Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Feb/Mar 2017 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 27

# 1 Free yourself of negativity
# 2 Process fear by writing it out
# 3 Feel happiness, joy, and love right now
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HERE ARE 7 WAYS TO HARNESS YOUR ENERGY SO YOU CAN TRULY SHINE:

# 1 Free yourself of negativity

Are you around people who are often negative? Do you tend to often be negative about things? Being negative lowers our energy. It is an aspect of our ego mind and, therefore, disconnects us from our true selves. So become aware of when negativity comes up in your life and when you notice it, stop and change the subject or exhale to bring yourself into the present moment.

The only place that we can experience feelings of happiness and joy is through the present moment.

So when you notice fear-based thoughts coming up, get out a journal and start free writing the thoughts. Don’ t stop to think about the thoughts and feelings but just write it out. Do that until you feel complete. Afterwards you should feel calmer and more relaxed.
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# 2 Process fear by writing it out

When we’ re experiencing thoughts of“ I’ m not good enough”,“ I’ m not worthy” or“ I don’ t deserve this” it is our ego mind talking to prevent us from truly steeping into our true power. While we may want to immediately dismiss these thoughts and try to push them away, that can create more stress and strain within us.
So we need to be sure to process these thoughts by externalizing them somehow. A great way to do this is through journaling. By writing these thoughts and feelings on to paper, they become weaker. As a result, we are better able to then tune into our true inner voice.

# 3 Feel happiness, joy, and love right now

Our ego mind tends to think that“ If we get X, Y, Z, then I will be happy at some time in the future.” This is nothing but a distortion of the reality. The only place that we can experience feelings of happiness and joy is through the present moment.
So the key in finding happiness is by doing things right now to support you in feeling the way you want to feel. Do activities in your life to support those feelings of happiness. Does playing music bring you joy? Then play music. Does dancing bring you joy? Then dance.

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