Barbara Wegner: LOA Life Coach (@asabovebelowloa)

Remember to take a moment each morning to get into the feeling of appreciation. Maybe make a list of what's going well for you. It primes your brain to find more things that will make you happy. When you're happy, you come up with better solutions & can see more clearly. When you're upset, your mental scope becomes laser-focused on the upset. When people are afraid they can only think of fleeing, fighting, fawning or freezing. But when you become calm, you can think up much better solutions to the problem at hand. Many people are addicted to upsetting news, whether they're focused on being afraid of COVID and getting sick or lockdowns/mandates from government overreach. It's the same fear as I wrote about in 2020: https://asabovebelowloa.com/covid-19-shines-light-on-fear-and-powerlessness/ But like all addictions people can break free from them. You can find some alternative/replacement. Choose what you listen to and what you read. You can listen to positive music each morning in place of the first glance at the news/social media feed. You can wean yourself away. You can be mindful of the thoughts you think, and shift your mind from feeling powerless (with an external locus of control) to feeling powerful (w/ an internal locus of control). You have power over how you feel. Take control over what you CAN control. When you take control over what you can control, you start to feel very powerful b/c you realize how much influence you have over your emotions & whether or not you're happy or scared. Taking responsibility for that makes you feel completely powerful. When you feel powerful over your life, you'll care LESS about what other people are doing. On the flip side, the reason people care what you're doing, & get offended by it, is because they feel powerless. You have the control over your life. Did you appreciate or complain? When something gets you upset, should you blame the other person/people (like an authoritarian) or consider working on yourself so you don't get as upset at what others are doing? The Real Reason You’re Offended https://asabovebelowloa.com/the-real-reason-youre-offended/ You can choose to appreciate what you have right now to battle the hedonic adaptation of apathy to the blessings around you. You can choose to think better thoughts & take action to help yourself feel better. Have a great morning! PS: Wondering what you can personally do? Check out my latest article: Cleaning The World: What Can I Do? https://asabovebelowloa.com/cleaning-the-world-what-can-i-do/ #appreciation #happinessisaninsidejob #mindfulness #MaharishiEffect #hedonicadaptation #appreciate #savor #offended #healtheworld #goodday #happiness #meditation