Balance Or Chaos Your Choice

By Samantha Timbers

So let’s talk green! As I write this article for the green edition there has been quite a bit of chaos in my life for the last few months. And many people have stated ...wow... you are dealing with a lot, how are you staying so calm? Believe me, that was not always the case, I used to let chaos run my life and cause me much stress and anxiety.

One of the positive aspects of the colour green is balance, and one of the negative aspects of the colour green is chaos and burnout.

When I made the statement a few weeks ago “Balance or Chaos it is your choice” it brought with it raised eyebrows and that facial expression that states …well maybe for you … but you have no idea what I am going through, it is not a choice for me!!!

I must state the statement is true for everyone, it is a choice. And with every choice, there are consequences, sometimes good sometimes and sometimes not so good.

How do we choose balance in a world of chaos and burnout?

You may not be aware of the choice

Being busy, exhausted, frazzled and having “no time” can be seen by some people, that you must be giving it your all, you must be great, and you are a hard worker. This belief runs their lives. They may be unaware of this belief, yet it controls much of their behaviour.

Looking well-kept and relaxed, put together, and enjoying life can be seen by many that you are just lucky and that you landed the easy job, or your business is so easy you must not be a hard worker.

So, you may ask how can we choose?

You know the people, or it might be you as well, “I wish I could have lunch but I just can’t find the time”, “I wish I could chat with you more but I just have too much to do”, “I just feel so tired I can’t even enjoy myself”, “I am so stressed”. Over and over and over.

What do you think is going to happen, does this person even believe they have the time to find balance?

When you choose chaos, you might be choosing burnout, stress, high blood pressure and a host of other things that chaos can manifest.

Do you hear people say “My life is so balanced; I enjoy work and my family and I have time to rest and rejuvenate – I am loving my balanced life”. If you did hear someone say that, what would you think of them?

Do you want to have a balanced, healthy and rewarding life so that you can choose balance?

There are many ways you can begin to find balance in your life and deal successfully with periods of chaos. One way is self-hypnosis and/or Hypnotherapy.

Hypnotherapy has become very popular and scientifically proven to help increase balance in one’s life and decrease stress and anxiety associated with an environment of chaos and burnout.

What if you could feel like you had more time to do the things you enjoy, what if you could find balance amidst the chaos?

How do we know we have a choice?

I do not profess that we can completely get rid of the chaos, I am not suggesting that you give up your job, your kids, or your family. I am suggesting that you choose balance.

How can you choose balance?

Start by examining your beliefs about balance and about chaos. Why do you feel busy all the time, are you actually busy all the time? Do you find yourself saying, I am so busy I have no time; my life is full of chaos, I am out of control, nothing ever goes right for me.

When you say all of these negative things, you generally will attract more of those negative circumstances. Many people have said to me, I just can’t stop the negative thoughts that take over my mind when chaos begins and then I feel out of control.

Now is the time when you need to literally stop and breathe. Your mind will continue to look for negative things unless you train your mind to stop and focus on balance

How does Hypnosis/ Hypnotherapy help

What would it mean to you to feel balanced and calm while still meeting all your responsibilities? Often feeling overwhelmed starts with a thought about the past or the future, that thought creates a picture and this is followed by feelings of overwhelm and stress. Each time you have one of those thoughts the process begins again, and you feel overwhelmed and see chaos in your life, it can become a never-ending cycle. Self-Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy assist at the unconscious level to change the thought, the picture and the resulting feeling. Hypnosis can change your beliefs, and your predictions of the future and can install feelings of balance and calmness so you are able to deal effectively with the situations in your life.