Exposed Emotion

"Remind yourself that fear is just that - fear.

It does not need to control your destiny."

Sheila Reynolds

As a secondary emotion, fear is a blanket covering up an original emotion.  When we peal it back, the triggering emotion is exposed.  Viewing in the present moment what is hidden, lessens the power it has over us.

We can ask ourselves if this sensation is true and investigate where it is coming from. Has it been instilled in us by someone else or is it a story we have made up, repeating it habitually. Assessing our feelings helps us to move forward and transform.

We can choose a new way to react to old situations. We are not the same person we used to be. Now, we have enhanced knowledge, effective tools and various life experiences allowing us to minimize our fearful reactions. With clarity, we create resolve.

 

Move It!

"Acknowledge that you don't know what to do and

you certainly don't know what will happen, but

that you are guided by peace."

Sheila Reynolds

There are times we feel a heaviness in the belly without a sense of what is causing it.   An unidentified anxiety creeps into our awareness without any basis.  Feelings of uncertainty taint our perspective and darken the day.

Rather than sinking into a lethargic mood, we can choose to get up and move our bodies. Qi Gong or Tai Chi used for mere minutes immediately begin to rearrange our energy.  Yoga or gentle stretching can accomplishes an energy shift as well.

Whether we are being impacted by personal dilemma or attracting disturbance from the collective, we have the choice to transition our mood.  When we hold ourselves accountable by taking action, we move with life rather than feeling as though life is happening to us.