The Power of Now
With all of the tumultuous activity that occurs in a given day, I have found great peace in a simple formula: Focus on the present moment.
With all of the emotional triggers that occur on a weekly basis, I feel like I have had great success using the power of the moment to prevent the pain of some hurtful emotions to linger very long.
What do I mean?
I have learned that the past is just that: the past. I was trapped for a long time into replaying memories, reliving the pain and allowing it to affect my temperament from time to time. Maybe someone would hurl a verbal assault. Or perhaps I passed by a place of bad memories. Or you know when some stranger gives you that disconcerting look? All of these trigger a thought process that eventually leads your emotions to follow. Thus leading to anger, sadness, and more emotional pain.
When I catch myself slipping into this unconscious state-of-mind, which always allows the "ego" to take over (more on this later) I do a mental exercise. I step away from my thinking, observe myself as the Thinker, and become conscious of the thought process that is manipulating my emotions. When given a small amount of time, I find myself emotionally grounded again and am able to move on.
Peace out.
With all of the emotional triggers that occur on a weekly basis, I feel like I have had great success using the power of the moment to prevent the pain of some hurtful emotions to linger very long.
What do I mean?
I have learned that the past is just that: the past. I was trapped for a long time into replaying memories, reliving the pain and allowing it to affect my temperament from time to time. Maybe someone would hurl a verbal assault. Or perhaps I passed by a place of bad memories. Or you know when some stranger gives you that disconcerting look? All of these trigger a thought process that eventually leads your emotions to follow. Thus leading to anger, sadness, and more emotional pain.
When I catch myself slipping into this unconscious state-of-mind, which always allows the "ego" to take over (more on this later) I do a mental exercise. I step away from my thinking, observe myself as the Thinker, and become conscious of the thought process that is manipulating my emotions. When given a small amount of time, I find myself emotionally grounded again and am able to move on.
Peace out.
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