Having had one son sitting A levels and the other one doing his GCSEs this year, it was always going to be an interesting couple of months, but I am pleased to say that we have survived it, and can now look forward to receiving those results in August. My youngest sat his final exam yesterday, and so (as promised) I took him to Pizza Hut, where he was allowed to order a pizza 3 times the size of his head. My other son (and 3 friends) are sampling the delights of Berlin as we speak.
Very often when we look forward to something (in this case the end of exams) there can be a massive anti-climax, and I know that for my boys and their peers this is the case, to a certain extent. It seemed sometimes that there was no end in sight and I know that many have been counting the days of to their final exam, when they can kick back and relax. When that day finally comes, there is sometimes a sense of emptiness, as they just feel quite flat.
This can also be the case when we are constantly striving for something which always seems out of our grasp, we tell ourselves that everything will be perfect when we lose the 2 stone, or when we have paid off all the debts, or decorated the whole house. So, in this way we never quite allow ourselves to live in the present, but always looking to the future to provide us with answers.
I always advise people that life is for living NOW, not when you have ’emptied the in-tray’. The ability to live every moment fully and with awareness is a skill which, when perfected, can lead to a wonderful sense of peace and contentment. Like any skill, it needs constant practice but, once mastered, can be truly amazing in its effects.
Many of the clients that I see really enjoy being in the state of hypnosis, as they can start to experience this wonderful sense of peace of just being in the moment, leaving all worries, cares and anxieties outside the door.
If you would like to experience how hypnotherapy can help you to live for today, do come along and see me this Saturday – I will be with my colleagues from the complementary medicine centre at an Open Day at Eye Hospital and would be delighted to chat with you about the work that I do. If you need to contact me, I am available on 01449 780352 or 0781 7158429, or you can email me on wendy@wendychalk.co.uk. I look forward to seeing you!
Oh, and well done all those of you (and their families) who have endured those dreaded exams!
Wendy x
