a certain thing? Now, you don't even want to try because you have been told you can’t do it. I have had that happen to myself ... and I learned how to correct it with positive thought. I would say to myself ... no, I am not tired, I am feeling great! Or no, these thoughts from others that mean well are not MY THOUGHTS, I will only allow my thoughts in. And believe it or not ... it helped over and over again!

The power of thought ... the power of words. Ever hear the old saying mind over matter? Well, I for one learned thru my own illness how to help improve it. Each week I would have to go into my Hematologist for blood work to check my platelet count which was extremely low. I used to get the numbers and then leave very depressed. Then one day I started to play with my number count mentally in my head. A few days before I went to go see my Doctor I would focus on the number I would like it to be and say it over and over again. They would go up to around where I wanted them to be and sometimes stay that way but, if I doubted, they would come right back down. Now granted I was also on Homeopathy too, that was helping the numbers to climb. But, all in all if it were not for the combination of the two (and my doctor’s guidance) my disease would not be in remission today. It has been in remission for almost three years now. And I cannot tell you what positive thought has done for my life. Even my Hematologist would say ... "I don't know what you are doing but keep doing it ... its working"!
"Free Will" 
You have the ability to change whatever it is in your life that you do not like. Now granted, this is not a cure all and there are some of us that will always need other things such as a doctor's care but let this be an added light to your life. A gift from the universe that is within us all.

Blessings,
EluminayGail
Spiritual Counselor, Psychic Reader, Reiki Master