The first step toward feeling good is to learn to pay attention to our emotions.
- Some of our emotions are instinctual and necessary for survival, however, in today’s age of social media, news media, workplace politics, family issues, and a million other things, staying in control of our emotions is harder than ever.
- Most of us are being inundated by thousands of external stimuli on a daily basis, and whether we realize it or not, it can quickly become overwhelming.
Many times we simply don’t realize how something makes us feel.
- We sit there and watch the news and feel irritated, anxious, or even angry afterwards without really knowing why.
- We are choosing to absorb negative information that leaves us feeling bad, and we wonder why we aren’t happy.
We can choose what we eat for dinner and we can choose what we feed our mind.
- Luckily, our mind doesn’t “need” food to survive. So we don’t have to feed it anything.
- The point is to pay more attention to how you feel, and, if possible, pay attention to those actions that make you feel good vs. those that make you feel bad.
Re-source: Recognize
to admit as being one entitled to be heard : give the floor to : to acknowledge or take notice of in some definite way
We do not have to suppress our emotions, but we do have to be aware of them.
- We have to realize that our personal choices are causing the emotions we feel.
- If you don’t feel good, try making different choices.
Think about how much of your day is spent feeling one emotion vs the other.
- The next time you feel one of the negative emotions, ask yourself what is the source of that emotion?
- Are you worried about work, a relationship, money?
- Same for positive emotions… what makes you feel joy, appreciation, or love?
craving and resource from “Balance In Me” – balanceinme.com – How to Feel Good – step 1 – by Michael Manville
