Living in Awareness – Day 12
I wrote about the stuff that I considered being a problem and I wrote about the fun and happy times. I approached each (the good times and the bad times) from the same perspective as I mentioned in the above paragraph. I knew that it was just as significant for me to look my thoughts that were bringing about the happiness, as looking at the thoughts that were bringing about the funks. It was all about uncovering my mind, its processes and everything that entails, whether the situation was creating pleasantries or not.
I also spent much time journaling about my gratitude for things. It did not matter how small, how trivial, or how magnificent the reason for my gratitude; I was in gratitude and wrote about it. It seemed that as I spent time focusing on the things that I was grateful for, more things would happen that I was also grateful for.
Finally, from the perspective of writing with awareness, I would never end on a sour note. I would end in what I (in that moment) considered to be positive. Sometimes it may have been something that I was grateful for, and sometimes I would end with an affirmation that I had written for myself, relating to the situation at hand.
It is all about self awareness.
Today’s challenge is to read the article, “What Is Your Emotional Starting Gate,” and then read the descriptions of the “10 Areas of Your Life.” After you have completed the reading, I want you then to pick 1 area of your life, and journal about it. Specifically, I want you to journal about your ‘Emotional Starting Gate’ pertaining to the area of your life that you have chosen to focus upon. Be thorough and honest with yourself through your journaling, as this exercise will be the beginning stages for tomorrow’s challenge.
What Is Your Emotional Starting Gate?
