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You are no longer at the mercy of anyone else’s behaviour, having taken emotional responsibility for yourself. Instead of staying trapped feeling angry, hurt,
blaming, afraid, anxious or inadequate, you have moved yourself back into feeling safe and peaceful.
When you realise that your feelings and emotions are your responsibility, you can move out of emotional dependency. This will make a huge difference
within you and the happiness you experience with all of your relationships. Relationships thrive when each person moves out of emotional dependency
and into emotional responsibility.
Perception Cycle Exercise
AN EXERCISE IN EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION
Just for fun, try this exercise.
On the pages that follow is a list of emotions and feelings. Find a place where you can experience quiet, uninterrupted peace. As you read the emotions on this
list, select an emotion to ‘play with’. Soak up the emotion, think of circumstances or people that will allow you to experience the emotion fully. Invite the
emotion into your mind, whether it invokes positive or negative qualities to you. Allow each emotion you select to become your friend. The more deeply you
role play with each emotion, the more you will become aware of the physiological changes each emotion creates within you.
After you have done this and are able to feel the emotion fully in your body, now say the words, "I feel (excited) ," or "I feel (shy) ." Then notice how
much of the emotion is conveyed through the words, not to judge yourself, but to be able to get more and more comfortable with full emotional expressions.
Some emotions will be fun and easy, others may be more difficult and painful. It all depends on what your past experience has been. Many of the emotions
will bring up memories for you, and this is wonderful and healthy. The more open you are to feeling whatever is there for you, the more transformed and healed
you will become. Each emotion is a treasure, a gift of experience for you to broaden the quality of your life. Remember that all emotions are just different
variations of the same energy, which is love.
When you get comfortable with the emotion, try using it constructively in the world. Use those three simple words “I feel (happy)” with someone you are
close to. Children are wonderful to practice on -- they will understand and respond. Focus on the emotional content. You can even express the emotion
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