Who’s choosing your channels??
You or your emotions???
If you find your emotions taking over and choosing the channels for you, you may benefit from practicing these steps.
The last two weeks I gave steps one through seven and today I’m giving you the last three steps.
If you missed them, Click Here for steps 1-3 and Here for steps 4-7
Just a quick reminder of why managing our emotions is so important-
Losing it and freaking out or burying strong emotions can:
*Alienate people from you and Destroy Relationships
*Increase Anxiety & Depression
*Lead to Addictions
*Lead to Cancer/Heart Attacks (mind-body connection)
Your emotions create the life you are
experiencing now, every part of it.
Here are steps eight through ten.
Step Eight: Adjust the Focus
You’ve changed the channel but you might still need to fine tune the focus.
Negative, judgmental, and critical thoughts will
give you a fuzzy, distorted picture.
When you have one negative, judgmental or critical thought-it leads to another and then another and before you know it, you’ve gone from being
…..agitated to
…..frustrated
…..to angry and
…..even on to rage.
Positive, grateful and appreciative thoughts help give you a crisp, clear picture. A positive thought will also lead to another and then another and before you know it, you can go from
…..frustration to
…..thankful
…..to calm
…..to happy
…..even on to fulfillment.
Step Nine: TURN OFF
In today’s world we’re always on the go. Gotta do this, gotta do that and even when there’s a few minutes of downtime-we often use it to check the phone, facebook or play an electronic game.
Taking time to disconnect from the world-to be completely free from distractions, and obligations can be the last thing from our mind but yet what we truly need to do.
We need time to turn off from the world and
just have some quiet time to connect with ourselves.
Quiet time connecting with ourselves can help us manage our emotions, and reflect on situations from a higher perspective.
Step Ten: RECHARGE
How do you recharge?
Make sure you include some recharge time in your life when you’re feeling overwhelmed, emotional and burned out.
It’s difficult to manage your emotions when your resources are low.
What recharges you? Is it?
• Watching a really funny movie?
• Meditation or prayer?
• An invigorating workout?
• Spending quality time with the ones you love?
• Listening to uplifting music?
• Talking to a friend?
• Going for a walk?
Come up with multiple methods that you know help you to recharge so you’ll have several opportunities for self-care and improving your emotional well-being.
Managing emotions is tough at times.
There will likely be a specific emotion-maybe it’s anger–that sometimes gets the best of you.
But the more time and attention you spend on practicing and using these steps, the mentally stronger you’ll become and the better you’ll be able to manage it.
Each time you practice and use these steps, you will physically and structurally make changes in your brain that will make it easier the next time.
You’ll develop new neural pathways in your brain.
Then you’ll gain the skills and confidence to positively handle emotions that used to send you over the top and make you flip out…..
It feels so much better and life is way easier and
more peaceful when you can manage your
emotions instead of letting them manage you!
It isn’t always easy and that’s why so many people don’t make an effort and give up.
But once you are able to control your emotions, life changes for you.
You’ll be a BETTER YOU–have BETTER RELATIONSHIPS—
and a BETTER LIFE
Here are the ten steps so you can practice.
Step One: PAUSE
Step Two: TUNE In
Step Three: ZOOM In
Step Four:ADJUST the VOLUME
Step Five: REWIND
Step Six: REVIEW and RATE
Step Seven: CHANGE the CHANNEL
Step Eight: ADJUST the FOCUS
Step Nine: TURN OFF
Step Ten: RECHARGE
Click Here if you missed Part 1 for steps 1-3
Click Here for part 2 steps 4-7
If you’d like additional help in using these steps, reach out to Fay (fay@fayprairie.com) to schedule a free, no obligation 30 minute phone call to see how personal life coaching can help you on your journey towards personal growth.
