Emotion: Apathy – Desire is dead because it’s no use. We can’t do anything and no one else can help. We withdraw and play weak so we won’t get hurt.

According to the law of cause and effect:

Thought (cause) = Emotion (effect) (cause) = Action (effect)

Thinking:
I can’t;  I can’t win;   I don’t care;   I don’t count;   I don’t know how;    I don’t matter;   I give up;   I’m doomed;   I’m useless;    I’m worthless;   It’ll never work;   It’s a dead end;   It’s no use;   It’s too late;   It’s too hard;   Let it wait;   No matter what I do, it doesn’t make a difference;  No use, why try;   No way, forget about it;   No way out;   Tomorrow;  What’s the use;   Why bother

Acting
careless;  catatonic;   disassociated;   defeated;   forgetful;   giving up;   inattentive;   indecisive;   indifferent;   lazy;   listless;   negative;   passive;   spaced out;   stuck;   unfocused;   unresponsive;   withdrawn

STOP – CHALLENGE – CHOOSE

Stop: Ask yourself – how do I feel right now? Use emotional dictionary from previous postings if you are not clear about your emotional state. Feel the feeling: where in your body do you feel tired, weak or helpless? How does that feel? If this feeling was a color what color would it be? How does the feeling move in your body – does it start in your stomach and move to your chest? Where does it go next? Remain with the feeling and watch it transform.

Challenge: Are your thoughts true? How can you know that what you are thinking is absolutely true? Who would you be if you didn’t think those thoughts?

How do you know that you can’t? Is it absolutely true that you don’t count? How do you know? Who would you be if you didn’t believe this was true?

Choose: What would you do if you loved yourself for who you are? How would that change the state you are in?

When you are dealing with a negative emotion don’t try and get rid of it, its a valid part of you that wants attention simply because there is an imbalance within, so you have to learn to love and accept it.

Here’s a simple little saying to help you remember – When I love it, I move above it. Mark (Anup) Karlsson

Remember:

Emotions reveal the thoughts

Thoughts are not reality. Thoughts do not define you. You can choose what you think.

Actions speak louder than words (thoughts). Calm your mind and your actions will be more fluid.

Meditation, exercise and healthy food help to improve the quality of thinking.

“Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there’s all the difference  in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what can and what cannot be helped; acceptance makes that distinction. Apathy paralyzes the will-to-action; acceptance frees it by relieving it of impossible  burdens.” Arthur Gordon

Ageless

Awareness

Being

Boundless

Calm

Centered

Complete

Eternal

Free

Fulfilled

Glowing

Light

Oneness

Perfection

Pure

Quiet

Serenity

Space

Still

Timeless

Tranquility

Unlimited

Whole

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

FEELINGS ARE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE REALITY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

ACCEPT YOUR FEELINGS, IF YOU RESIST  THEM THEY’LL LAST EVEN LONGER AND CREATE MORE STRESS

FEEL THE FEELINGS AND WATCH THEM TRANSFORM.

Abundance   appreciative  BALANCE  BEAUTIFUL

belonging childlike  compassion  considerate delight  elated  embracing EMPATHY  ENRICHED EVERYTHING’S OKAY

FRIENDLY  FULLNESS  GENTLE

glowing gracious  harmonious   harmony  intuitive  in tune

JOYFUL  LOVING  MAGNANIMOUS   MELOW

naturalness nothing to change  open playful   radiant RECEPTIVE  SECURE

soft tender understanding warm well-being WONDER

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

FEELINGS ARE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE REALITY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

ACCEPT YOUR FEELINGS, IF YOU RESIST  THEM THEY’LL LAST EVEN LONGER AND CREATE MORE STRESS

FEEL THE FEELINGS AND WATCH THEM TRANSFORM.

adventurous   ALERT alive   assured aware  CENTERED  certain CHEERFULclarity COMPASSION  COMPETENT       CONFIDENT

CREATIVE   daring decisive  dynamic   eager enthusiastic   exhilaration exploration flexible  FOCUSED  GIVING HAPPY   honorable

HUMOR I CAN   independent initiative  integrity   invincible  loving LUCID MOTIVATED  non-resistant OPEN optimistic

perpective positive  purposeful RECEPTIVE  RESILIENT   resourceful  responsive     secure  self-suficient sharp   spontaneous

strong SUPPORTIVE   TIRELESS VIGOROUS  VISIONARY    willing zest

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

FEELINGS ARE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE REALITY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

ACCEPT YOUR FEELINGS, IF YOU RESIST  THEM THEY’LL LAST EVEN LONGER AND CREATE MORE STRESS

FEEL THE FEELINGS AND WATCH THEM TRANSFORM.

