Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhat?

-Someone requesting a meeting with you then they yawn through the entire call

-Scheduling a video interview in the lobby of the building so everyone else is either trapped or an unwilling participant

-Asking for chicken and getting fish

-People who have super short hair yet insist it WILL go into a ponytail only to have 90% of it fall out of the rubber band anyways and pretend not to realize only three strands of hair are actually being pulled back.

-pants below the butt crack

-hats tipped up so that they aren't actually resting on the head but on the side.

-Getting spam snail mail addressed to "Mr. French"

-Stupid people

-Getting spam email addressed to "Mr. French"

-Asking for Burhata and getting a Paratta instead

-Putting a blue collar on your cat only to have it rub off on him so he looks like a punk rocker

-Waking up to a flea in my eyeball

-Panicking because you don't have the right shoes and have had months to find the right ones yet choose to fret in an online public forum then get pissy when you get a response that is snarky.



These are just a few.  I'm sure this Whimpy Pallav will have more.

Growing Pains

It's been a tough four weeks for me.  I'm re-evaluating what is important and who is important to me.  I'm learning to step out of my bubble and take a look at my behavior and how i participate in the fuel added to fire.  For the most part I've been doing a pretty good job at keeping myself centered and focused. 

I had a "light bulb" moment at work and saw how my behavior can sometimes cause people to just not want to deal with me.  So  now that i've seen it in someone else I'm more mindful of my own interactions. 

Classes are going o.k. I'm struggling with the terminologies but the concepts i get pretty easily.  I'm a horrible test taker so i'm hoping my papers and participation in and outside of class will help just a little with my overall understanding.  I'm having difficulty finding balance to school and work and personal obligations.  I feel like i'm being pulled in 10 different directions and each direction is just as important and deserves just the same attention as any other direction.  I envy you moms!  NO WONDER wine is a staple in your diet :)

I unfriended someone today. This person made a fool of me and hurt me badly once and was on the way to doing it again.  My boundaries were crossed and I had to walk away.  It's something that should've been done a long time but for my own reasons i was hoping beyond hope that things would've worked out but recent actions have proven me wrong.  Be forewarned...this Whimpy Pallav is not an idiot.  Don't take my compassoin and understanding to mean stupid and a door mat. 

Employee Evaluation

On a personal level I am :
-my own boss
-the mail clerk that delivers the mail
-the lowly employee in the darkest corner of the basement clinging onto her red Singleton stapler for dear life. 
 -I make the rules
-I choose when to break them
- I also choose when to change them. 
-I pick my lunch hour
-I take my holiday in the form of "checking out" when i see fit

but most importantly

-I evaluate myself on a regular basis just to keep myself grounded. 

I've been working on my health A LOT but there was one or two aspects that i have been neglecting and could use "room for improvement".  That being growth in my spirit & mind.

Here enters (in my opinion) the BEST OF THE BEST Life Hypno-coaches that I have ever encountered today.  I met Kym at the Hypnotherapy conference this year. I really felt like she was on the same wave length of me so at the conference dinner I brought up that i wanted to seek her guidance on some issues that i had thought were resolved but were not. She was open and excited to work with me. 

Two months later....I've worked on my "needs improvements" and have met with Kym for three sessions so far and whether she knows it or not these three sessions have really been the shake earthquake that i needed.  She has helped me see that I AM worth it.  I should not discount my own feelings and thoughts just to please others even when my own feelings and thoughts are hurt.  What is important to me at this moment in time is what she's been engraving into my noggin.  She's also showed me that to be the most stellar hypnotherapist i can be I need I HAVE TO deal with the ugly darkness within me.  There's no other way to help those who are seeking the same peace that I'm inches away from finding other than to go through my own darkness.

Kym has shown me that not only have I done SO MUCH work and healed SO MUCH but i didn't see just HOW MUCH i had grown.  With a little prodding and tough love she is making me the hypnotherapist/soon-to-be Ayruvedic practitioner that I envision myself to be.

Hooray for this Whimpy Pallav!

Romny tries Yoga

So part of my education is that i have to start taking up Yoga.  My school offers free classes on Monday nights.   So I signed up and thank god it was a small class because as much as in my head I looked like this....

I'm 99.9% sure I looked more like this....

Hip hip hooray! Summer is here!

Next to Halloween, summer gives me stirrings...o.k. maybe a little TMI but I am a sun worshiper.  I love the sun, the long days, lazy Sundays, sleeping with the windows open, warm nights and one of my favorite flowers is back in season.

I love to sit and read on the porch while sipping a gin & tonic into the wee hours of the night while wearing next to nothing allowing the air to wrap me up like a warm blanket.

