Master The Art Of Feeling Good (Part 3)
What to do if you’re “down.”
To master the art of feeling good requires learning to shift your attention, no matter what the circumstances. But the most difficult time for you to practice is when you feel bad – depressed, angry, jealous, sad or afraid – it’s the most difficult time for you to practice.
As you become more skilled at focusing your attention on good days, you’ll feel better and better more and more of the time. This will increase your ability to change your focus during difficult times. However, when you’re feeling down, especially in the beginning, it’s sometimes best to just use positive avoidance.
To be told to avoid may sound like strange advice, since we’ve been taught all our lives that avoidance is detrimental. But, the fact is that feeling bad can, and usually does, breed more bad feelings. That negativity can keep on growing until we’re caught up in a big tangled web of unpleasant thoughts.
And, if you can escape the downslide into the deep dark murky depths of your mind, why not do it? As soon as possible is the best time to “pick yourself up, dust yourself off ” and start looking for better feeling thoughts.
You can do this by watching a feel good movie – whatever kind of movie turns you on – or by listening to feel good music, reading a feel good book, taking a nice walk in a pleasant place, petting your cat, playing with the dog or taking a drive in your car while listening to a CD that makes you happy. Your objective during these times is to keep reaching for thoughts that make you feel at least a little bit better.
Whatever you choose to do in this process, be comforted in the knowledge that positive avoidance can be a valid, supportive and rewarding choice as you master the art of feeling good.
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To master the art of feeling good requires learning to shift your attention, no matter what the circumstances. But the most difficult time for you to practice is when you feel bad – depressed, angry, jealous, sad or afraid – it’s the most difficult time for you to practice.
As you become more skilled at focusing your attention on good days, you’ll feel better and better more and more of the time. This will increase your ability to change your focus during difficult times. However, when you’re feeling down, especially in the beginning, it’s sometimes best to just use positive avoidance.
To be told to avoid may sound like strange advice, since we’ve been taught all our lives that avoidance is detrimental. But, the fact is that feeling bad can, and usually does, breed more bad feelings. That negativity can keep on growing until we’re caught up in a big tangled web of unpleasant thoughts.
And, if you can escape the downslide into the deep dark murky depths of your mind, why not do it? As soon as possible is the best time to “pick yourself up, dust yourself off ” and start looking for better feeling thoughts.
You can do this by watching a feel good movie – whatever kind of movie turns you on – or by listening to feel good music, reading a feel good book, taking a nice walk in a pleasant place, petting your cat, playing with the dog or taking a drive in your car while listening to a CD that makes you happy. Your objective during these times is to keep reaching for thoughts that make you feel at least a little bit better.
Whatever you choose to do in this process, be comforted in the knowledge that positive avoidance can be a valid, supportive and rewarding choice as you master the art of feeling good.
This is the third in a series. Click here for Part 4.
Go back to Part 1.
For the Health, Weight Loss and Natural Nutrition Newsletter, click here.
Click here for the Site Map
Articles you might also enjoy -
Are You Tired Of Feeling Tired?
How “GO” and “NO” Can Help You Manage Your Weight
©Copyright Moss Greene. All Rights Reserved.
Note: The information contained on this website is not intended to be prescriptive. Any attempt to diagnose or treat an illness should come under the direction of a physician who is familiar with nutritional therapy.
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