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EMOTIONAL DISCIPLINE: Core Practices

Allow the surprise – and be ready for it!
What you feel is the value of your life. It’s worth a little work!

The core wisdom I have garnered is that feelings require discipline. The oxymoron is the interplay of polarities. I need to learn to allow the surprise – and to be ready for it! Feelings just are. I have no choice about which one shows up. Suddenly there is energy in my body, calling for awareness. My choice is in how I respond to what I feel. What will I do with the energy within me right at this moment? Discipline prepares me to make choices while I’m going with the flow. This may be the secret to a life well lived.

What I feel is the value of my life. It’s worth a little work!

Recommendation: these practices will be most beneficial if you have a dedicated journal in which you can record the wisdom that you gather from reflecting on your experience.

Practices for Feeling the Power
Here are some of the methods I have used over the years.

  1. CULTIVATING AWARENESS
    Become more aware of your breath and your feelings.
  2. DAILY EMOTIONAL REVIEW
    Honor the feelings that are still with you.
  3. BREATHING A FEELING
    Follow your feeling through its cycle.
  4. SIFTING
    Identify your feelings when you’re not sure what they are.
  5. RELATIONAL REVIEW
    Stay current in your relationship.
  6. RESOLVING FEAR
    A way to face fears, understand and deal with them.
  7. SPIRITED DAILY
    Tune into the spirituality in your everyday feelings.

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