Living Outside the Box – Vol. 501, June 6, 2019
Over the last few months, I have had the opportunity of meeting so many new people, some who have done incredible things with their lives. Because the reality is that we all can create the sort of life that we so desire if we are willing to think outside of the proverbial box.
One of the ways in which I thought outside of the proverbial box, many years ago, was by knowing that there had to be a better way to help people to heal their mental and emotional issues. I knew this because I could not make sense of the world of psychiatry that I was working in at the time.
I knew that no one is made to feel better by constantly being told about their deficits.
I knew that being overmedicated and unable to even stay awake, was never going to help a person to become what they could be. And, I knew that throwing labels at people would never allow them to find out who they really were apart from the label that was given, many times in error.
As great as this outside the box understanding for me was, I found myself in the homes of people who have lived amazing lives, living their dreams. So, I wanted to know how it was that these people were able to break away from the standard form of life, living in houses with mortgages, and whatever else society deemed ‘normal.” The truth of the matter was, that they just chose to live life according to their own dreams.
The first person that I met on my explorations starting last summer, was the most spiritual of people – one whose soul you could see through his eyes. Here was a 30-year-old man, who had spent the previous five years of his life living all over the world. He couch-surfed his way around the globe unless he couldn’t find a host. In that case, he slept under the stars in his hammock. During the time that I spent with him, upon his friend’s land, camping in a tent – a very large tent on a platform – I learned that he learned healing techniques from the shaman all over the world. Now that he was back in the US, he wanted to live off the grid being as self-sufficient as possible. By the time I left, he had to find a job to bring in some income with his savings getting to a lower level than he felt comfortable. But, could you imagine yourself taking off to see the world and learning from shaman how to care for your health? I have heard of people doing this sort of thing, but till I met him, I never known of someone to take off for that long a time to just learn and explore.
The second person that I met that had lived an alternative life, did so with her husband after he retired. She had always been involved in sailing, having grown up with it in her family. For 25 years they sailed the Caribbean exploring the people and the islands there. They lived simply on a 40 foot 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom sailboat, that was custom made for them. It really was not very fancy but had all the basics necessary to live at sea for as long as they desired. This woman’s mother was an artist, many of her whimsical paintings on the tiles surrounding the bathtub and on the cabinets. More serious watercolors of churches around the world decorated the walls of her home. Her mother had instilled in her the idea that she could be who and what she wanted to be in this life. When her husband came down with Parkinson’s they had to come back on land.
I wonder what you see for yourself in the not too distant future. I wonder what dreams you have that have yet to be fulfilled. And, I wonder what it would take for you to fulfill them. Because, I know for myself, after leaving conventional mental health and learning hypnotism, I have been able to travel all over the world, bringing this work to Africa on two different occasions and now I am working on going abroad again for a year to study Peace & Conflict Management in Israel. Because, this is the thing: we have but one life that we know for sure, and the quality of it is never based on those regrets we have, or those labels given to us, or those things that did not come out the way we wanted. The quality of our lives is based on creating the life of our dreams, doing those things that resonate with us. Over time these things may change, and that is as it should be.
It is through the eyes of a child, that one learns the beauty of having a curiosity, to go explore the world, learn those things that are interesting to you and perhaps while doing so, making the world your playground and helping some people along the way.
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About Suzanne
Suzanne Kellner-Zinck founded Dawning Visions Hypnosis in 2002, She has become an innovator in the use of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming in the areas of obsessive compulsive disorders such as: eating disorders, sexual addiction and substance abuse as well as working with those with anxiety and mood disorders.
Her clients have come to work with her from across the United States and as far away as Africa to help them to finally be freed from these emotional issues that once ruled their lives. Today she is in the process of bringing her work to many more in the form of ebooks and other downloadable formats.
She is a member of American Holistic Medical Association and the American College for Advancement in Medicine.
Prior to founding Dawning Visions Hypnosis, Kellner-Zinck worked within vendor programs for the mentally ill working to help them to live up to their fullest potential. Many of her previous clients were able to move out on their own and find fulfilling work.
Kellner-Zinck is a Certified Trainer of Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic programing through Tad James Company, Inc. and a Master Hypnotist and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming through Advanced Neuro Dynamics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and political studies from Curry College.
Dawning Visions Hypnosis is teaching people that they can indeed leave their unwanted behaviors behind as they move forward to living fulfilling and joy filled lives.