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Next, please consider “motivation.” This is defined as the sum of all the feelings concerning successful, immediate, and complete operation of the Function. When I used the Command for Short Fix, my motivation was “pure.” I simply wanted the pain to stop—right then! “Mixed” motivations might have hampered success. Mixed motivations could be “I want this pain to gain me sympathy” and “I want this pain to keep me from having to do something unpleasant.” Acute pain control is usually fairly simple in terms of belief system and motivation—we want the pain to go away quickly and there is no unconscious reason for keeping it. When attempting to apply certain other Functions, we may discover complex belief systems and motivations that can interfere with speed and effectiveness of operation. Perhaps the greatest motivational and belief complexity lies in the area of habit change. For example, if someone is chroni- cally overweight, the belief system may include such thoughts as “If I lose weight, will people approach me sexually, when I do not want this? Will I just put the weight back on later and be even more disappointed in myself? If I don’t eat heartily, will I be unhealthy and have less energy? I don’t want to be liked and respected just for my body. Thin people are superfi- cial and tense. Fat people are sensitive and happy.” In the case of weight loss, motivation is also complex. Motivational stum- bling blocks can include fear of being different than before, fear of the unknown, fear of resentment from family or friends, fear of sagging skin, and fear of deprivation from favorite foods. If you use a Function and it works well immediately, that is wonderful and you deserve the happiness that brings. If you have less than perfect results, examine your beliefs to see where the interference arises. You can change those beliefs, if you choose. Talking them over with a friend, a therapist, or using the Functions Let Go and Off-Loading can help. Secondly, look at your motivation and see if you can make it “purer” by satisfy- ing conflicting needs in other ways, reassuring yourself that fear of change is understandable but unnecessary. Still “stuck” after exploring your belief systems and motiva- tions? Honor yourself by deciding that the time is not right to use that particular Function. Try it again in a few weeks to see if you get better results. Also, many people find that, as they learn three or four, suddenly all Functions become more effective. When addressing a chronic problem, realize that patience and practice may be all that is needed. A lifelong habit may indeed change rapidly with the H-PLUS exercises—the system is that powerful for many people. But such change also occurs at a more deliberate pace for others. Slower may be better for you in particular instances, giving you time to absorb change more smoothly. Good luck with the exciting process of taking fuller charge of yourself! ‘THE MONROE INSTITUTE BOARD OF ADVISORS James Beal Wilson Bullard, PhD Thomas Campbell, MS Gregory D. Carroll, PhD Albert Dahlberg, MD, PhD Eleanor Friede William H. Herrmann, Fowler Jones, EdD Suzanne Evans Mortis, PhD The HEMI-SYNC™ JOURNAL, a publication of The Monroe institute, offers current reporting on research and application of the Hemi-Sync™ technol ogy ina variety of professional fields. “The Monroe Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research and educational ‘organization dedicated to exploring and developing the uses and understanding ore HEMI-S NG: JOURNAL re HEMI-SYNC™ is Stanley J. Townsend, PhD published four times annually by The lonroe Institute, Route 1, Box 175, Faber, Virginia 22938-9749. ‘Telephone: (804) 361-9132. Membership/subscrip- tion rates from $50 to $150 per year. Managing Editor: F. Holmes Atwater. Editor: Shiney Bile. © 1993 The Monroe Institute. All rights reserved. No part may be repro- duced without permission. POSTMAS- TER: Send address changes to Route 4, Box 175, Faber, Virginia 22038-9749, Joseph Chilton Pearce Jill Russell, LCSP David Stanley, MD Constance M. Townsend, MD Raymond O. Waldkoetter, EdD Marguerite Q. Warren, PhD iv