Emotional Energy Matters

Masterful Mindset – Release Negative Emotions and Increase Positive Energy

“Positive emotional energy is the key to health, happiness and wellbeing. The more positive you are, the better your life will be in every area.” ~Brian Tracy

This month I had planned to talk all about Energy… and I’m going to stick to my plan. As a matter of fact, I’ll be teaching a free Masterclass on Energy this month as well. (More to come on that soon.) But where I originally thought I’d start, with talking about physical health and physical energy is not at all where my heart is telling me to start!

See my heart is telling me that people are hurting right now. People are struggling emotionally. There is a tremendous amount of sadness, worry and fear in our world. Don’t get me wrong, for those of you who are working on the front line, or those of you who are trying to work from home and home school your children, all while keeping everyone from climbing the walls, I’m guessing you need that physical energy too. But – what we know about energy is that our physical, mental and emotional energy all affect each other. So when you are experiencing a high amount of fear or other negative emotions, it can be exhausting physically as well as mentally taxing! If you can relate… read on!

There’s no denying the fact that we are in very difficult times right now. And although I always try to be positive and full of hope, all of this has gotten the best of me at times too!

So, because of the fact that no doubt we’ve all been experiencing a downhill rollercoaster of emotions the last couple months, I want to start our series on energy by sharing three simple steps to release negative (low energy) emotions and maybe even get some joy back in your life. When you are able to shift from a low vibrational emotional energy to a high vibrational emotional energy, you may be surprised at how quickly it changes your physical and mental energy as well.

Releasing Negative Emotions:

1. Give Yourself Permission to Feel – I will admit, I don’t always express my true emotions in front of others. Often, it’s simply because I strive to be a positive person and I know having negative emotions are not in my best interest. Sometimes it’s because I realize there is a time and place for that expression. And then other times, I use the excuse that I don’t have time to feel. Or I have to hold it all together for everyone else. But as you’ve heard me say before, being a role model also means modeling to others how to handle difficult times in a healthy way. It doesn’t mean you don’t ever struggle. Or that you can only have positive emotions. We are created with a range of emotions for a reason. There is a time and place for all of them. So, give yourself permission to feel all of the emotions you are experiencing.
2. Acknowledge the True Emotion – This may seem similar to the above, but the act of acknowledging comes from your head, in your thoughts. Not from your heart, which is feeling. Often, we try to stay in our heads too much! We let our thoughts take us down the rabbit hole of avoidance, refusing to acknowledge the true emotion itself and somehow believing that we can think our way out of feeling. When in reality all we are doing is distracting ourselves to avoid feeling. So, once you’ve given yourself permission to feel… then you can acknowledge the true emotion and shine a light on it to see where it may be coming from. Sometimes, what seems obvious on the surface is not the real root. But when we acknowledge the true emotion, it opens the way to the correct path of healing.
3. Release the Emotion – Now that you have opened your heart and mind to the emotion, it’s time to release it. This can be done in a variety of ways. Some of the more common ways are to journal about how you are feeling and what you can do that might make you feel better; talk to someone you trust, either personally or professionally; meditate or pray; get moving with a physical activity to release endorphins which can help you regulate your emotions on a physical level; or go for a walk in nature to breath the fresh air and be in gratitude for the beauty around you. Whatever you decide to do, start. Do it and then do it again, until you begin to feel the negative emotion begin to release.

You will be amazed at how effective these three simple steps can be in helping you release the negative emotions you are feeling and get some joy back in your life. I realize that this certainly may not solve the problem completely. Hell, it might not solve the problem at all! Sometimes that requires more work and sometimes there are circumstances that are out of our control. But these simple steps can help you cope through these difficult times and in the process, improve your emotional energy, which no doubt, you probably need right now!

***Join me for more on this subject during my Wednesday Wisdom, Facebook Live at 2:30pm Mountain (1:30pm PT, 3:30pm CT, 4:30pm ET) on my Facebook Biz Page:  Coach Michelle Weimer.