What do Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler Have to do with Your First Thoughts
January 26, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
“50 First Dates” is one of my favorite movies. I think it’s a great romantic comedy. Just in case you have not seen it, I’ll give you a quick run down. Adam Sandler’s character meets Drew Barrymore’s character and falls in love with her. The catch is that, Barrymore’s character has a type of amnesia that prevents her from remembering the previous day. She lives everyday of her life identical to the day before, with her father and brother protecting from the truth of her ailment.
Enter Sandler who falls in love with her and she seems to fall in love with him but doesn’t remember him from one day to the next. In the end they marry and have children, but Sandler has made Barrymore a video that she watches every morning. In the video Sandler reminds her that they are happily married with lovely children. As she watches the video, you can see the joy on her face as she learns about her life and she goes to join her family.
By now I’m sure you’re wondering what this has to do with your First Thoughts.
Unbeknownst to most, we actually begin our day in very much the same way as Barrymore’s character. When we initially wake-up we go through a process of remembering who we are, what day it is and most importantly what it all means to us. We essentially wake with amnesia. And we gradually regain our bearings.
You may have had the experience of waking up from a very deep sleep completely confused about your location, the day, and even who you are. Typically we wake much more gradually and as we do we sort of “step” into our reality, the same reality that is based on our beliefs.
Upon waking, you are stepping back into your self-concept or your deep seated beliefs about yourself. They are not necessarily true. Sandler’s character could have put any information in his video for Barrymore’s character and she would have believed it. This is true of us as well. Everything we tell ourselves in the morning is based on habit and past experience.
This is why it can be so difficult to shift our experience by changing our habits. We are actually “clicking” into them in the moments just before waking up, making those first waking moments incredibly powerful.
I have found in my own personal experience that this is the very best time to use hypnotic suggestions to actually create change in your day and your life. The results have made such a difference in how I feel for the rest of the day that I have created a powerful morning meditation.
I meditate every morning either by relaxing or during my exercise on the treadmill. I have been making myself recordings for years because when I first wake up I forgot what it was that I wanted to focus on in the morning. And if you’re anything like me, if I have to work too hard in the morning, I’ll just skip it.
It occurred to me a few days ago that you might enjoy a recording to begin your day with too. So I made one, it’s called First Thoughts. It’s not a hypnosis recording because I don’t talk you into a deep relaxation. But I do give you a visualization that you can do either with your eyes opened or closed. First Thoughts is designed to help you feel light, energetic, enthusiastic, and connected to spirit before you go out into your day.
I have good news!
The mp3 download is only 15 minutes!
More good news!
It’s only $4.99 (for a limited time)
Check it out!
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Here’s to you and your First Thoughts!
Michelle Lee, CH
