The sky is the limit!

Or maybe not?

Or maybe you feel it one way and then the other the next day, or hour, or minute…

Maybe you are vacillating between great hope and a bit of fear or even despair at the moment.

This roller coaster of feelings is normal, especially right now, and you should notice and not repress these feelings if you want to move forward. 

If you repress your emotions, they will come out in another way, most likely blind siding you.

Here’s a little thinking exercise to keep that positive emotion going more:

·      First, think about how you are feeling- start with the joy or hope

 

·      Then think about where you feel the feeling in your body. 

 

·      How does that feeling feel in your body?

 

·      Stay with the feeling for a while. 

 

·      Why do you feel this way?  What triggered the feeling?

 

·      Then think about the negative counterpart emotion.  How are you feeling? Name it.

 

·      Then think about where you feel the feeling in your body.

 

·      Notice the change in your body from before when you had the positive feeling.

 

·      How does that feeling feel in your body?

 

·      Stay with the feeling for a while. 

 

·      Why do you feel this way?  What triggered that feeling?

 

·      Then move back to the positive feeling again and notice the change in your body, once more.

REFLECT:  How can I have more of the positive feeling?  What can I do today to be more joyful? More hopeful? More grateful?

Think about the Past and be grateful for something. Really take a little time to do this. (P)

Think about what you can notice and savor right now in this moment in the present. (P)

Think about the future (near and or far) and be happy about that. It can give you hope! (F)

Those are my PPFs®.

Then do that one thing.  If possible, do that one thing for a week or two- or three or four.

Then tell me what happens.

Have a great week!

Patricia Jehle               patricia@jehle-coaching.com