Wow this is a Biggy today!
It really is hard sometimes to refocus when things go wrong in life, but this practise is truly amazing for our mental health if we can just try it.
Something I love is telling story’s so here goes!
Last week I went to Health Spa to do a regular talk with my guest, after an amazing time we got in the car to go home and the car would not start.
As you can imagine it was an awful moment, so many negative thoughts flooded my mind, how long will it take to fix? How much will it cost? How will I get home? The negative thoughts just kept coming and I was starting to really feel depressed.
I stopped for a moment, took a deep breath and and allowed myself to practice the three A’s. ( something I created to help me in any tough situation)
1.Acknowledge how I felt ( angry, sad and frustrated)
2.Accept how I felt. (In the moment honouring my feelings without judgement)
3.Action, what can I do about the situation?
First things first also come to mind, so I called the AA and then I started to really shift the negative thoughts to positive ones and just kept focussing on those.
It is not an easy practice, but I promise it gets easier the more you do it!
The reality is life stuff happens and having a more open mind and flipping as soon as you can really does make you feel better!
Yes it was a pain and it took 5 hours to sort, but breaking down at a health spa was not the worst place to be.
Yes it cost 150 pounds but thank god I had got that money.
Yes it delayed me and shortened my day ,but I got home safely and was able to still have a nice evening with my husband and friends who came for dinner.
The gratitude started to really pour out and I have even been able to write this Blog to encourage others.
Remember we do have a choice about what we focus on and if I choose the focus on the negative I feel crap and so does everyone around me.
If I choose to focus on the positive more solutions seem to come and I get over it all way quicker, plus my health both mental and physical is less impacted.
Today could be the day you start this practise so give it a try and notice the difference.