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I'm still recovering from a crazy time helping plan & hold the Schooling the Imagination conference  for Sydnee & Sawyer's "Journey School", a Waldorf charter school.   (They are in Sr. & Jr. Kindergarten, respectively.)  The conference was incredible, with the wisdom of Joseph Chilton Pearce leading the way.  Joe, as he prefers to be called (despite his years which might deserve more formality) is an expert in optimal childhood development.   

As I listened to Joe's speech, I was struck. "That's my first book" (Radical Thought Shift), I thought.  And, it was.  The only difference is, Joe talked about all the scientific brain evidence of what gets in our way, and I discuss my own observations based on my "Negativity" measures plus tons of divine wisdom.  Yet, the similarities were uncanny.  I love such synchronicities! 

- Pam & Joe (my hair was windblown!)    

An Unexpected Gift ... 

As an active conference planning volunteer, I earned the opportunity to escort Joe to the front of the food line.  What a gift.   I walked him to a quiet room for lunch, ready to drop him off.  He is after all 84, and we had an overflowing room of nearly 200 in attendance just to hear him speak.  Instead he said, "Pam, I want to hear about your books."  I was blessed with a conversation that lasted nearly an hour.  I learned from him, and amazingly he learned from me.  

If everyone followed Joe's advice, I can tell you right now there would be a lot less addiction in the world.  His main message was "Creating a child who lives to their fullest potential starts early--even in the womb.  They early years are essential"  I could not agree more.  I cover some of this in "The 7 Why's of Addiction", because the issues and trauma of early life are the number one contributor to addiction (another key is in this issue's Feature Article.)  I cover this extensively in my first book "Radical Thought Shift" (being re-released soon, I hope!)  

You Can Learn From Joe, too... 

To put Joe in perspective, my day started by showing the Mayor of my city Rancho Santa Margarita, who is also a frontrunner for the next California State Assembly election, around our school.  A City Council person from our school's city joined us, along with the President of the CA Charter School Association.  Yet, the highlight of my day was not hobnobbing with these dignitaries.  It was Joe.  And, those of you who know me well know I am NOT easily impressed! 

I highly recommend all Joe's books.  We must do whatever we can to prevent addictions in the current & future generations of our children!  I would start with The Magical Child (Plume)  You can see more books by Joseph Chilton Pearce on my store.  

Today's article is about a new key I have discovered to treating addictions. It is important--essential--so read on!  

With love and gratitude,

Pam Ragland, Creator of Thought Shifting^TM, the revolutionary personal transformation technology used to effortlessly erase past issues/trauma/ withdrawals completely,  which has a profound impact on permanently erasing addictions of all kinds, including Eating Disorders.  All done remotely, nothing else on the planet comes anywhere close to the impact Thought Shifting^TM has.  Pam's passion is Revealing Your True Masterpiece^TM, so you can live your life in freedom.
" Learn how to be free of or prevent addictions" with my new Book... 

If you are concerned about your own addiction, that of a loved one, or you are looking to prevent addictions in your kids--you don't want to miss this.  This series addresses YOUR questions on addictions (and boy, do you have questions!  Thousands of them...)  It is held 3 times every month.   The dates for April are Tuesdays:  APRIL 8, APRIL 15, & APRIL 29TH -- all at 5pm Pacific.  

Can't make it?  Think you may want to hear the teleclass series again?  You will be able to purchase individual call MP3's after the call.  Get the entire month's series with my NEW MASTERPIECE PEOPLE CLUB (see below--save when you join, plus more members only benefits).  

I hope you'll join me.   Remember--to participate live on the calls is absolutely FR EE!   Hurry--I can only accommodate a limited number of people on the live call!  And, this series will only be FR EE for a limited time.  Go here to grab your spot. 

Well, I am happy to tell you I finally have a new option for you!  My MASTERPIECE PEOPLE CLUB...  This club is perfect for people who would like innovative, groundbreaking addiction support.  You will have monthly access to the current month's addiction series recordings at a discounted price over the individual recordings.   But, that's not all... 

Want priority in asking YOUR questions? When you are in the CLUB you will have a special place to ask your own call questions, and you have priority in getting your questions answered on calls.   You will also receive the first chance at special offers as a member of my inner circle.    

The initial club will be limited to the first 200 people as I work out the kinks.  If you are serious at all about fighting addictions, be sure you are one of the few to gain access to this valuable resource!  Stay tuned for a separate announcement!  

Don't have cable?  Eventually I'll have the video of my segment up on my site... stay tuned, I'll announce it.    But, if you have it, then watch then the entire show.  The producer did a great job!   

All participants will receive a special coupon--but only if you are there in person.   I look forward to meeting you, or seeing those of you I know once again.   Stay tuned for an announcement on how to register soon.  

