Words Breathe Wednesdays
June 29, 2020
by Gabriel De Guzman 1 minute read
by Gabriel De Guzman 1 minute read
#02: Emotions
Approaching emotions with curiosity can help us learn more about ourselves and help us shift our responses during difficult times.
Questions and thoughts that help us hold curiosity
- What am I feeling right now?
- How could I describe it?
- Could part of this feeling be about what's happening right now or perhaps its related to something else?
- Try to remove anger from yourself and limiting it to the moment. Instead of "I am so angry!" try and shift it to "Right now I'm experiencing a moment of anger"
- What has happened here? Why am I responding this way?
- Why am I responding this way?
- Do I like how I responded?
- What can I do differently next time?
#01: Gratitude
Gratitude can be much more than thankfulness.
In this topic, we talk about what research says about gratitude, how it affects us, and what we can do when we’re in a time where it’s difficult to find anything to be thankful for.
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When we go through challenging times in our life, it can be really hard to see anything positive around us. Harder still, to find something to be thankful for.
Today's topic explores what happens in our brain when we experience gratitude and the benefits we get from practicing it in our lives.
Lastly, we'll go through an exercise that we can use when we are living through those tough times.
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