Do you find that you experience a deep sense of peace and stillness after long or heavy periods of depression and anxiety? This peacefulness is exhaustion which also leads to surrender, prompting us to give in to the natural flow of life rather than pushing against the current, as we often do.
When weighing ourselves down with negative thoughts and emotions that don’t feel good such as worry, grief, anger, jealousy, or lack, it’s like shaking a champagne bottle.
Eventually, the pressure builds until it explodes, and all the turmoil bubbles are released. Then, it all settles down for a while until we shake it up again.
At our center, there is peace and calmness. Yet, we create the surrounding storm by feeding into thoughts and feelings that don’t serve us.
Inner Struggle to Inner Peace
No one wants to hear this when it seems like everything is going wrong, but everything is energy.
The name of the game is physics, so ultimately, we have to learn how to play by the rules.
If we continue to generate momentum behind negative thoughts and emotions, we attract more negative experiences to fuel the vibration we are sending out.
Like energy, attracts like energy – Energy Flows Where the Attention Goes
As we make peace our priority and cultivate self-awareness by tuning into our own thoughts and feelings, we can choose our reaction in every moment. Through deeper understanding, we no longer take things personally and you cease to react at all.
As the silent observer, allow the emotions to flow through you and they will naturally transmute themselves. You can also reframe by replacing negative thoughts with something that feels better. As this is done repetitively, new neural pathways and thought patterns form to replace the old.
At first, this seems easier said than done as we are unlearning a lifetime of false beliefs and negative programming. However, the peacefulness that is experienced from this re-programming or un-learning CAN technically occur overnight, but it has to become a practice for sustainability.
Like a radio station, if there is too much interference of incessant and negative thoughts, we cant receive a clear signal, we are operating at a lower frequency. This blocks the transmission from our higher mind or intuition, where solutions arise and our potential is realized.
Be a lighthouse. Observe thoughts, just as ships come and go on a turbulent to serene surface. Witness the ideas for what they are and let them go. You don’t have to get involved, harbor or hold anything.
You can choose to return to your natural, innate state of peace and inner prosperity.
Good Wolf – Bad Wolf
As we deliberately choose the thoughts we feed, we tune our frequency to create our reality. Everything is energy which shapes our experiences.
Have you ever heard the Native American parable of the two wolves?
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life.
“‘A fight is going on inside me,’” he said to the boy.“’It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.’”
He continued, “’The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.’”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “’Which wolf will win?’”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “’The one you feed.”
Elevating Peace as a Fundamental Priority
Dwelling on things we can’t change only serves to work against us. As we continue to perpetuate these thoughts, it becomes a self-sabotaging cycle. Deliberate creation or manifestation is based on a principle of physics, not philosophy.
The longer we hold on to negativity, the more it plays an active role in our lives, attracting similar people, experiences, and dis-ease which match the energy signature we are sending out.
Upon entering into this world; we are innocent, playful, imaginative, jovial, creative and at peace with what is. As a society, peers and family impose their false beliefs upon us, Our perception becomes distorted.
We forget who we are and that we are connected to everyone and everything, we lose sight of where we are going or where we came from. We become human Doings rather than humans just BEing. In response, we learned to invest our energies into creating a life full of inner and outer turbulence.
When it comes to manifesting our destiny, we have two choices:
🔵 We can remain in a blindly blissful state of stagnation, waiting, hoping, praying, asking why, how, and when? Avoiding the “discomforts” of inner truth..
…perpetually until the end of time… fanning the flames of lack within and outside of us…doing the same thing everyday and expecting different results; the epitome of madness.
This gate may appear broad and spacious, it’s the road that most are taking which leads to discontentment and emptiness through a lack of self-growth, passion, intuitive guidance and personal development; ultimately spiritual disunion or destruction.
OR
🔴 Step through the door that awakens you to the truth of infinite possibilities, inner power, “effortless” creation and potential. Transmute all the emotional / energetic blocks within you made up of pain, trauma and fear.
Narrow and cramped is the gate of higher consciousness, leading to connection with all that is, and few are finding it.
The universe is created by the source of unconditional love, it’s only natural that by tuning ourselves into the same frequency that produced the stars that we, ourselves become unbound and illuminated.
To do this, we must be willing to explore the cave of our own inner shadows. Within our own soul, we discover a world of hidden wonders.
Mindfulness Matters
Daily mindfulness or self-awareness will release suppressed negative emotions and gradually return us to our inherent natural state of peace through surrender.
We may still encounter uncomfortable situations and people in the world, as others are still governed by self-sabotaging behavior, but they will no longer trigger a knee-jerk reaction in you because you will be flying too high to even notice. As your inner peace has become the dominant operating force within your energy field, they will no longer align with you; eventually fading out of your experience.
As we are no longer adding fuel to the fire, this will also serve to diffuse the volatile energies of others; you become a walking beacon or catalyst for others to ascend beyond their own limited beliefs.
Our perception is much like an overlay transparency or filter on a lamp. The clarity, opaqueness and color of the filter are determined by the thoughts we choose to entertain.
