Re: Noticing the ebb and flow of emotions

[Guest guest]

Nice journaling, Lou!D

 

I'm learning how emotions ebb and flow recently and have practiced for long enough to be able to catch it more often. After a grizzly night wanting sleep more than anything, I woke this morning to the familiar choked throat and crossed brow. I used my breath and feeling my feet on the floor to get moving...it worked.

During the course of my day I experienced a variety of emotions at high intensity, they were all intense. I felt energized, positive and genuinely happy when I took someone with Parkinson's to the gym for a workout. (I work with lots of different people in the community). Within half an hour of finishing that I was cooking for a person who uses a wheelchair and I felt used, to be without worth and genuinely sad as this person can be impatient and rude. I went back to the noisy office and attempted to still myself and work on my ability to remain focused on my computer.

Now my daughter is on the way over for dinner. Wow, those emotions just keep coming like the tide, at least I now have a floatation device.

Affect oriented Lou :-?

[Guest guest]

Hi LouYour first paragraph describes acceptance. Replicate this as often as necessary.The first part of the second paragraph describes committed action "I work with lots of different people in the community". Keep doing the things you value.The second part of the second paragraph is struggle - "I felt used, to be without worth." Who said you were used and are without worth? A great place for defusion.Nice work. You lived a valued life. Take a bow.BillTo: ACT_for_the_Public From: experiential2010@...Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:35:40 +0000Subject: Noticing the ebb and flow of emotions

I'm learning how emotions ebb and flow recently and have practiced for long enough to be able to catch it more often. After a grizzly night wanting sleep more than anything, I woke this morning to the familiar choked throat and crossed brow. I used my breath and feeling my feet on the floor to get moving...it worked.

During the course of my day I experienced a variety of emotions at high intensity, they were all intense. I felt energized, positive and genuinely happy when I took someone with Parkinson's to the gym for a workout. (I work with lots of different people in the community). Within half an hour of finishing that I was cooking for a person who uses a wheelchair and I felt used, to be without worth and genuinely sad as this person can be impatient and rude. I went back to the noisy office and attempted to still myself and work on my ability to remain focused on my computer.

Now my daughter is on the way over for dinner. Wow, those emotions just keep coming like the tide, at least I now have a floatation device.

Affect oriented Lou :-?