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Dear People,

I'm starting a new series in 2016 on how to maintain your positive flow. A lot of people know how big a fan I am on focusing on the positive while not denying reality. We can't always (immediately) change our circumstances, but we can always change our mindset. So today's exercise is about how to help change your mindset.

Theory: Emotional Orchestra
During the day, we have hundreds of emotions that flit through our mind, body and energy field as messages. Some we barely acknowledge as they are fleeting, while others can stay there for hours or even days.

Like an orchestra you can see and hear what's going in your life. If you are worried and stressed, your background music might be v. loud and jarring, if you are happy and content it might be joyous and soft. You can change the sound of your orchestra by adding in positive voices by using gratitude, giving, receiving, self-care, love and kindness. You can help reduce negativity by letting go of worries, stress, anger, sadness and other painful feelings, venting, setting appropriate boundaries and cutting cords.

I regularly check in on my emotional orchestra to make sure I have a positive flow in my life. It always tells me when I need some time to recharge. Once you pay attention to it, your life will become much more peaceful, happier and most of all easier!

Exercise: Listening to your Emotional Orchestra
Make sure you have 10-15 minutes to do this exercise and sit in a quiet room. If you can't spare the time, try to do a quick check up.

• Once you are sitting close your eyes
• Feel your body - which parts are tense, painful or out of sorts. Why is that happening? What emotions, thoughts or behavior is associated with it? Take some long deep breaths to relax your body, stretch or massage if necessary and take appropriate action
• Gauge your mind - is it peaceful or stressed? What thoughts/worries are running through your mind? Are they realistic? Is there something that can be done? Take some long deep breaths to relax your mind, use positive affirmations or meditation and take appropriate action
• Feel your mood - is it positive or negative? What kind of emotions are you feeling? Is there something you haven't dealt it? Take some deep long breaths to relax yourself and brighten your mood, use gratitude exercises or happy video's and take appropriate action

Gently open your eyes and write down what you have felt and experienced and what you feel you should do. Once in a while, reflect on what you have written. You might start seeing patterns that you need to deal with to have a happier life.

Example:

I feel my body. 

At this moment I feel my shoulders and neck which are tense. I know I feel a little too responsible for somebody else in my life. I decide to affirm that I am not responsible and take some deep breaths. I can feel the tension getting less. It's not pain free, but much improved. I stretch a little. I decide to check up on myself in a few hours as I might need to recenter again. 

I also feel tension around my stomach area. I'm a little upset at behavior of someone else this morning. I recognize I need to address this with the person later on the day. While it might be small thing, it's something that is still bothering me, so I need to share it. I take a few deep breaths and and yawn out the last of my tension.

My body is a little tired - I was awoken from sleep too early. So I resolve to have a slightly easier day then planned or to take a cat nap.

I feel my mind.

At this moment I'm considering my housing situation. I'm a little worried that I don't have a solid plan and that I'm not sure that I'm doing what's right for me. I recognize that it's not urgent - but that I do need some time to evaluate what I need and listen to what's right for me. I take some time to quiet my mind and it's incessant worries. 

My mind is otherwise alert and happy. I have some things that I want to work on today that make me happy and excited.

I feel my emotions

I'm a little miffed. I know that I'm dealing with a pattern within myself that isn't balanced yet. It needs to be healed and I hate that I have to deal with it. Emotionally, I want to react like a 2 year old shouting NO NO NO NO and putting my fingers in my ears. Instead, I choose to be an adult and laugh at my demons. I know when I dealt with this I will have a renewed wave of energy and be on a happier and healthier footing then before. I take some time to improve my attitude and breath through my resistance. I start seeing some solutions. 

Overall, I recognize that I'm doing pretty good (*yay*), but I have some work to do. This small check up already allows me to feel much more at peace, but I resolve to do a little extra work this afternoon.

This exercise is part of the training I started in 2016 (Met Hart en Ziel Leven training). If you are interested in joining in on a later training date, please contact me. If you want to comment on this exercise, please do so on the Blog, Facebook Fan Page or talk to me in the practice!