Tuesday/Sharing The Release Technique

Cate: Cate here for all you bloggers who are reading this. Goldilock's equipment is on the fritz and he needs to replace some parts. So, I guess you're stuck with me. Hopefully, I won't bore you to tears. But then again, if you listen up, you might learn something valuable.



I have been releasing for three and half years now and can't imagine life without it. Releasing has allowed me to sleep like a baby for most nights and bounce out of bed with less than 6 hours of sleep with more energy and enthusiasm than if I get seven or more. The medical world tells me I am a time in my life when I should be battling night sweats, mood swings, depression and insomnia. Thankfully, I know differently and I am turning a deaf ear to their lies and misinformation. Rarely do I experience what the rest of the world call "down days." My former "up days" are now my down days and I'm getting higher and happier the more I release. The more I practice, the easier it gets and the more I see my life turn around for the better. (Releasing is like riding a bicycle. The more you practice the better you can do it.)

I have always been a sensitive and insecure individual with low self-esteem, craving approval and attention from anyone and everyone. But this life program is very quickly disappearing into nothingness because of this wonderful technique. It is this "program" that gives me the greatest challenges, but I will not stop (releasing) until it (all the negativity) is all gone.



"The Enemy" that Goldilocks refers to in our mission is your mind/ego/Devil, however you want to label it. It is the evil that everyone imagines has permeated our world, and Its mission is to keep you slaves of fear and misery any way It can. It is cunning, vicious and diabolical, but mere words cannot describe or touch what It can and will do to an unsuspecting mind that is operating on past experiences. Just to give you a small sampling, It makes you believe you have insurmountable problems. It keeps your mind spinning in confusion, trying to figure out how to solve this or that, in an eternal loop. It likes nothing better than to watch you slip momentarily into despair, overwhelmed by your problems and the world.

No science-fiction drama has ever created a more terrible monster than what is living in your head right now. It literally feeds on negativity. Without it, it will wither and disappear into oblivion. It's sole purpose and mission is to rob you of your happiness and joy, which is everyone's basic and inherent nature. Oh, yes, and one of its favorite method of attack is to tell yourself to "beat yourself up" because someone or something is not going your way. Sound familiar? It is quite the trickster, duping you into believing you must listen to It 24/7 because It knows what is best for you; It is your best friend and will keep you safe and secure. And if you suddenly decide not to listen to It's noisy chatter, you'll be sorry. Why? Because it zaps you with its biggest lie, YOU'LL DIE!!! (shudder).


My biggest challenge, and yours, is to be aware of how subtle The Enemy/Devil can be. For example, you wake up in the morning with an "off feeling" You don't know where it came from but you feel lousy and it affects your entire day. You snap at your co-workers and your signifcant other for no apparent reason. You yell or kick the dog and find yourself running late for meetings. You have no patience for other drivers or the people standing in line in front of you. Small problems overwhelm you and you just want throw up your hands and crawl back in bed. I now call such a day, an "Ego" day.



Thank goodness such days for me are rare and far between but when they happen I am determined to gain the upper hand. Today was a classic example. I did not sleep well, tossing and turning. When my alarm rang at 4:47 a.m. my mind tried to tell me I should feel tired and cranky because of lack of quality sleep. Again, I chose not to listen. As I moved toward the bathroom, I became aware of a small swelling on my upper lip. Studying it more closely in the bathroom mirror, I confirmed it was one of my resident hives that has been plaguing my body for more than a year. (My Ego knows that hives on my lips distract and irritate me more than those on my torso which I usually ignore as long as they don't itch. These bumps or swellings come and go on their own schedule and are generally mild compared what they were a year ago at this time. Usually, they contain themselves to my buttocks and upper thighs, but if I have bad outbreak, they can cover my entire body from my head to my feet. They have even been sneaky enough to crawl down my throat which caused me to lose my voice three time last year. The really bizarre ones have the audacity to appear on the souls of my feet which makes walking uncomfortable because I feel like I have a rock in my shoe. It is just another way that my wonderful Ego tries to detain and distract me from my goal (happiness/freedom) as it seeks to make me believe that I am a body; which is another one of Its classic lies of deception.)



Anyway, back to my morning. Realizing, I was quickly losing control, I implemented the Release process, and that yucky, bad feeling evaporated like a puff of smoke. If Goldilocks was listening to this he would have said, "score another one for Freedom."



Well enough for one day, Cate out

(Comment: to learn more about The Release Technique and how you can experience peace of mind and the ultimate happiness, go to www.releasetechnique.com and www.releasetechnique.com/info)