Each Friday, a person who is making bold moves, living well, nurturing their creativity, following their passions, and making magic will be featured on Bold Living Today.

Today’s interview is with the lovely, comical, inspiring, and joyous Lisa Gehrke. I met Lisa in 1991 when I was a clueless, wondering, and outspoken 18/19 year old. I watched Lisa lead a group of women with passion, purpose, and fun practicality – when all of us were pretty much trying to figure out our entire lives. I feel fortunate to have Lisa in my life as a creative healer. She lives her life out loud and boldly. I think she is a person to watch.

question 1:

You are such a nurturer and keep your energy open and loving. What types of daily intentions do you set to keep your energy positively flowing?

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{Lisa}

Every morning, as soon as I wake up, I activate the energy of my Spirit, Mind and Body with the Earth and the Divine Consciousness of Source (that which connects us All).  I express my Infinite Love and Gratitude and know that whatever transpires in my day, it is an opportunity to learn, evolve and grow.  I make this connection with myself so that I may be fully conscious to observing and participating in the events of my day.

I practice self-love by following the Five Basics daily:

1. Drink Good Water Frequently

2. Put Quality Food into my Body

3. Get Adequate Rest

4. Exercise Daily

5. Own My Own Power

I choose to play by the rules of “Mastering the Game of Life” that is outlined in the book “The Power of Infinite Love & Gratitude” by Dr. Darren Weissman:

1. The universe if infinite.

2. You have free will, a choice with every experience.

3. Everything is interconnected.  For every choice that you make, there will be a consequence.

4. Judgment is prohibited.

5. The greatest power is self-love.

6. You will experience pain, fear and challenges.

7. Embrace life with the attitude of gratitude.

8. Take responsibility for your life.

9. Life has meaning.

These are the intentions that I set to live by every day.  It is not always easy.  In fact, some days, it’s just downright difficult and may even feel impossible.  On those days, I take a big cleansing breath and go on by doing the best that I can.

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{Kanesha}

Wow! Your provide a lot of practical information that my bold living enthusiasts could put into action, today!

question 2:

Congratulations on becoming a LifeLine Practitioner. Tell us more about this.

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{Lisa}

Thank you!  I am very passionate and excited about this new journey.

Here is what the LifeLine is:

“It’s a philosophy, science and quantum technology that bridges gaps between the conscious and the subconscious mind.  At the root of every symptom, stress and disease is a subconscious emotional pattern of reaction.  When activated, this pattern of reaction will cause both behavioral and biological stressors.  The cornerstone of the LifeLine Technique is our view of symptoms, stress and disease.  Rather than something being wrong with a person; symptoms, stress and disease are the language that your body and life use to awaken you to your authentic power of transformation and create change.  The LifeLine Technique enables a person to activate their subconscious mind and, thus, have a direct impact on genetic expressions affecting the health of your body and the relationships in your life.”

-excerpt from www.drdarrenweissman.com

As a LifeLine Practioner, I help clients bring out their very best and assist them in their abilities to learn tools and strategies to live consciously and heal themselves.  We do this by creating sustainable intentions as we bridge the gap between the subconscious mind (thoughts that can be emotionally negative as a means to protect us) and our conscious mind (living a life of choice).

I started on this path as a client and feel that it has changed my life in such an empowering way that I wanted to work with others and pay it forward.

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question 3:

Please share 3 ways we can turn stress into positive intentions of infinite possibilities.

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{Lisa}

1.  Remember that in every situation; self-love is your greatest power. – In those moments that are stressful, self-love will allow you to maintain the boundaries to take care of yourself, to come from an objective place and to consciously choose how you want to be in that very moment.  When you love yourself fully, you are able to share the best parts of yourself without being depleted.

2.  Learn to make conscious choices rather than coming from a place of reaction. – Stress and negativity tend to bring out the “not so glamorous” parts in all of us.  We get emotionally triggered by patterns from our subconscious mind.

For example:  You are in the “10 items or Less” check-out lane in the grocery store.  It’s been “one of those days” and you just want to get home.  There is a person in front of you and they have 15 items. 15 ITEMS!!!! The switch has been flipped. You are angry and, in your mind, you go ballistic! “What’s wrong with this guy?  Can’t he count? ERRRR.  I can’t stand such rude people!!” You are really getting worked up. Now, it’s coming out in a physical manner:  You start getting antsy. You are letting out heavy sighs and you are giving the “Death Stare” to the offending party.

Whoa! Back the bus up! Is this how you would choose to feel and react?  Heck, no.  I would imagine that on any other day, this would be “no biggie.” When you feel yourself going down the rabbit hole to the “yucky” reactive place, take a step back and ask yourself if this is where you really want to be?  When you can take a breath and a moment to reflect on a given situation, you allow yourself to make a different, more positive choice.

3.  Understand that any stressful emotion, situation or relationship is an opportunity to learn, grow and evolve.  You will have fear, pain and challenges and things that we can not always control will occur.  It is part of the human condition. Trust that something about what is happening around you is teaching you and be open to that…no matter how crappy it is making you feel right now.

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{Kanesha}

Great tips, Lisa! I think talking ourselves off the cliff, in a positive way, can bring about opportunities to learn and grow. All too often we don’t pay attention to our inner voices.

question 4:

Your sense of humor is off the chain and I love it. How has this served you in all your career adventures?

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{Lisa}

I think that having a wacky sense of humor has helped me diffuse uncomfortable situations in the workplace.  When you can look at a stressful situation from an alternative point of view and insert some humor, it can open up a whole new world of possibilities.

I worked for a company that had a huge project and we were under a tremendous deadline.  We had all been working crazy hours.  It was really starting to take its toll on the morale of my co-workers, as well, as myself.

It was the last day of the project and tensions were really high to finish on time.  I decided that a little levity was needed.  I dressed for work that morning in a ghastly-looking Hawaiian muumuu, complete with a lei headband and a shell necklace.  I, also, stopped at a party store and picked up a bunch of those colorful party leis. I walked around the office in this “outfit” and passed out leis.  My co-workers laughed heartily and smiles lit up the room.  It ended up being a really fun day at work and, yes, we met our deadline.

Moral of the story: Love life and laugh hard.

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{Kanesha}

How can you not love that!

question 5:

What six words describe bold living for you?

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{Lisa}

1. Self-love

2. Laughter

3. Truth

4. Authenticity

5. Open

6. Freedom

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More about Lisa:

Lisa Gehrke, LMT, CLP, is happiest when laughing, making others laugh and sharing her Love of Life.  No stranger to hard times, Lisa has compassion for all the challenges that come our way and is passionate about sharing how we, truly, have the ability to change our lives.  She is, currently, offering LifeLine Sessions in her office in Itasca, Illinois, via the telephone and Skype. To schedule an appointment, please email lisagehrke@me.com.

To learn more about the LifeLine Technique, visit: www.drdarrenweissman.com