How to Overcome Negative Emotions (Part II)
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007If you read my last post on How to Overcome Negative Emotions, you may be asking yourself:
“Okay, all that theory on emotion and vibration is interesting, but what do I do when I’m having a negative thought or emotion to change it?”
Now this takes some practice, but here’s what I do.
1. Keep yourself at a high vibration normally: I do a set of physical and breathing exercises every morning that I learned at my School, The Institute for Hermetic Philosophy, that help me stay at a higher level of vibration normally. When I am disciplined with keeping these exercises up, I find that I naturally don’t fall into negative states.
Every morning, I do some cardio exercise for 20 - 45 minutes (like running) and I do a special kind of breathing exercise, which we call the “Morning Breathing Exercise“ that you can learn about here.
2. I don’t allow myself to get attached to “bad” things that happen: When things happen that most people would call “problems” or “bad”, I use the energy I stored up in the morning to stay positive and see the issue as just another challenge that needs to be resolved. Something is only “bad” or “unlucky” if you think it is. Many times, I have used adverse situations to my advantage to help me grow and develop– in fact, that is usually why these situations appear in your life.
Imagine that life is one big gym and everything “bad” that happens is just an exercise that will help you to grow. When you’re in the gym (if you work out) do you complain when 5 or 10 more pounds is added to a barbell? Of course not, that would be silly. Then why do we complain when things get a little “harder” in life?
I really work hard to never complain, with the knowledge that I can resolve any “problem” I run across if I see it as an obstacle that I can overcome with enough dedication, energy and willpower. Never allow yourself to wallow in your problems– it takes away all the energy you could be using to actually solve them.
3. I don’t attach myself to other people’s negativity: Why is it that some people just love to complain? And why is it that some people just love to listen to other people’s complaints, thinking it’s some kind of “sympathy”? Simply put, when someone is depressed or complaining, I will always try to help that person cheer up or to see possible solutions to the problem. But, if I see that no matter how much energy I put in, that person keeps complaining and won’t do anything to change the situation, then I (quietly) decide to stop putting my energy in. I am always polite, but I no longer invest the time trying to help someone solve a problem that they do not want to solve.
As we said in Part I of this series, any recurring emotion that we experience is really an addiction, as emotions are actually chemicals that vibrate within us just like drugs. If someone is addicted to depression, negativity, and misery, and does not want to be free of that addiction, I realize that there is nothing that can be done, until that person decides to change. They have to allow themselves to go through withdrawal from their emotional addiction. Until they do, I can only wish them the best from the sidelines. Since “misery loves company,” I have to choose not to be that company…
It is really important to understand that every thought and emotion attracts more of the same. So, when we wallow in negativity, we are just making life even worse for ourselves. What insanity…
Now, that being said, we really have to change the vibration of those emotions through practical exercises. Just repressing negative feelings, and “putting on a happy face” is not enough.
Changing your physical vibration is not theoretical. It is as concrete and real as changing the station on your radio. Once you learn how to do it, you’ll see what I mean.
To learn these skills, I highly recommend looking into the Institute for Hermetic Philosophy. This stuff takes a lot of practice. It’s not something you can just read about and master. But mastery of this concept will change your life for the better– forever.
For more information about this important topic, check out my book, 360 Degree Success.
