Gratitude: Your Mind Set Game Changer

Gratitude: Your Mind Set Game Changer

By Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos

“There is nothing more life changing than gratitude. This I know for sure.” ~Oprah Winfrey

What do you feel at this moment? If it is love, anger, fear or sadness? Be grateful because gratitude is an emotional game-changer and fuel for life. As a three time breast cancer survivor whose precognitive dreams diagnosed illness the medical community missed each time, gratitude played a huge part in my survival. Gratitude is a game changer. ..

This is wrong—so wrong! No one should have to fight this hard in a hospital to get the tests they know they need to live. I burst into my doctor’s waiting room for the second time in ten minutes.

“That’s it! I’ve had enough! I don’t want any more run-around!” I hiss at the secretary. Her big blue eyes stare in disbelief. Is she astonished at my anger or my return from the ridiculous quest to find my own medical information?

This is not the way I want to start the week after my healthy mammogram. I had burst into this same office that day too, but then it was out of fear after my unexpected visitor “from the other side.” A monk spirit guide dressed in a brown robe and invisible to everyone except me had appeared at my mammography reading, pointed to a spot on the film, and said, “Tell the doctor to look there.”

“Thank you, God.”I thought, pulled the hospital gown tighter around me and repeated the message to the doctor reading the film. He responded with, “You’re healthy. Go home.”

So I did. But, that night another dream warned me of the real nightmare unfolding again in my life. Who could forget monk Spirit-guides dressed in scary circus clown suits showing you a life threatening problem on a mammogram? “Wake-up!” I screamed.

Nightmares are blessings in disguise and a call to action. I immediately gave thanks for the Divine intervention. And, that brings me back to here and now, at the hospital —pissed off and panting! “Thank you God for guiding me. I can’t do this alone,I thought. Then, the power of gratitude flowed into intention which began to manifest results.

“I want an appointment for an MRI and I don’t care if they can give me a false negative. I’d rather sweat through a negative biopsy than have another missed positive mammogram. You have my records on your computer. See who made the last appointment and then make one for me, please!”

The secretary must have pushed a hidden panic button because Dr. Harold appeared.

“I already told you, we don’t write MRI prescriptions here. Who wrote your last one?” he said.

Those words had echoed in my mind as I ran between the lower floor of nuclear medicine to ninth floor oncology to fifth floor surgery, to find who had written the last prescription. Isn’t that why I have medical records? My dream said an MRI is a matter of life and death. So, I’m not leaving until I have that appointment, even if it means lying on the floor of his waiting room and throwing a full-fledged temper tantrum like a two year old brat denied candy.

“I don’t know who wrote the last prescription, nor do I care. I want you to write this one, now, please.”

“Kathy, you are healthy and it’s not hospital policy to give MRIs without a reason.”

Is this déjà vu or have I been transported back in time to the same response five years ago? I need to pinch myself, or better yet pinch Dr. Harold. Instead, armed with gratitude for guidance I step closer for effect. “ I want an MRI. If I hadn’t convinced Dr. Wagner to perform exploratory surgery on me, against hospital policy, I’d be dead now.”

Four months later my MRI results showed stage four breast cancer recurrence.

I could have sued and won but chose not to. I could have chosen to remain angry but, that would drain my immune system. Anger is debilitating. Instead, I chose to stand in gratitude and immediately said a silent prayer. “Thank you for giving me strength and guidance to self-advocate. Please use me.” I decided to let-go-and-let-God with the statement, “Thy will be done. If I am to die thank you for giving me time to get my house in order. If I am to live, thank you for allowing me to be of service to others. ” With those words of gratitude I could not loose, and that made me a winner, which was reason for more gratitude creating a cyclone of positive energy. That was 12 and 17 years ago. Gratitude is still swirling.

Gratitude is a big part of my daily healing and can be used to pay-it-back or pay-it-forward. My favorite prayer is, “I thank you for all that I am, all that I will be, all that I have, all that I choose to give away, and all that I will receive.” So simple. So powerful!

No matter what you are feeling right now give thanks for it. Breathe in healing gratitude and exhale any limitations. You always have a choice. You can bemoan your lot in life or look for the silver lining and give thanks for the opportunity to rise above your challenges. Every challenge is a stepping stone toward gratitude. Be grateful and give thanks.

Giving thanks means more than a seat at the Thanksgiving table. It is a daily event that involves taking a momentary break from your fast paced life to put a smile on your face.

Gratitude is a mind-set that holds the key to shifting your awareness from an attitude of rejecting and defending to one of acceptance and appreciation in order for more abundance to magically flow.

