Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2016 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 39
WISDOM & SELF-GROWTH
project, but I really feel more discouraged
that I have more work to do when I thought
I was done.” (I moved from anger to
discouragement.)
yoga, watching a funny YouTube video,
writing in your journal (challenge yourself
to list 5 things you appreciate), connecting
with a friend, etc.
Once you’ve found a better-feeling thought
– and you’ll know you’ve found it because
you’ll feel some relief – take some action
that will move you even further “up” the
scale along to feeling good.
Having a list handy will give you quick goto options the next time you feel stuck in a
negative emotion and get you feeling better
super fast.
Here’s what I did: I went back to my to-do
list and I knocked out the item at the top
of my list right then and there. I practiced 3
minutes of meditation. I carved out time in
my calendar to finish the project that I had
hoped to finish that day.
After taking those actions I felt so much
better.
Hey! How about right now you create a list
of actions that you can usually count on
to provide you with some relief, like going
outside, taking a walk, meditating, doing
It’s important to understand that it’s not
realistic to go quickly from feeling bad to
feeling good, but at any moment you have
the ability to feel some measure of relief
and feel better, which will lead you to doing
better. Maybe you can’t move from 21
(feeling unworthy) to 7 (contentment) in one
go, but chances are good that you can move
from 21 to 16 (discouragement), especially
if you can quickly identify activities that will
help you feel better.
One more caveat: The most common
misunderstanding that prevents people
from getting control of a situation and
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