Don't live in the Southern California area?  Go here for streaming Internet audio.   Eventually I'll have the audio of my segment up on my site... stay tuned.    You can always find past appearances on my Media Page.  

When I say abusing, I don't mean an occasional use here or there.  Rather, Brian has a history of binges.  You know (or maybe you don't) the kind where he would  leave home for days on end, literally spending thousands in no time at drug & Crack Houses.   Brian would spend until his bank would  stop over drafting  to him.  The last time he was "out" he even gave his car keys to a stranger, who promptly stole his car!    

The deal is, Brian  had already been Shifted before his last binge.  He could consciously choose whether or not to go back to drugs.  He had been completely clean with no problems at all for a year.  Hmmm... WHY oh WHY did this happen?  (Remember--I have never stopped asking "WHY?"...which is how I got to my latest  book The 7 Why's of Addiction)  

I'm always learning something new about this addictions puzzle... 

By asking "why?", I learned something new.   I often talk about Thought Shifting^TM and it's power in removing your addiction "triggers".  That is, the reasons for your addiction in the first place.   With your triggers gone, it is sooo much easier to make the choice to stop your addiction.  

Make no mistake, removing your addiction triggers is extremely powerful.  No one else in the addiction industry has gotten anywhere close to the point of removing all your triggers.  It is an essential first step in being free of your addiction permanently,  and the number one reason most traditional addiction programs are a revolving door.  Thought Shifting^TM is a new frontier.   

Yet, as often happens with me, I have passed one frontier and now I'm on to the next, in my quest to help you as quickly, effortlessly, and permanently as humanly possible.   So,  I have learned  there is more to this story to be permanently free of your addiction.  

The answer?  When you have an addiction, you MUST find a new way to COPE with life.   Fear, overwhelm, disappointment--all of it.  And, the earlier you started avoiding life with an addiction, the truer this is.   Bear with me, this is a complicated issue which I'll deliver in multiple newsletters to keep it easier to digest...  

What it really takes to COPE...   

There are three components to being able  to COPE with life, instead of turning to an addiction: 

1. You must be able to feel and express issues that come your way
2. You must be conscious of what is happening at the time
3. You need to have at hand new coping habits, and use them 

First, I'll cover being able to feel and express issues that come your way.  As I have worked with clients like Brian, I realized something important.  He did not recognize his normal feelings of fear and pain.  Why?  Since he had turned to addictions early on, his coping mechanism was his addiction.  At the first sign of fear, his habit (I discuss how habits are formed at length in The 7 Why's of Addiction) was to use drugs.  And, he never learned another way.  

The only solution is to create a new habit.  But, you can't create one if you don't even feel your feelings, so you can notice you are starting to move into that bad habit.   

Unfortunately, most of you are unable to  fully feel your feelings.  You were often taught to suppress them (don't have temper tantrums!), and many of you were even punished for having feelings.   Many, many of you were trained as a child your feelings don't matter, and you should not listen to them.  If you're a man, you are taught women are the emotional ones.  Of course, this is ALL Negativity.  

Feel your feelings... the first step

So, if you're like most of the planet walking around numb (out of touch with your true feelings) what on earth can you do about this?   Like everything, there are always two answers to this question.  The first is the effortless way (remember, I am all about effortless), and the second is the  "do-it-yourself" home version.  

The effortless way is, of course, total Thought Shifting^TM.  My secret recipe that removes all your past Negativity, along with so many other things, has a profound impact on removing those many ideas that it's not OK for you to express your emotions.  There are also other things I do to specifically help you feel your feelings.  Remember, this process is FAST, yet you must learn how to use it.   And, that is a process.  (I teach this in my Masterpiece People^TM programs.)  

Now, for the "do-it-yourself" version.  The easiest way to do this is to notice when you have Negative thoughts of any kind.  This won't be easy, since the average adult has 97.4% Negativity, and 96.4% is hidden in your subconscious.  But, there is still 1% you are noticing.  Once you notice them, NOW close your eyes.  Scan your body, and pay close, close attention to how you feel, and where you feel it.  

Once  you get to the point you can feel and identify your emotion, you have taken the first step to be able to COPE.  The emotional Negativity will still be there--but at least you will notice it.  

Or, if you have been Shifted, then you need only to place a label on the emotion you feel so it's identified.  Usually this is simply a fear of expansion... moving forward so quickly.  This feels confusing, as it can be a fear of what to other people would seem to be "good stuff".  You just haven't been used to moving forward and upward so quickly--that's it.  But, if you have never felt normal fear, this can be disconcerting.   The other option is you may have picked up new Negativity (if so, refer back to your program on "Banish Negativity" for how to identify and remove this yourself.)     

So, start with this.  I would love to hear what you notice in this process.  Feel free to post comments to my Erase Addictions Blog

Part 2 next week...


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