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Do You Describe Your Feelings?
Posted by: | CommentsDo you listen to the way people speak? Do you listen to them say “I think” and “I feel”? Is it easier for people to say what they think or say what they feel? Is it easy for people to describe their feelings?
Recall a time when you felt excited. Can you describe the experience in great detail? Can you describe your feelings about the event? A professional speaker, Bobbie Sims, sent me a copy of her book called, Making A Difference In Your World. There is a section on feelings. She says the door to the human heart can be opened only from the inside. It is a personal choice. Feelings are always the result of a person’s perception and interpretation .
John Powell, author of Unconditional Love, writes about feelings. He said, “During my childhood and youth, the role models in my life were busy surviving a depression and then a war. In that environment, feelings seemed like weaknesses.” He frequently heard such remarks as, “You’ve got your feelings on your sleeve. Feelings are a weakness. Be BIG! Be strong! You should not feel that way.” John Powell’s interpretation of those messages was, “Maybe I shouldn’t feel what I feel and if I do, I must never let my feelings show.” He says changing that conclusion and learning to value and experience his feelings has required much work and rethinking on his part.
Our feelings could be considered our sixth sense. We experience our outer world through our five senses and our inner world of thought through our feelings. For example, picture that you are awakened in the middle of the night by a very loud noise. Your first conscious reaction may be fear. However, preceding your first reaction is the unconscious thought, “What is it?” When you determine the source of the noise, and discover that it is not a threat, your fear dissipates. The fear you may have had was a direct sensory response to the thought – “What is it?”.
John Powell says, “Once I understood that feelings are a sensory response to thinking, and once that concept penetrated my subconscious mind, I finally began to experience my feelings. What was surprising was the new surge of energy and freedom I felt.”
Feelings add extra dimension and richness to life. Are you allowing yourself to experience that richness? How do you feel about this message?
Decide now to educate your feelings and then, feel what happens!
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Do You Use Affirmations?
Posted by: | CommentsDo you say affirmations every day? Do you write affirmations every day? Do you affirm other people daily?
Conrad Baars in his book, Born Only Once says, “Affirmation is a state of being. Affirmation is first of all affectivity – a matter of feeling. Only secondarily is it effectivity – a matter of doing.” Thomas A. Kane in his book The Healing Touch of Affirmation says, “Affir- mation comes from the word affirmare and means to make firm, to give strength, to make strong. It implies assent, agreement, consent, a willingness to say ‘Yes’ to all creation.” Affirmation is T.U.L. (Total Unconditional Love) of yourself and your potential. It is also T.U.L. of others and their potential.
The effectivity, or doing part of an affirmation is a statement or declaration which encourages you to be who you are so that your potential may BE developed and realized. These affirmations work only when you combine thinking, plus feelings, and follow-up with action. Read these affirmations, then design your own and say them several times a day.
1. I welcome the new day.
2. I have wonderful expectations of this day.
3. I feel free to move on to healthier ideas, thoughts and emotions.
4. Today, I take steps toward attaining my outcomes.
5. Today, I listen attentively to all those I encounter.
6. Today, I am aware of my own feelings and affirm my self respect.
7. I now make decisions competently.
8. I meet new opportunities with courage.
9. I use words which emanate power.
10. I create my own happiness.
11. I am a resourceful person.
12. I see the many things I can learn from others.
13. I can make my dreams become reality.
14. I possess the courage to choose the direction of my life.
15. I value each moment.
16. I take charge of my life today.
17. I am appreciated and I appreciate others.
18. I give to others unconditionally.
19. I am tactful with others.
20. I accept my mistakes and let them contribute to my learning and development.
21. I am healthy.
22. Today, I let go of the things I cannot control.
23. I make wise choices every day.
24. I am motivated to pursue my outcomes.
25. I have intact Self-Esteem.
Decide now to design and say your affirmations daily and then, watch what happens!
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