Interesting

I can't let this go without making a comment:

The city manager of Largo, Florida, announced last week that he intended to have a sex change operation. He also stated that he would like to keep his $140K position. Last night the City Council voted 5-2 to terminate him. He is an at-will employee and can be terminated at any time for any reason or no reason at all. Of course, they say the reason is not because he has chosen to become a woman, but I was wondering last week how they were going to get out of paying a woman a man's salary. It was easy, given the terms of his employment contract.

Who can be hypnotized?

Who thinks they can be hypnotized?

The World Health Organization says 90% of adults can be hypnotized.

Here are some characteristics that seem to help:
1. intelligent and curious; willing to learn new things.
2. motivated to change
3. ability to concentrate or focus
4. creativity or a good imagination .
Think of a circus elephant. What does it look like? What does it feel like? Can you see it? Hear it? Smell it? Is it wearing a hat or a blanket? Who saw it? If you can see it, hear it or feel it, you have a good imagination.
5. cooperation is the most important. You cannot be hypnotized against your will and cannot be brainwashed into accepting suggestions that are against your religion or moral upbringing.
Now who thinks they can be hypnotized?

Good Vibrations

I'm on the Joy Diet now. I just finished The Joy Diet, by Martha Beck. It's fantastic. It contains her coaching program, not a food diet, but a recipe for living life more joyfully. I think it's a great approach.

I think I have found the most upbeat song in the world. It’s great to listen to on Monday mornings. I have been listening to Good Vibrations on Jaquee’s website, www.jaqueedee63.com/goodvibrations.html. It is so positive. And since I am doing a presentation on Verbal Impact and the vibrations of words, I’d really like to end the presentation on a positive note, by playing a few minutes of this song. What do you think? Is it the most positive or do you have a better suggestion? I want to guarantee that everyone leaves feeling happy!

I used to use Here comes the Sun by the Beatles and Walking on Sunshine by the Pointer Sisters and more recently, Cheryl Crow’s Soak up the Sun, to boost my mood. I think I'm going to play Good Vibrations every Monday morning and see how that works.