above reproach ALOOF   arrogant  bigoted

BOASTFUL  bored CLEVER CLOSED COMPLACENT

conceited  contemptuous cool  CRITICAL DISDAIN DOGMATIC

FALSE HUMILITY   false virtue   gloating

haughty HOLIER THAN THOU

hypocritical   icy

ISOLATED   JUDGMENTAL

know-it-all

NARROW MINDED

never wrong opinionated    overbearing

PATRONIZING  PIOUS PREJUDICED

presumptuous   righteous  rigid

self absorbed

self satisfied           selfish

SMUG SNOBBISH   SPECIAL

SPOILED

stoic   stubborn  stuck-up

superior UNCOMPROMISING  unfeeling UNFORGIVING

unyielding VAIN

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

FEELINGS ARE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE REALITY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

ACCEPT YOUR FEELINGS, IF YOU RESIST  THEM THEY’LL LAST EVEN LONGER AND CREATE MORE STRESS

FEEL THE FEELINGS AND WATCH THEM TRANSFORM.

abrasive

aggressive

annoyed

argumentative belligerent                     boiling

brooding

caustic

defiant

demanding

destructive disgust

explosive

fierce

frustrated

fuming

furious

harsh

hatred

hostility

impatience

indignant

irate

jealous

livid

mad

mean

merciless

murderous

outraged

petulant

pushy

rebellious

resentment      resistant          revolted

rude         savage simmering

sizzling

smoldering

spiteful steely        stern

stewing                     stubborn

sullen       vengeful

vicious       violent

volcanic        wicked willful

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

FEELINGS ARE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE REALITY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

ACCEPT YOUR FEELINGS, IF YOU RESIST  THEM THEY’LL LAST EVEN LONGER AND CREATE MORE STRESS

FEEL THE FEELINGS AND WATCH THEM TRANSFORM.

abandon   anticipation

callous  can’t wait

compulsive  craving demanding

devious driven  envy exploitative fixated

frenzy  frustrated  gluttonous  greedy

hoarding  hunger

i want

impatient

lascivious   lecherous

manipulative

miserly must have it

never enough          never satisfied

oblivious          obsessed over-indulgent

possessive  predatory  pushy

reckless  ruthless

scheming      selfish

voracious

wanton

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

FEELINGS ARE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE REALITY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

ACCEPT YOUR FEELINGS, IF YOU RESIST  THEM THEY’LL LAST EVEN LONGER AND CREATE MORE STRESS

FEEL THE FEELINGS AND WATCH THEM TRANSFORM.

anxious     apprehensive cautious

clammy cowardice

defensive   distrust

doubt  dread embarrassed

evasive foreboding

frantic      hesitant     horrified        hysterical

inhibited insecure irrational nausea

nervous       panic      paralyzed

paranoid scared      secretive

shaky  shy

skeptical  stage fright

superstitious suspicious

terse  terrified  threatened  timid

trapped  uncertain uneasy

vulnerable want to escape  wary

worry

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

FEELINGS ARE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE REALITY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

ACCEPT YOUR FEELINGS, IF YOU RESIST  THEM THEY’LL LAST EVEN LONGER AND CREATE MORE STRESS

FEEL THE FEELINGS AND WATCH THEM TRANSFORM.

abandoned      abuse        accused

anguished     ashamed        betrayed blue

cheated despair 

disappointed distraught Embarrassed forgotten       guilty

Heart-broken      heartache      heartsick

helpless         Hurt              if only

ignored      inadequate      inconsolable

It’s not fair

Left out      longing      loss     melancholy

misunderstood       mourning      neglected

nobody cares                      nobody loves me

nostalgia

passed over

pity         poor me regret rejected           remorse

sadness sorrow

Tearful         tormented torn

tortured  –   unhappy -  unloved  –    unwanted

why me?

wounded

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

FEELINGS ARE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE REALITY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

ACCEPT YOUR FEELINGS, IF YOU RESIST  THEM THEY’LL LAST EVEN LONGER AND CREATE MORE STRESS

FEEL THE FEELINGS AND WATCH THEM TRANSFORM.

bored CAN’T WIN      careless      COLD       cut-off

DEAD        defeated     DEPRESSED        demoralized

DESOLATE despair        DISCOURAGED

disillusioned      DOOMED drained         FAILURE

forgetful FUTILE giving up HARDENED

hopeless       HUMORLESS         i can’t

I DON’T CARE              i don’t count

INTATTENTIVE              indecisive INDIFFERENT

invisible   IT’S TOO LATE           lazy LET IT WAIT

listless            LOSER lost              NEGATIVE

numb OVERWHELMED powerless        RESIGNED

shock   SPACED OUT          stoned             STUCK

too tired   UNFEELING           unfocused

USELESS          vague                WASTED

what’s the use WHY TRY? worthless

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

FEELINGS ARE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE REALITY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

ACCEPT YOUR FEELINGS, IF YOU RESIST  THEM THEY’LL LAST EVEN LONGER AND CREATE MORE STRESS

FEEL YOUR FEELINGS AND WATCH THEM TRANSFORM.