Studies by Robert A. Emmons PhD, a leading expert on the subject of gratitude, show people who live in a state of pervasive thankfulness experience life differently than people who cheat themselves out of joy by not feeling grateful.

Have you ever noticed how good you feel when you are thankful for something or someone? When present in the moment of gratitude we feel more open, more generous, more connected, more aware and more alive.

Why save that special feeling for a certain day, occasion, or time of the year? Don’t wait for a reason to be thankful, paying it forward and give thanks for anything the Universe may send you in the future. Make it a game. Close your eyes, take a deep breath and give thanks now. Begin a new life of gratitude this moment. Your Spirit-guides and Guardian-angels love to play the Gratitude Game. The rule is simple: The worse the problem the more grateful you must become for receiving inner- guidance to grow from the challenge. You simply can’t lose at the Gratitude Game.

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BIO: Kathleen (Kat) O’Keefe-Kanavos is an international, multi-award-winning author, contributor to Chicken Soup for the Soul, Internationally Syndicated Columnist, TV/Radio host/producer of Wicked Housewives On Cape Cod. and The Kat Kanavos Show. She is a three time cancer survivor whose dreams diagnosed her illness, is written in medical journals and invited on National Talk Shows like Dr. Oz. Kat lives her life daily in gratitude and grace. Learn more at KathleenOkeefeKanavos.com

Bigfoot/Forest People: Multi-Dimensional Beings?

Bigfoot/Forest People: Multi-Dimensional Beings?

 

The Kat & Shiela Show (8/26/’16)

 

 

CLICK TO WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9DerXsspdI

The weirdest things have happened during the retrograde that should have ended on September 22nd. Lights continue to flicker on and off, and anything that is mechanical or electronic is out of sync, like The Kat Kanavos Show, and the Kat and Sheila Shows.

Everyone looks like they are in a translated Japanese movie where actors lips move five seconds after you hear their words. But, scientists claim it is difficult to prove retrograde really affects electronics unless you are the recipient of the electronic scramble. There are other things in this world that are difficult to prove, yet many of us know they exist like Bigfoot.

Is Sasquatch real, folklore or mythology? This giant, elusive, bipedal humanoid and extremely hairy creature, roughly 2-3 meters or 6 foot 7 to 9 foot 10 inches in height, goes by many names depending on the part of the world in which it was seen. Have you seen a Wild Man? No, not the drunk one dancing beside you at the bar. The giant one in the forest.

The term sasquatch is an anglicized derivative of the Halkomelem word sásq’ets from the language of the various First Nations peoples in British Columbia. The Native American coast tribe known as Lhaq’temish,that means the People of the Sea, and governed by the Lummi Nation in western Washington State in the United States, refer to Sasquatch as Seatco, or the Ancient Ones.In Florida Big Foot is called Skunk Ape, and in Eastern Canada it is called Misaabe, in other forested areas of the United States it is called Hairy Man or Wild Man. And,all the descriptions of Sasquatch are surprisingly similar. Individuals who claim to have seen Bigfoot describe its “large eyes.”

Each language from a different area of the world had its own name for this allusive creature featured in the local legends. Many names described common actions it is said to perform likeEats Clams.” Could this be similar to the description often used by us to describe someone from the Northeast as “Meat and Potatoes” or someone from Wisconsin as a “Cheese Head?”

If scientists discount the existence of Bigfoot due to a lack of evidence, how can something with so many names, stretching back so many centuries, on so many continents except Antarctica, and in different places throughout the world be a fairytale, myth or imagination? And, where is the scientific evidence for angels or life after death?

During the Kat and Sheila Show, Sheila Sistar shares her personal experiences this past weekend at the International Psych and Spiritual Sasquatch Conference in North East Washington. This conference is home to real-life Bigfoot experiencers.During the show Sheila shares her amazing description of seeing an “Ancient One” as it cloaked and uncloaked in front of her.

What did she notice that most caught her attention? The eyes!And, the fog.

After listening to the show you decide if Bigfoot is a myth, imagination, or perhaps aMulti-dimensional Extraterrestrial, as some psychics have suggested. It might explain the lack of scientific evidence while begging more questions like, how does this ET phone home?

