Affirmations:
I
feel clear and sure and stable.
I
feel open and willing and trusting.
I
feel loving and wise and giving.
I
feel kind and honest and true.
Feelings
Follow!
Do
you let your feelings lead or follow?
Do you trust your
feelings as your guide?
Do you allow
negative feelings to be right?
Are you willing
to change your feelings?
Some
use their feelings to do what they do.
If they feel bad,
they behave badly.
It they feel tired,
they lay down.
If they feel
uptight, they act angry.
Some
confuse their feelings with Who and What they are.
They say to
themselves “I am sad” or “I am resentful.”
They forget that
emotions are merely energy we have named.
They claim the
feelings as their own and live them as truth.
We
have feelings which are a momentary experience when unless we get stuck.
Feelings are energy
moving through us as easily as winds that blow or a breath.
Feelings are guided
by our thoughts which are ours to choose.
When we change our
thinking, we change what we feel.
We are
responsible for your experiences.
We choose the
feelings we would have and experience them as you have decided.
Our unconscious
choices are powerful, perhaps more than conscious because we are unaware.
When we have habits
of thinking and habits of emoting, we may not know that we have chosen.
The
programming we all carry is powerful.
The beliefs we have
can feel absolutely true.
The unconscious
desire for the familiar can feel overwhelming.
We will gravitate to
thoughts that predict what will be our emotional experience.
We
assume that loss will cause upset and grief.
We may predict that
guilt will be created by wrong-doing.
We often judge that
all feelings are innate and true.
We may need to
experiment with new thoughts to generate difference feelings.
Depending
on the family system, culture, religious beliefs and experiences, everyone
feels differently.
Each individual
develops their own loving responses or fear-based reactions to life
experiences.
Some people get
habituated to certain emotions attached with thoughts, beliefs and situations.
There are no
“normal” emotional responses which are customary, since everyone chooses
differently.
How
you respond to your feelings depends on your thoughts, beliefs and choices.
What you feel may
signal the need to attention and care.
What you feel may
indicate a need to act, move or create.
What you feel may
invite you to reflect, meditate or pray.
Attend
to your feelings by responding in the way that seems helpful and appropriate.
Listen to your
feelings to understand what you are thinking and believe.
Honor your feelings
as a way to respect, understand and love yourself.
Express the feelings
your prefer in light of your current desired experience.
Remember
you have feelings and thoughts, reactions and response.
You are not your
feelings and thoughts.
You can choose what
you think. (Affirmations are useful.)
You can choose what
you feel. (Feelings follow even unconscious thinking.)
Good
to observe, ponder and explore your feelings.
Loving all of life’s
expressions,
Betty Lue
Learn to self soothe
by changing the words you use.
I
choose peace.
I
choose love.
I
choose courage.
I
choose kindness.