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TODD KAUFMAN
6. Stop the exercise on an emotion you might want to choose to stay with, then move to the symbol for impermanence in centre of the wheel. Be grateful for impermanence; it is a gift that helps you savour the good feelings and emotions, and reminds you that the tougher ones won’t last. Be grateful as you go to the stage of Reward. Notice how many steps you have moved in the list. Give you brain that Rewarding feeling of success! A good long Butterfly Hug is in order!
This exercise can be so powerful that I had the wheel printed on the back of my business cards so my clients could easily carry it with them and refer to it multiple times a day. Make your own cards and get all over this exercise! Carry them in your pockets and purse, and post the wheel on your computer screen and bathroom mirror. Have it readily available to remind you to practice becoming a Master of Changing Your Emotions and Feelings on a regular basis – lots of Repetition!
The more you practice Intentionally changing your emotions and feelings, the better practiced your brain becomes, and then when you find yourself in a tough situation or an emotion hits you hard, you will have built the brain muscles to be more successful at making an emotional shift! Practice on this wheel often!
Becoming the Master of Changing Your Emotions and Feelings is a learned skilled, and the Feelings Wheel exercise can be a very powerful tool in mastering this life-saving skill.
A Second Application for the Feelings Wheel
Now that you have learned how to use the Feelings Wheel, there is a second application for this wheel that can be very helpful in feeling better at times when you might be stuck feel- ing something you rather not feel, and would like to change your feelings/emotions to something better.
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