We see through a transparent or warmer lens if we choose thoughts that reflect positivity, love, understanding, and gratitude.
We see love in other people and take notice of more things to appreciate; we notice more acts of kindness when we maintain high vibrational thoughts consistently.
In the same way, when we choose to look at the world through negativity, bitterness, anger, resentment, and expecting disappointment; we are looking through a fragmented and distorted lens. As a result, our perception of reality becomes cold, bitter, and convoluted.
Collectively, as majority of the world has focused its energy or attention on disasters, enmity, separation and calamity; our energy continues to fuel these occurrences, situations and people.
Emotional Clearing through Self-Awareness
To transmute our negative emotions, deliberately, create the life we desire, and subsequently elevate the vibration of others, we should start by seeing others through the lens of understanding.
If we could see the pain, adversity and trauma that we know others have faced, we would probably be more empathetic.
Hurt people, hurt people.
With this understanding, we no longer take things personal. We have more compassion, in this, we show others how to treat one another properly. We make a difference.
All feelings, positive and negative are aspects of all of us. Like hot and cold, they are varying degrees of the same.
Negative emotions are signposts of an underlying conflict or disconnect from our true self…love. This disconnection blocks us from accessing our full potential.
Like any other emotion, it’s attached to experiences, memories, insecurities, self-doubt, trauma, or false beliefs. Our emotions point the way to infinite and universal serenity, healing, and fulfillment but sometimes, we have to feel it to heal it.
Although negative emotions may be a part of us, like with any other emotion, it’s there for a reason; an understanding of why it is there can point the way through.
Some emotions such as anxiety, depression, grief, anger, etc. can be a programmed response patterns or clinically induced. In either case, the more intensely we react to it with fear or resistance, the more it is amplified. As we entertain negative thought patterns, they continue to create our life experience.
When we focus on things that are displeasing, talk about them and dwell on them, we are essentially telling the universe, “give me more of that,” therefore, its power or hold over us becomes that much more powerful.
Ultimately, all emotions show us how to love and understand ourselves and each other better. These emotional triggers are the gateway to the higher mind through deeper understanding.
Look into your reactions and why you are reacting. Look into the behaviors of others and understand the core wounds beneath them.
You can be a slave to thoughts and feelings, a “victim” of circumstance, or you can become the master of emotions and create your experience more deliberately.
Transform Negative Emotions into Positive Ones
Transforming negative emotions into positive ones involves a combination of self-awareness, emotional regulation techniques, and positive reframing. Here are some strategies to help you shift from negative to positive emotions:
1. Identify and Acknowledge: Recognize and acknowledge the negative emotions you are experiencing without judgment. Validate your feelings and accept them as a natural part of the human experience.
2. Self-Compassion: Practice self-compassion by treating yourself with kindness and understanding during difficult times. Offer yourself the same care and compassion you would extend to a friend in a similar situation.
3. Mindfulness: Use mindfulness techniques to observe your negative emotions without getting caught up in them. Bring your awareness to the present moment and observe your thoughts and feelings with curiosity and non-judgment.
4. Reframe Negative Thoughts: Challenge and reframe negative thoughts and beliefs that contribute to your negative emotions. Replace negative self-talk with more realistic and positive interpretations of events.
5. Practice Gratitude: Cultivate an attitude of gratitude by focusing on the positive aspects of your life. Take time each day to reflect on things you’re grateful for, no matter how small.
6. Positive Visualization: Use visualization techniques to imagine yourself overcoming obstacles and achieving success. Visualize positive outcomes and focus on the feelings associated with those outcomes.
7. Seek Social Support: Reach out to supportive friends, family members, or a therapist for encouragement and guidance. Sharing your feelings with others can provide perspective and validation.
8. Engage in Activities You Enjoy: Participate in activities that bring you joy, fulfillment, and a sense of accomplishment. Engaging in hobbies, exercise, or creative pursuits can help lift your mood and distract from negative emotions.
9. Practice Self-Care: Prioritize self-care activities that nurture your physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Take care of your body, get enough sleep, eat healthily, and engage in activities that promote relaxation and stress relief.
10. Focus on Solutions: Instead of dwelling on problems, focus on finding solutions and taking proactive steps to address challenges. Break tasks into smaller, manageable steps and celebrate progress along the way.
By incorporating these strategies into your daily life, you can gradually transform negative emotions into positive ones and cultivate a more resilient and optimistic outlook. Remember that change takes time and practice, so be patient and compassionate with yourself as you navigate your emotional journey.
Spread Wellness or Dis-ease
Not only are we doing ourselves an injustice by choosing to feed negative thoughts, but we are also projecting this upon the consciousness of everyone we come into contact with.
How can we learn to be more understanding and empathetic when we blame others for how we feel?
They are doing the same by blaming us rather than understanding that we are all in pain and there is a reason why we all react. We are responding to one another.
The energy signature we create becomes an inspired commitment to ourselves and the world. We talk about wanting peace, love, and harmony on the planet, but this lasting change is curated by each one of us.
Microcosms make up the macrocosm. Which wolf will you feed?
