Observations of Life

      I call this what you are reading, Observation of Life. That is a title. But what is it really? Because it is on the web, it is called a blog. If on printed paper it may be called a feature article. Some may even tag it as a commentary. Sometimes, an editorial. Maybe it is a little of all of the above. But for me, it is fairly simple. These words are my thoughts, reflections and self-discovered insights that have been given life in that I can share them with you on these pages. But the new readers to this deserve some background information on these thoughts I share with them.

      First, I am very fortunate that I have been able to do this for several years now, first in our newsletter and now here in this blog. And for those of you who don’t know, none of this would be possible without the work done behind the scene by my wife Patti. Patti proofreads almost everything I write, and without her help, there would be more mistakes, misspelled words, typos, grammatical errors, and less focused thoughts when they get completely off track. Without her help, this just would not be possible. Sometimes I do write a few things for online, such as on Facebook, some quick notes, emails and other minor things that don’t require such perfection and most people will still understand. But here her help is necessary. But the initial origin of the concepts, insights, experiences, stories and finally, the reflections I post here are mine.

      Obviously, since these are my thoughts and experiences, when I write, I will use “I” a lot. It is not to be self-centered, but rather to be self-revealing. I do have points I want to cover, ideas to share and usually an insight or two I hope people will find valuable. But behind all of this there is a hidden insight. Most of you will not see it. Honestly, I did not see if myself right away, but it was there. And the more I write, the more it reveals itself……. to me.

      In the process of writing these, I put myself through a process of coming up with: what is my main point, a theme, and what story/stories I can use to wrap around the theme to get to the point and so on. Sometimes I have a few ideas on what I am going to write. Sometimes I have to work a little harder to find them, but they do come. But behind all of them is one insight that keeps coming back just to me. And it has changed my life.

      Again, the “I” or “me” is about something that happened to me or something I have seen happen to others. On those things when I write about my observations of others, I usually try to make a point that causes the reader to take pause, reflect and do some self-examination. One of the things I wrote about in one of my experiences, causes me again to ask the reader to reflect. At times I may point out how something affected me. I have been critical of others and their actions in some of my writing. I suggest that there is room to grow and learn. And I sincerely hope the readers benefit from this. But behind all of this are my faults.

      When a writer writes with hopes of revealing some tremendous insights, there may be an assumption of “I know better than you” or that “I don’t screw up”. I hope I have never come across like that. In reality I write from experience of having made countless mistakes of all kinds in my life. I will still make mistakes, but I work everyday to minimize them as much as possible. And in doing these writings, I am quietly admitting my imperfections. And the big insight is that I did learn and continue to learn things from my experiences. And that is why I write these thoughts. Not to proclaim any superiority on my part, but rather to admit I have made mistakes and in most cases, to tell others not to do the same. Some of my mistakes have been more costly than others, but still, a price that had to be paid. So as your read these words, understand there was an experience that caused me to want to write about it. Sometimes I want to write due to my mistakes and sometimes it was from listening to other people who shared their mistakes so I won’t make the same one.

      This was a non-hypnosis related entry this week. In future writings I will try to touch on hypnosis and some thoughts on it. I will always give some kind of observation. They may just be simple things that I found interesting, amusing, and entertaining and hopefully I’ll throw out an insight or two. Just to forewarn you, sometimes I see things a little differently than others and my sense of humor is sometimes “off the wall”. Keep coming back and see what happens next. Of course we ask you to check out our website at http://www.willardhyposis.com. So until the next time I put “pen to paper” we hope you remain well and continue to take positive steps in this life we all have been given.

Roger J. Willard
Willard Hypnosis Center
www.willardhypnosis.com

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