Daily Nugget #167
the charge
omg
did i charge that on my card?
did you see that buffalo charge that tourist?
1.2.3 CHARGE!
wow. so and so was charged for . . .
my phone has no charge!
did you feel the charge in that room? whoa.
i love exploring words.
they have so many meanings
and
WE have totally different meanings for them.
today lets talk about emotions
and
emotional charge.
if something is STILL bothering you
it still has a charge.
when you think about someone
or some event
and emotions rise up>
they still have a charge.
what we are looking for is neutrality.
all of those ‘charged’ events or interactions
will continue to affect us
until we fully process. address. clear the charge.
what we are looking for is neutrality.
how many of you
think about something that happened
forEVER ago
and
you still feel a charge.
you STILL get pulled back IN to the emotions.
pulled BACK is right.
what we are looking for is neutrality.
it is time to be more efficient with our energy.
it is time to BE in the now.
this is what’s up right now.
i’m learning to neutralize.
and my technique?
aha!
it will cost ya.
i can charge your card.
ha!
just kidding.
but really.
how much IS it worth to you
to stop stewing about the past?
do you seek freedom from it?
or
are you addicted to it?
it’s amazing how many of us ARE
addicted to it.
wtf.
am i?
maybe.
but i don’t want to be anymore.
i feel like sometimes emotions
make me feel alive.
that we are ‘supposed’ to have drama
or
hard things.
life isn’t supposed to be easy.
well
why the hell not?!
who made these rules?
good news.
i’m a freaking rule breaker.
<that’s an understatement>
here is my most current strategy.
<btw. the Goddess Athena is about strategy. and she digs owls. i saw an owl
fly overhead when i was horseback riding @ dusk last week. it is all connected….>
for me
an emotion tends to start rising up from my gut.
i may not recognize it at first
until it bursts out and spills all over me.
the most common reaction for many of us is to RUN!!!
get…me….out….of….here!!!!!
but it’s just as fast as you
and usually faster.
and
we get tired. it doesn’t.
i started using my childhood nightmare tool of:
turning around and facing what is chasing me.
that sure throws off the boogie man.
this strategy works for emotions too.
it’s also helpful to ‘name’ what emotion it is.
it’s sooooo easy to funnel everything thru anger or . . .
these emotions come up for us to release.
they sure as hell don’t like being trapped in you
as much as you don’t like feeling them.
they have feelings too. ha!
they would like to move on and out.
like the genie in the lamp!
big cosmic power. itty bitty living space.
the power lies in the release.
tho often to fully release
you have to look it in the eyes.
it’s never as scary as you expect.
you’ve just kept it hidden for soooooo freaking long
that damn
it’s probably pretty stinky.
somebody open a window, quick!!
this strategy takes practice
<like everything! i’m such a practice-r. no wonder i’m a coach. ha!>
first.
you have to start paying attention to your feelings.
what’s happening? when are you feeling them? what triggers you?
then
you allow them to surface.
you don’t lock them back in the basement.
you don’t ignore them or look away.
you invite them to the surface.
just that alone is a game changer.
i mean
who does that?
who says:
‘hey emotion! come on out!’
and when it starts to emerge
or
erupt!
look at it.
turn IN to it.
become it.
feel it.
ask it questions!
find where its roots are.
it’s almost NEVER about the situation.
the situation is the trigger
the opportunity to address and release.
how ya doin?
yea.
it’s a lot.
i believe in you.
start playing with it.
know that these things are stored within YOU!
and YOU are totally equipped to neutralize them.
also
keep in mind
that there is a beautiful spectrum of emotions
and
the by-product of this strategy is an increase of the emotions that feel good!
good luck.
1.2.3. CHARGE!!
make sure your emotions get the memo…..