MINDFULNESS MONDAY
Good morning! This week I thought we would look at a good growth opportunity by becoming comfortable with our emotions. Some of us are naturally more adept in dealing with our emotions, this could be from our personalities, the environment we were raised in, or just our emotional maturity. For the rest of us though, strong emotions can be overwhelming or even frightening. Today we are going to perform a meditation allowing us to look at different emotions which can help us, over time, in being more comfortable with and responding appropriately to all of our emotions.
A suggestion for the week: Becoming comfortable with Emotions
· Lay down in a comfortable position, in a location where you are very comfortable and feel safe.
· Focus on your breathing for 5 breath cycles to calm your mind and ground yourself in the present.
· Take a few minutes to think about what emotions you felt strongly over the past 2 days. How can you tell?
· Next, take a few more minutes determining which emotions you felt the most comfortable with. What are you able to learn from this observation?
· Now, take the next step and determine which emotions you moved away from at the time you had them. What does this tell you?
· As you are meditating on these specific questions and your overall emotions state in the recent past ask yourself what actions you will be able to take in the future based on what you have observed in this exercise today?
I hope that you have a wonderful week!