We are all human, and humans have good days and bad days.
Some days we might wake up feeling off; other days we might experience an event or interaction that brings up challenging emotions or triggers us to feel out of alignment with our purpose.
Without a doubt, this will happen to us all.
The question is, how do we deal with it?
Will we let that one critical comment or the person who cut us off in traffic affect our mood and mindset for the rest of the day?
Or do we have tools to shake it off, re-center, and still have a kickass day afterward?
Here are three steps to be able to deal with anything that may come up and maintain your equilibrium and forward motion through the rest of your day.
1 — FEEL & FLOW
Feel the feelings and move them through your body so you can Flow Forward freely afterward.
To let go of the feelings, first, you have to give yourself the space to feel them.
Everyone has different ways of processing, so take any of these that feel like a good fit for you and put together your own best steps for Feel & Flow Forward.
FEEL:
Write down all the feelings and emotions about what has just happened to you
Sit quietly and go over in your mind the events that led up to these feelings
Get some deep clarity on how you’re feeling & what caused it…allow yourself to really feel the frustration, sadness, anger, defeat, or heartbreak.
FLOW:
Now it’s time to move those feelings out of your mind & into your body so you can let them go. If you wrote everything down, I suggest that at the end of this step, you tear up or burn the paper where you wrote the negative emotions.
Any style of movement will work, so pick your favorite option/s & go full out for at least one or two songs:
-Dance
-Shake
-Shadowbox
-Run or Jog
Now tear up or burn your paper as you release the negative emotions from your experience.
RE-CENTER & RE-FOCUS:
Now it’s time to call your energy back into your body and get back into your most optimal state of calm, collected, & positive energy & focus.
-Find a comfortable seat
-Put on an inspiring instrumental song on a low volume
-Close your eyes and say quietly or aloud “I call all my energy back home”
-Picture all the little fragments of your focus that have been pulled away from you being magnetized back to you creating a whole & complete energy.
Take a deep breath in through the nose, hold it for 2 or 3 seconds at the top of the inhale, and release it out through the mouth.
Repeat this breathing pattern for 5–10 breaths & feel the oxygen flowing in and enlivening & refreshing your whole system.
SET YOUR VISION:
Open your eyes and let the world around you come into focus.
What do you intend to do or accomplish today? See it clearly in your mind, visualize it as if it’s already happened, with gratitude & pride for all that you have accomplished.
Now write down your first 3 actions that you plan to take to move forward with your day.
It sounds like a lot, but this process can be done in as little as 10 or 15 minutes.
It can be the difference between having a frustrating and unproductive day or having an inspired and productive day anytime no matter what you are dealing with in your life.
The more often you practice, the easier it becomes. Give it a try and let me know how it goes for you in the comments.
Every day is a great day to be our best selves and shine our light out into the world. Namaste.
