Have you ever had ‘one of those days’? I have one or two every now and then. They are far from my favourite thing. Yet, being the human that I am… I can step up and say I have them.
Frustration, sadness, anger, depression… and people look at me like “What?? You??” when I say that I too have days (and sometimes days upon days) of these moods. Sure. Why not. Last time I checked, I’m still human. For me, its having ownership of these moods that helps me through them. Sometimes I don’t exactly know why, or what specifically has triggered these days, but I own it. Without blaming, getting angry at myself, pointing fingers or dismissing the mood. If I need to cry, I cry. If I need to scream, I scream – usually in the privacy of my home or while driving my scooter (it freaks some drivers out however!)
What I’ve learned, is accepting of these moods as ‘normal for the moment’ is key. The moemnt I push the feelings down (or away) is the moment it gets stonger and hangs around longer.
As Dr. Steve Gilligan discusses in Trance Camp – welcome the feeling. While that is sometimes challenging, I know that once I welcome it, I can say goodbye quicker and easier.
We do after all have more power of ourselves than we often think.