 

Picture credit- permission by Kat Kanavos from the Kat and Sheila Show

 

Kathleen (Kat) O’Keefe-Kanavos-three-time cancer survivor whose dreams diagnosed her illness, TV/Radio Host/Producer of Wicked Housewives On Cape Cod™ , Kat Kanavos Show , Patheos, Quora, Medium, Internationally Syndicated Columnist, Nautilus Award-winning Author/Lecturer who promotes patient advocacy and inner guidance, and contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Soul. www.KathleenOkeefeKanavos.com

 

“Tears to Triumph” with Marianne Williamson

“Tears to Triumph” with Marianne Williamson

When we lose a limb we experience phantom body pain.  When we lose a part of our spirit we experience phantom soul pain. They both hurt!” Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos

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If you have “hit bottom” you are in a perfect place to begin again because there is nothing left to hold you back or keep you down. As cohost with Kelly Sullivan Walden of the radio show Dreams Unzipped it is my pleasure to discuss tips with you and share tales of Tears to Triumph offered by world-renowned guest Marianne Williamson.

When you were a child you may have had physical growing pains.  Expanding limbs can create cramps, and aches.  As adults, we forget that as long as there is life, there is growth even when the growing pains are of a different sort; emotional.

A child’s arms weighted down with precious toys are replaced by mature hearts overburdened with life.

We loved our childhood toys and when one disappeared we felt as though we had lost a piece of ourselves. A toy slept with and lost becomes so traumatic it may change sleep patterns. A lost adult relationship can do the same thing.

On the way to our adult “toy box” it is not unusual to lose something that brings us to tears. We suffer emotional phantom pain.  So, how can we move from tears to triumph?

Mirror therapy used to help alleviate phantom limb pain from amputation can be modified to reestablish a connection with self to find the lost pieces of our life.

Mirror Box Therapy is an occupational therapy invented by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran that is comprised of a mirror box in which two mirrors in the center (one facing each way) helps alleviate phantom limb pain, in which patients feel they still have an amputated limb.

How can similar therapies treat dissimilar ailments when one is physical and the other is emotional?

Modified Mirror therapy discussed in detail during the radio show is a method to find and reconnect with what is truly important in life- you. It is an emotional therapeutic technique to reassess your priorities. It is difficult to ignore yourself or embellish on the truth when you are looking yourself in the eye. What a great way to get to know yourself better.

When a part of our spirit is lost we experience phantom soul pain. Journaling is a means of measurement. How will you know how far you have improved if you don’t know where you are right now? You may be pleasantly surprised when you read your journal and discover you are improved.

Like Mirror Box therapy the goal of Modified Mirror therapy is to reestablish a connection with self through the windows of your soul; your eyes. Using any mirror accomplishes this goal and is easy enough to do daily in the privacy of your home.

The next time you look in the mirror while brushing your teeth, combing your hair or getting dressed take thirty-seconds to look deeply into your eyes. Then, ask and answer these three questions:

1.)    When was I the happiest in my life? When you feel joy from that memory of that moment you have found what was lost.

2.)    What can I do to reestablish that happiness in my life now? If you feel excitement from the question you are reestablishing the connection by formulating a plan.

3.)    How can I keep that joy safe? The answer to this question is an emotional protection mechanism. Once implemented it will help keep your love safe.

Ask your own questions. Modified mirror therapy is a bit like stepping through the Looking Glass into Alice’s Wonderland. If you look in the mirror and dare to ask, “How far down this darned rabbit hole filled with tears do I have to go?” Don’t be surprised if a voice from behind the windows of your soul answers, “How far down do you want to go? It’s your journey.”

The more truthful you are with yourself the quicker your will find your missing parts and the tears will turn to triumph.

CLICK LINK TO LISTEN:  http://kellysullivanwalden.com/audio/MarianneWilliamsonShow.mp3

Photo credits: Poster created by co-host Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos for Dreams Unzipped

Kathleen (Kat) O’Keefe-Kanavos is a three-time breast –cancer survivor whose dreams diagnosed her illness, TV/Radio Host/Producer of Wicked Housewives On Cape Cod™ , Kat Kanavos Show, Nautilus Book Awards Radio Show, Internationally Syndicated Columnist, Award-winning Author/Lecturer who promotes patient advocacy and connecting with inner guidance, and contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Soul. Learn more @ www.KathleenOkeefeKanavos.com

Living Hope- Steps to Leaving Suffering Behind

Living Hope- Steps to Leaving Suffering Behind

 

Could you still find joy in life if you had lost all the loved ones in your family to tragedy that included fire and murder? Lynne did and she is here to tell you how she is still Living Hope.

As an infant, Lynne Cockrum-Murphy survived a tragic house fire that claimed her father and two sisters and left her with severe burns over much of her body. She lived most of her life with a severely depressed and alcoholic mother, who shared with Lynne at five years old her thoughts of suicide. She lived through her stepfather being crushed to death in a logging accident and her mother being murdered in a bar-room robbery.

