When you read this, did you say to yourself "I want one of those." Just me...That's ok too. :)
So in a recent session with my Life Coach and Therapist, she brought up this notion of a wise brain. And as empowered women we want to be operating from this wise brain at all times. What is the wise brain you may ask? Good question, because I asked that too.
Your wise brain is a balanced combination of your reasoning brain and your emotional brain. In my case, my reasoning brain has completely taken over and my emotional brain has been ignored. But the thing about life is, just because I've ignored it doesn't mean it hasn't had an impact on my life. Quite the contrary actually.
You see, if you don't learn to master/control your emotional brain (ie. your emotions) you will attract events that will sideswipe you off your game, over and over again. I don't care how fool proof of a plan your reasoning brain came up with. Letting your emotional brain run wild will lead to trouble. In my life, and the lives of many of my friends it has led to us getting sucked in to the chaos that is around us. It has led us to attract the chaos in the first place. And it has allowed us to train those around us to ignore our boundaries and expect us to handle their problems for them.
You might be like me and read that and say, that hasn't happened to me. But when you stop and take an honest assessment of your life, how many times in the last week or month have you said, "I feel frustrated." "I'm frustrated." "I'm running and running but not getting what I set out to do done." "I don't know where the time has gone." And you continually find yourself the one who gets called when anyone is having an issue that needs to be handled. While on the surface you appear to be the giving person. Maybe even pride yourself on being the one all your friends call. But really, this is chaos in your life. Distractions that are keeping you from reaching your goals you set out to do. And you are left feeling frustrated, like you are spinning your wheels, and stuck.
I found myself continually jumping down into the hole to "help" my friend out. Show him the steps out. Help him feel better. Guess what? It didn't work for years, because this method flat out doesn't work. I found myself yelling at God one night, "Every time I interact with this person I get burned. I try and try to work with him. To show him the steps. And I haven't gotten anywhere in years! How can this person be so horrible?" That is when I heard God laugh and immediately knew I was in for it. Then I heard, "If you keep getting burned...why do you keep touching the fire?" And that is the truth. We need to put ourselves in a higher place if we actually want to help those around us.
Want to know the secret for getting unstuck in life? Operate from your wise mind.
When you are operating from this higher place, you then allow those around you to do what they need to do to lift themselves up too. They are the only ones that can make that decision for themselves. Try as we might.
So if you are like me and aren't a real touchy, emotional person. Where do you even start trying to understand let alone master your emotional brain? Here is my quick and dirty list:
Self-Care-This is truly how you get your power back.
Make a Plan for your life/Vision Board your Dream Life
Use Mantras to elevate your mood.
Replace Limiting Beliefs with Empowering Ones.
Use Essential Oils to Choose Your Mood (along with the Mantras and Belief work)-Borrow their vibrations until you can get your own up.
Journal-Cheapest form of Therapy on the Planet!
Learn Boundaries
Work with an Emotion's Coach
That's my list. What do you have on yours? Or which one on this list do you want to start with? Comment below.
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