Do you ever get mad and allow the situation to affect your energy?  Do you sit and stew over something for hours or days?  You know…allow thoughts to circle in your mind, possibly lose sleep over something you said to someone or something they said to you?  I know I have.

There have been times in my life when I’ve been in situations that have really upset me.  Where I’ve argued with someone and things have been left unfinished and I’ve allowed it to affect my energy.  Lost sleep, fatigue and feeling stressed are symptoms I’ve dealt with when conflict arises in my life.

I’ve also learned a few tricks to dissipate this energy and allow for flow to start happening again.  To feel better, to be more focused on what my plans are, have more energy and just satisfied with a situation even if it isn’t resolved.  Each time I practice this, the better I get at it!

One way is to play the Understanding Game.  Ok…let’s say that you are driving and someone completely cuts you off and speeds off.  This can be frustrating, right?  Well, maybe they had an emergency?  Maybe their wife was in labour or their child was sick at the hospital?  Maybe they missed their alarm because the cat unplugged it and were late for their trip they have been saving and planning for over 10 years for?  Who knows.  The point is, when something like this happens and you get upset or frustrated, try thinking that maybe that behavior is not normal for them and there is some circumstance that has made them act all crazy and be rude.  That they are normally as sweet as your Aunt Gertrude.

Another way is to get into the state of gratitude.  This one isn’t always as easy, especially if you purse or wallet was just stolen as an example.  Yes, it sucks.   But think about it.  It’s fixable, so let’s change that state of frustration into a higher vibration…like joy.  Let’s look around at our life and remember what’s good about it.  Maybe you have a silly dog that did something funny that morning.  Go into that moment, and bring that feeling in.  Maybe your goofy kid said something hilarious the other day.  Go into that moment, and bring that feeling in.  Do whatever you can to change your state and bring yourself into alignment with a higher vibrational level.  Then start dealing with the challenge that you are faced with.  You will have a better outcome if you do.

I’m not saying not to deal with the challenges we are faced with.  It’s important to look at why we are creating these events in our lives and resolve the patterns that we are partaking in.  However, if we look at changing how we are feeling when we are in the moment of what is happening, we will get through it with less stress, feel better rather than depleted and the outcome can come to fruition faster and possibly better than what you expected.

Remember, it’s all about choice with how we react.  We can choose to react in a positive way which will have positive effects, or in a negative way, which will perpetuate that energy.  The choice is yours.  Remember that.  You always have a choice.

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