The only reason Lynne Cockrum-Murphy survived the fire is because her father carried her out first before running back in for her sisters, where they all perished.

Tragedy stuck three year old Lynne living in an idyllic family in Northern California.

Raised by a mother whose life was shattered by the tragedy, Lynne’s childhood was jolted again when her step-father died in a logging accident a few years later and culminates in the murder of her mother years later. That could have been the end of any hope of happiness, but it wasn’t. Living Hope follows life from those tragedies forward to today.

After all she has been through Lynne is radiantly happy and living a life of pure service to the world, don’t you think she can teach us a thing or two?

Lynne’s transcendent spirit knew there must be something better ahead.

 

Hear how Lynne endlessly searched for answers and with much time, trial and error, wise teachers, communal support, deep research and reading, and personal introspection….

She ultimately triumphed over her pain and suffering.

During Lynne Cockrum-Murphy’s interview on the Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos Show she shares how she found the steps to a joyful, deeply fulfilling life that includes a loving partner and a calling to help others. It’s those steps she interweaves in her book, Living Hope, as she tells her own remarkable story that takes her from surviving to thriving.

CLICK THE LINK at the END of this article TO HEAR this amazing Show of thriving despite tragedy.

In Lynne’s case, instead of giving in to family dysfunction, she moved beyond the events of the past and writes about dealing with trauma, loss, abuse, family alcoholism and shows you there is a way to inner peace.

Listeners will discover how they can:

  • end the karma that has them on a hamster wheel of suffering.
  • escape the powerlessness that has them in its grip.
  • live through loss, poverty, depression and find the joy in their soul.
  • learn to trust –even after being betrayed and deceived.
  • make life-affirming decisions.
  • leave behind their “smallness” and rise into their greatness

What People are Saying about Lynn and her amazing work:

“In her memoir, Living Hope, Lynne Cockrum-Murphy shows that when we become more committed to our growth than we are to the pain caused by traumas in our lives, we truly open the door to healing ourselves and reaching our potential.” Becca Chopra, author of The Chakra Diaries

“Dr. Lynne’s story is one of hope and inspiration for suffers of PTSD and Traumatic Stress. I highly recommend both her book and consultation services, if you can get in to see her!” Kathy Mohr-Almeida, Ph.D., Traumatologist

“A must read for anyone seeking to shift their emotional pain to inner peace and emotional freedom.” Connie M. Leach, Ed.D. Career and Life Coach

CLICK THE LINK TO LISTEN to one woman’s spiritual journey to overcome grief and tragedy: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wickedhousewivesoncapecodradiont/2016/06/22/the-kathleen-okeefe-kanavos-show-with-tragedy-survivor-lynne-cockrum-murphy

 

 

 

 

About author/ guest Lynne Cockrum-Murphy– an intuitive consultant specializing in helping those who seek assistance with their spiritual path, in addition to facilitating physical healing, emotional growth and removing blocks to a life of joy, meaning and purpose. She has a doctorate in Education, is a licensed substance abuse counselor, an Access Bars® instructor, and an advanced level certified ThetaHealer® and course instructor. She continues to teach for Northern Arizona University and maintains a private practice in Phoenix, Arizona where she lives.

 

 About the Host: Kathleen (Kat) O’Keefe-Kanavos is a TV/Radio Producer/Host of Wicked Housewives On Cape Cod® and Author/Lecturer of International award winning bestseller, Surviving Cancerland: Intuitive Aspects of Healing which promotes patient advocacy and connecting with inner guidance for health, wealth, and love, contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dreams & Premonitions, PATHEOS Blogger and Columnist to Women Voices Magazine: SOUL and HOME, and Wellenss Women 40 and Beyond: Dream Queen. Kat taught Special Education and Psychology at USF. If you wish to be a radio show host, interviewed by Kat or wish to learn more about her go to www.AccessYourInnerGuide.com to make your dreams come true.

Dr. Gloria Kaye Walks Softly And Carries a Big "Secret Weapon"

Dr. Gloria Kaye Walks Softly And Carries a Big "Secret Weapon"

 

Have you ever met a big-hearted quiet-woman who was also known as a secret weapon?

Please meet Dr. Gloria, who often works on clients at the recommendation of medical doctors, and has become sought after nationwide for her logic defying healings in which:

  • Wounds heal up overnight.
  • Arthritis bone abnormalities and bone spurs dissipate.
  • Physical structure imbalances correct with the lightest fingertip touch.
  • Chronic back pain evaporates.
  • Bruises change color and normal coloring returns within an hour.
  • Longtime, intractable, seemingly permanent conditions come to an end.

