Setting yourself free

Have you ever been so mad that your head feels like it is exploding? Or, so terrified, that you can’t breathe and you feel like you are going to pass out? Being human will bring on all sorts of moods and emotions. Fortunately, most of us manage to work through these difficult periods, but at what cost? A serious illness, accident or just plain bad luck? The movie, The Secret, tells us about the Law of Attraction–whatever you focus your attention on, you will get more of the same.  So, it is your choice. Do you want to feel joyful, abundant and happy? Or, would you rather feel sad and mad at the world?

In my earlier posts, I wrote about being on a rollercoaster of emotions with my husband, Dave, who has Frontotemporal Dementia. Every day I get plenty of practise on ‘setting myself free’ . To give you an example…this morning I was mad (actually furious) because my husband, Dave, wouldn’t take out the garbage. He doesn’t seem to think the garbage is full enough. (Not sure which bag he is looking at because the one I am referring to is spilling over the top) I tell him that it stinks. He says it doesn’t. Well, I don’t need to be hit over the head with a 2 x4 to realize this is my problem, not his. Sighing as loud as I can, I rip the bag out of the container, and stomp out to the garbage bin. Within seconds I realize what I am doing. What a waste of energy. So I say… “hello frustration, I see you; you can’t hide” I repeat it a few more times, until I feel myself calming down, and I actually start smiling. To release it further, I put all of this negative emotion into an imaginary bubble out in front of me. I have a 2nd bubble to the right of it, with a golden screen between the 2 bubbles. A magnet in the 2nd bubble draws all of my power out of the 1st one (through the golden filter)and it starts filling with sparkling, brighter energy. After moving all of my power out of the 1^st into the 2nd bubble, I bring the 2^nd one back into my body and pop it–releasing the dynamic energy within. Bubble #1 is now tiny. I pop it and release it to its neutral form. This takes less than 10 seconds because energy moves faster than the speed of thought.

My second way of releasing negative emotions is ‘journaling’ in a small book. I keep writing until there are no more tears, or I can’t get any angrier. When I start feeling calm and more peaceful inside, I know I am at my deepest level.

These are a sample of what I do to set myself free. I would love to hear about your favourite ways.