My February blog is late but it is here! I have been busy creating a new logo and of course seeing clients like you.
My last blog talked about thoughts and perceptions and emotions. I wanted to follow up and write more specifically about emotions. Most often emotions follow thoughts or thoughts are followed by emotions; either are followed by actions. Our dominating emotions become our dominating attitudes. These attitudes dominate every aspect of our life in some way or another. In Jin Shin Jyutsu there are 5 main attitudes; worry, fear, anger, grief and try to (or pretense). When we get stuck in one of these attitudes our first response to the situation is the one you are most stuck in. Do you worry about everything or get angry over the smallest things or does fear keep you from trying something new? If so, you are stuck in an attitude. You may already know which one you go to. How is that affecting your life? Your relationships? The things you hold dear?
So, you can see how important it is to stay on top of our emotional state. Where are you now? Don’t get me wrong, it is important to feel emotions, that is one of the things we are here to learn, but we weren’t meant to get stuck in the negative ones.
As I have become more aware of these things in my own life I know what my weaknesses are and the patterns I am working on overcoming. I know what triggers me and if I am not staying on top of my emotions I can quickly start to move back into old patterns. When I am not paying attention, I can easily find myself in an emotional state I did not desire and have to back track to figure out where I got off. When I am aware as soon as I realize I have been triggered I use several tools to let go of my negative emotions, or beliefs and get back into a more positive place. Sometimes it is EFT or Emotion Code or a tapping technique I learned in Intuitive Cranial Sacral. It only takes a few minutes if I catch it right away or a little longer if it has been awhile. Awareness is the key.
There are times when a situation has triggered something deeper inside of me and the simple tools aren’t enough. That is when I know I need help to see things from a different perspective and it is time to make an appointment for a session with someone I work with.
During the sessions I facilitate, I often teach these tools and ways to get out of the attitudes we get stuck in. I also will be offering classes teaching these techniques during this year. I look forward to teaching you!