Professional athletes see instant recovery from injuries. Even animals’ illnesses and disease disappear.

Dr. Kaye can access a special kind of healing. If this sounds like soap opera miracles, you are mistaken. These are actual healings are from the hands of Dr. Gloria Kaye:

  • a highly regarded psychotherapist,
  • yoga therapy pioneer,
  • hands on healer
  • and UCLA Medical School lecturer on Healing Touch.

 

 

On the Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos Radio Show on Wicked Housewives On Cape Cod® Radio

Dr. Gloria Kaye relates these and many more case histories as she discusses dreams and her eyeopening new book, Healer’s Hands, Healer’s Heart: InDepth Insights, Practical Techniques and Inspiring Stories of Success with Non Traditional Healing.

 

 

Her clients include wellknown personalities, professional athletes, business executives, senior citizens, families, adolescents, young children and even animals.

Dr. Gloria Kaye has been the “secret weapon” of many professional basketball players.

Hall of Famer Rick Barry has said: “In the sessions I had with her, I experienced immediate relief from the soreness of my arthritic condition.”

Dr. Gloria comes forth as a staunch advocate for nontraditional healing.

On the radio show she shares how her healing path began as a teenager when she realized she had inherited these astonishing abilities from her Great Aunt, and then elected to pursue emotional healing and pain management as a profession.

Dr. Gloria Kaye believes everyone has the power to heal.

 

Here are just a few of the testimonials from doctors, patients and researchers about Dr. Gloria.

“Dr. Kaye performs miracles as far as I’m concerned. There is something magic about her hands; she can take away pain.” Andy Granatelli

“As a pediatrician, I constantly search for the safest and most effective treatment for children I take care of. Dr. Gloria Kaye with her gift for healing and her knowledge of alternative therapies has been an invaluable source for alternative therapies that complement and are advantageous for my patients, either alone or in conjunction with traditional medicine.” Michael Allen, MD

“I have had the honor and pleasure of working with Dr. Kaye on a research project designed to show that her techniques of the healing touch improve the quality of life and perceived pain level in patients with diabetes related pain. Dr. Kaye’s contribution to the study design and implementation will provide the ultimate answer as to the utility of alternative therapies to treat pain syndromes.” Although the clinical trial is in progress and thus we have not obtained definitive data, anecdotal responses from the patients have provided motivation to continue this study and prove scientifically that the healing touch does work to improve the health status of my patients.” Lois Jovanovich, MD, Director and Chief Scientific Officer Sansum Diabetes Research Institute

The Dr is in! And, on the show she will discuss how to help you with:

  • Injuries & sprains
  • Joint & knee pain
  • Arthritis & bone spurs
  • Migraines
  • Back, neck and shoulder pain
  • Scoliosis
  • Digestive disorders
  • Sinus conditions
  • Anxiety & depression
  • Female health issues
  • Cancer

 

On this show Dr. Gloria Kaye shares tips from her new book, Healer’s Hands, Healer’s Heart: InDepth Insights, Practical Techniques and Inspiring Stories of Success with Non Traditional Healing, and healing practices that can start you on the path to doing this work yourself!

Experience the odyssey of as this amazing healer as she talks about her healing abilities, and expounds on chapters in her book which focus on ways to experience the energy and practices that will foster greater facility with healing.

TO LISTEN-Click the link below.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wickedhousewivesoncapecodradiont/2016/05/18/kathleen-okeefe-kanaovs-show-with-secret-weapon-dr-gloria-kaye

 

Guest Bio: Dr. Gloria Kaye is a Specialist in energy Healing. In 1980 she received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology and health psychology, and developed and administered a holistic center for senior citizens. Part of her dissertation was reprinted in the Clinical Journal of Gerontology. Dr. Kaye integrated pain management and healing into her practice in 1990 working alongside physicians in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. She has taught yoga at several universities. Learn more @ http://www.drgloriakaye.com/about-dr-gloria-kaye.htm

 

ABOUT THE HOST: Kathleen (Kat) O’Keefe-Kanavos is a TV/Radio Producer/Host of Wicked Housewives On Cape Cod® and Author/Lecturer of the International award winning bestseller, Surviving Cancerland: Intuitive Aspects of Healing which promotes patient advocacy and connecting with inner guidance for success in health, wealth, and love, contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dreams & Premonitions, PATHEOS Blogger and Columnist to Women Voices Magazine: SOUL and HOME, and Wellness Women 40 and Beyond. Kat taught Special Education and Psychology. Learn more @ www.AccessYourInnerGuide.com