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Oh Vimala--This is so embarrassing, but I'm sharing my story because I'll bet some of your readers are " loopers" too. Here goes...
"But that isn't what I said!" is a comment I heard again and again from my daughter. I blamed her for not being clear when she spoke. Our mutual frustration had been going on for years, until last year on my birthday my husband gave me your handwriting book. "So what's wrong with my handwriting? I usually use the computer anyway" was my not-so gracious response. He told me that Lucille (not her real name), the wife of a friend at work (whom I had met) loved the book, had been using if for a few months, and that maybe I would like it too. "Hmmm. So what does she see that's wrong with me that needs changing?" was my unspoken comment. I put the book aside for about a week, then one Saturday afternoon when I was the only one home, I picked it up and began to read. It all made sense---so far. Per your instructions, I filled a sheet of paper, writing about local traffic conditions because it's a subject that "stirs" me.
As I began to read your 20 points under Mapping It Out, I felt like I was getting ready to travel somewhere---then as I read what each writing habit meant I realized I was right. It became a very bumpy journey as I met myself on every page, and not necessarily in a positive light. When I found myself making excuses, instead of setting the book aside "for later," my curiosity had me wanting to know more, and I actually ended up laughing. "Who, ME?" So I decided to take on the challenge of writing your letters every day to see what changes, if any, might occur. The concept, although intellectually logical, still hit me as a bit far fetched...but I was willing to see. I had no idea what I was in for.
I'll shorten my story by saying that after three 40-day cycles of writing---I missed only two days---I am seeing myself quite differently. (That was my husband clearing his throat.) My daughter and I now communicate clearly because I no longer "never listen," and Lucille and I became handwriting friends. We both agreed that retracing those stems instead of making those "beautiful loops" was one of the hardest habits to change. Second hardest was getting the letters to be upright instead of slanting way off to the right! As we began exchanging handwriting stories we laughed a lot at ourselves instead of taking everything personally---which, as you say, " loopers" tend to do. As you can imagine, now that I really listen, my feelings don't get hurt anymore because I don't interpret comments as negative "put downs." If someone says something that in the past would hurt my feelings, instead of making the person wrong, I smile and ask them to explain what they meant--and then I LISTEN. You can't even IMAGINE the freedom this gives me!
I thank you, Vimala, my family thanks you, my friends thank you, and everyone at work does, too. Some of them even asked how to subscribe to your newsletter!
Helen J.
Barbourville, KY
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After years of study and research, Vimala Rodgers developed The Vimala Alphabet. Each letter shape is designed specifically to bring your hidden talents and abilities to life. As you begin to adopt self-affirming writing patterns, you naturally release those that are self-limiting, and at the same time you reconfigure the neurological patterns in your brain. This process is invaluable for people who are determined to let go of the past and stride ahead fully expressed in life. In scientific circles it is called neuroplasticity or cortical remapping. All it takes is pen and paper.
Does it work? You bet it does! -- every time. Pick up your pen and experience it for yourself.
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If you are among the courageous visionaries who want to transform their lives through the Vimala Alphabet technology, choose at least 3 letters:
- The first letter is the initial of your first name - not nickname, but your real birth first name. If you adopted a new first name after your 35th birthday, use that as your first name. By writing this letter, you will experience profound personal changes.
- The second letter is the Letter of the Week.
- The third letter is one you have chosen in order to bring about a specific transformation in your life. Choose a letter from the Vimala Alphabet Guidebook.
Follow these steps:
- Write at least 3 lines of upper and lowercase letters.
- Write on unlined paper in the landscape direction.
- No pencils, please. Use a pen.
- Begin by writing once, at the top of the page, the Declaration of Intent of the initial of your first name.
- Write the first and third letters for at least 40 consecutive days. If you skip a day, start over. 40 is the number of transformation; it takes 40 days for the neurons in the brain to realign themselves, which is what the process of adopting self-affirming handwriting patterns does.
- Write the third letter for a single week.
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Just as you have gifts unique to who you are, so does each letter. I call them "aspects." I'd like to begin our new venture by sharing one of those aspects, perhaps the most important one of all: the Guardian Protector.
Through the years I've studied hundreds of traditions throughout the world, and have found that within each one, there are such beings that we call called "angels" in English, yet are called by a different name in many traditions: devas in the scriptures of India, Al-Malaikah in the Qur'an of Islam, Malakh in the Hebrew Bible----and on and on throughout the world. To avoid religious distinctions, I call each one a Guardian Protector, because that is their role.
Trust me ---They are as alive and attentive as you and I--just invisible, that's all--but fully present nonetheless. Create a conversation with them---then you will know. As with everything I teach, I insist that you do not believe what I say. To know in your heart of hearts that what I say is true, I suggest that you experience it by adopting suggested writing habits, along with applying the aspects of each letter, especially that of the Guardian Protector.
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Soul Quality: Positive sensitivity toward others. The concept of sensitivity is often misunderstood, especially by people who have been told from the time they were little, "You're too sensitive for your own good." In their mind it becomes a negative. Healthy sensitivity, on the other hand, is the heart and soul of the Letter  --- a quality we so treasure in others. It is reflected in someone who is kind, even when they don't understand something we've done or said, and will ask us in a clear and kindly way to explain-and we feel safe in doing so because we know we won't be misunderstood or judged. Exhibited as a strength, sensitivity generates healing for the writer and for those with whom she comes in contact.
Guardian Protector: Ongkanon (AHN-ka-non)-the angel of communication. The angel Ongkanon acts as an intermediary in relationships, fostering compassionate and thoughtful communication that is not self-conscious, but rather focused on the attitudes of the other person. She helps you tune into the feelings of others and to communicate with them from a sincerely empathetic attitude. In a stressful situation she may even encourage you to put your arm around the other person's shoulder, to reach out and hold her hand, or to touch her in a non-intrusive but caring way.
Declaration of Intent: The cause of any upset I have is never outside myself.
How to inscribe the Letter
Uppercase:
Inscribe a firm "I am" stroke to the baseline. Pick up the pen. At the top of the upperzone, a tad to the left of the "I am" stroke, begin to shape a full "arc of respect" to the baseline, ending with an inner baseline loop to the right
Lowercase:
Inscribe an oval at the baseline, and as you finish forming it, ascend to the top of the upper zone. Now Pay Attention: As you drop back to the baseline retrace that upstroke!
Caveat: Do not, under any circumstances, create a loop in your lowercase stem. That loop champions your tendency to misunderstand what is said and take comments personally. Review the Declaration of Intent!
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A dynamic speaker and workshop leader, Vimala Rodgers brings to her presentations a vast knowledge of her subject and a warm enthusiasm for people. Her presentations are offered as 90-minute to 3-hour interactive talks, one- or two-day seminars, or weekend retreats.
Although Vimala will be teaching an advanced course in 2012, she is currently not available for keynoting, in-house presentations, retreats, and private consultations, but will be, once she finishes the book she is writing. Radio shows? Any time!
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Founding principles of the
International Institute of Handwriting Studies
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