How to Feel Good!
The two areas which influence our frame of mind the most are our physiology and mental focus.
When you’re not feeling so good what is your physiology like – your posture, movement, breathing, facial expression, hunger? When you are feeling good what are they like? What are the differences between the two. Usually when you are feeling good your posture will be upright, you will move with confidence and your breathing will be relaxed. Of course your facial expression will also be smiling! If you’re hungry then eat!
If you’d like to feel better right now get up and walk around. Take in some deep breaths, smile for no reason. Keep moving around for a few minutes and enjoy it all. When complete notice how you feel!
Our mental focus will also affect how we feel. If we focus on what we perceive as negative in our lives, we will usually feel “bad”. The more we focus on this negative experience the more these feelings will expand and we are more likely to create more negative experiences. What do we need to do?
Decide to focus on something positive, no matter how small it may seem at the time. As the fella said we can either choose to see the glass as half empty or half full. Be thinking about it being half full and being grateful for that we will feel good.
Recall a time when you felt good. Maybe you achieved something you’re very proud of. Maybe you were on holidays. Can you remember a specific time? What was your posture like? What was your body language like – hand movements, leg movements, facial expression? Go back into the same body language.
Where was your mental focus – what were you thinking about? Bring it to mind now. What were you saying to yourself – say it now and in the same happy tone of voice.
Combine a positive physiology with a positive mental focus and you’ll be feeling great in no time. Do it regularly and it will go into your subconscious mind and you will create a feeling good habit for yourself! It only takes about three weeks to form a new habit and the best way to get rid of a bad habit is to replace it with a good one! As someone once said:
“Sow a thought, reap an action
Sow an action, reap a habit
Sow a habit, reap a character
Sow a character, reap a Destiny!”
At least lets make sure we feel good today, afterall its the only day we have!
Sean M Kelly
