Just now while I was in the shower, I started remembering a conversation from the weekend and I started replaying it in my mind.
Then I started judging–how dare he say that…
Then I started getting upset–that was so wrong…
Then I thought about more of the conversation
Then I started overthinking.
Then I started getting resentful
Then I got even more worked up…..
Then I CAUGHT MYSELF
I was letting my mind have control
It was totally taking me out of the moment
I couldn’t even remember if I washed my hair
I was too busy getting worked up about the past.
Ever do that?
I told my mind to STOP IT!
“I’m the boss and I wasn’t going to let it do that to me.”
“BE WHERE YOUR FEET ARE!”
Which obviously my feet were with me in the shower-
Not back in that weekend conversation.
I reminded myself:
The happiest place you can be is in the present moment.
Mind wandering is what causes most upsets in life.
After my shower, I took 5 minutes and used my ART CPR system to examine ‘that thought’ that got me all worked up.
Thank goodness I was able to do a U TURN on my thoughts or I fear I’d have carried that negative attitude with me for a good chunk of the day.
A in ART CPR stands for Awareness--being aware of your feelings and aware of the thoughts that are leading to those feelings.
Awareness is always the first step. You can’t change anything you aren’t aware of.
Yet, we’re often so busy with distractions and everything else going on that we aren’t AWARE of what’s going on inside of us.
Today, take some time and randomly through the day, just notice how you’re feeling and thinking.
AWARENESS is truly the foundation of Emotional Intelligence.
AWARENESS alone can help you make POSITIVE changes in your life.
Go on over to my You Tube channel and with this link https://youtu.be/OdHO6oxHRD0 you’ll be able to watch my video on AWARENESS.
It’s honestly something that would benefit all of us to work on.
Here’s to becoming more AWARE!
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