Summer is also a time to be mindful that although I love the sun I need to be careful.  I'm extremely sensitive to the sun.  If I'm in the sun too long without a hat I get a headache, my skin burns to a crisp (even if i use sun screen with a level of 50), and I'm left feeling drained and depleted of all life force.  So with this in mind i need to find my happy middle place. 

Finding shade is essential, wearing clothing that covers enough to stop the sun from burning my skin but light enough that I'm not sweating, and while I'm staying cool on the outside nourishing my body with food and drinks that keep me cool on the inside. 

Foods and drinks that are light are on the menu this season.  Choosing rice over pasta, salads that are more wet in consistency over dry, and drinks like Mango Lasi are the drinks of choice.  Tastes  more in sweet and cooling in nature are recommended.  Some good "go to" vegetables like cucumber, squash, and dhoodi are good choices.  Spices like cumin, fennel, cilantro, and mint are also good choices.

This Whimpy Pallav is embracing Summer in a new lens this year and is very excited!

Chop, Cook, Love

I had some free time today (ha ha ha) so i sat down with some home made guacamole and blue chips and watched one of those infomercials that promises to cut time and eliminate 15 cooking devices while all along making claims to keep the nutrients in the that boiling vegetables removes, well, yes they do if you boil them to the point where they are left a mushy grey mess, as the "show" illustrated then enthusiastically exclaim how the meal is soooooooooo good leaving us, the viewer, to only take their word for it.  Did you ever notice not one of them uses herbs or spices?  While watching this infomerical I was reminded of the guacamole that i had just made.  I cut the avocado and squished it, chopped the garlic, squeezed the lemon, put salt & pepper  and added a few other spices that made it that much more yummy.

While i sat watching this butchery of a cooking show I began to think of myself why is it so bad to spend the extra 10-20 minutes to make what ultimately is going to sustain you?  I'm all for saving time and space in my small kitchen but there is something to be said for taking the time to chop the onions (no matter how much they make you cry), peel the ginger, boil the water, and stand and watch your culinary concoction come to fruition.  Using spices like cumin, turmeric, and ginger not only make the food that much more medicinal but helps your digestion.

When you take the time to chop the ingredients and prep the meal not only are you ensured that what is going into your meal is healthy but there's one ingredient that is so important that is never mentioned in any recipe.  That is love.  The intention of love in your meal is not only soul boosting but it makes that meal so much better than any infomerical could describe.  That intention of nourishing not only in your body but the bodies of your loved ones is an ingredient that never gets stale, never goes rancid, nor never reaches an expiration date.

So this Whimpy Pallav is left with the thought...yes, everyone wants to save time in this world of instant gratification and wanting things faster and more efficient but there really is no substitute for having the peace of mind that what you are putting in your body is coming from a place of love.

Going Down the Rabbit Hole

I had the best weekend in such a long time.  I got out of the house, away from what is stressing me, and got myself rejuvenated, renewed, and refocused.  This past weekend brought me even more clarity about what and where I want to go in life. Some of the highlights include:

-Met some great new people
-Reconnected with some old classmates
-Got some new connections
-Got some new great ideas, techniques, and skills
-Got some neat new tools (wiggle wand anyone?)
-did an impromptu session on a complete stranger
-ate great food
-drank great wine (and a cosmopolitan or two three)
-oh, and i even channeled Elaine from Seinfield at the dinner (in-case you are lost here's a little clip to explain)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY_DF2Af3LM&feature=email


You know you are in the right spot when you walk down the hall and see someone lying on the floor with someone else sitting over them and whispering yet you don't even give it a second glance.  I, being the floor whore that I am, secretly wished I was on the floor too!

This was my second time at this conference and hope to go to many more.  I go with my fellow hypnogeek, Miss Pam.  She cracks me up.  We've started a tradition of taking the annual coca cola bottle picture. Last year it was on the window sill this year we took it at one of the tables in a class room and yes, that is a bed.  Not sure how or why it was there but in our line of work anything goes!

The hotel where the conference was held was in beautiful downtown Pasadena, CA.   They had some lovely sculptures in the lobby.  Here's one that i constantly felt drawn to.  It's such a pretty shade of blue.

So what did I learn this weekend?  1) You STILL can't fix stupid (even if it comes in the form of a speaker insulting key members of the conference) 2) These are my people!  Kind, loving, and not only interested in their own growth but are open to share what they know to help you with yours & 3) I'm going to start planting the seeds to open my own office.  Got any name suggestions?

This Whimpy Pallav is on her way!