Life's Classroom - Problems

Put Your Problems Beneath You

The frequency of problems may vary from one person to another, but no one is exempt from having them.

Tensions you feel in your neck and shoulders are like carrying a heavy load.

Your worries may seem to loom over you like black clouds.

In either case, bleak energy makes challenges seem more significant than they really are.

It is all in how you perceive them.

Fortunately, there is a trick to managing how you experience these less than desirable emotions.

Put your problems beneath you.

When your fears and insecurities seem to overtake you, imagine moving them beneath your feet.

You don't have to solve the problem you are experiencing. All you need to do is visualize yourself rising above it.

You will be surprised at how easy this is to do. You are the master of your emotions.

Pushing down the feelings weighing on you will lift you to a lighter, more peaceful state of being. (S. Finelli)

Activity

SELF RITUAL

Putting your problems beneath you can be as simple as going through a mental exercise. However, you may want to go through a more formal ritual for problems that have a lingering effect. In those cases, write your problem on a piece of paper ~ along with all the emotions you are experiencing. Then, run the paper under cold water until it becomes nothing but a wet blob of plant fiber. Finally, find a safe place outdoors where you can bury it. Once your problem is beneath the dirt, stomp it down until you can feel yourself in a higher/better place!