Negative Emotion… is it a bad thing?

Every single one of us knows quite well how yucky it feels to have discomfort in our body… we can call it negative emotion or icky feelings or anxiety or fear or doubt or worry… doesn’t really matter what we call it, it just doesn’t feel good right?

Well if you’re anything like me, whenever I used to experienced any uncomfortable feeling in my tummy or in my heart, I would suddenly be doubly concerned! I’d be worried about the thing that was causing this icky feeling AND then I’d be frustrated because I had an icky feeling! that’s a no win situation! now that I know better, I can simply relax and interpret any discomfort that comes up easily and lightly…

I have come to understand that the our emotions are our own personalized compass, how cool is that? I now see my emotions as my best friend: I can always count on them to let me know which way to go… this emotional guidance system that we all have (our feelings) let us know at every moment in time whether we are in alignment with our true desires or whether we’re a bit off course… positive emotion (feeling good) is an indicator that we’re on our path, that we’re on track and that we’re in the direction that’s right for us, we’re in line with our desires… yay! negative emotion (feeling bad) only means we’re slightly off course, maybe we’re focusing on the opposite of our true desire and pointing slightly away from what we really want… good to know! now we can do something about that.

Whether we’re on track or slightly off course, either way the communication from within is awesome!!! Realizing that any uncomfortable feeling simply means I’m choosing to focus on something that is not in alignment with what I really want is great information! once I’m aware of that, I can do something about it. I can course-correct and get back on track! that’s exciting.

Once I got that my next question was: well, how can I get back on track when I’m feeling crumby? for me it’s been practicing “moving up the emotional scale” as Abraham-Hicks calls it… I get to gradually bring myself back into alignment one thought a time… one good-feeling thought at a time… choosing thoughts that feel slightly better always bring a sense of relief and then I know I’m on my way back into alignment. The easiest way to get back on track that I have found is to deliberately look for things to feel good about around me, maybe turning on my favorite song or reading an inspiring book or going for a walk or being in nature… whatever I can do to feel good, I’ll go do that and little by little I can sense that I’m beginning to feel better and better and then I get excited because the better I feel the more on track I am and it motivates me to do more things that feel good to be even more on track! it becomes a very exciting practice! I absolutely love this process– it’s really fun to do and it works like a charm, every single time… Try it! it’s fun!