the keys #5

relinquish you anger or opposition

yet another key is to

not to harbor any toxins or toxic emotions

when we don't have any resentments

or hostility

or depression

anxiety

guilt

then we are free emotionally

ok

and there are certain steps to this

(first have a cookie)

first - we take responsibility for our emotions

second - we feel them

third - we define them

fourth - we express them

fifth - we share them

sixth - we release them

seventh - we celebrate their release

let's practice this

ok

close your eyes

in the next minute or so recall an interaction you had with someone

that caused you to feel a little bit of distress

or emotionally upsetting moment

as you are remembering this

feel your body

and see where you feel a little distress in the body

identify the place in your body that you feel this emotion

define the emotion

are you experiencing anger or fear or guilt or depression or jealousy or frustration

give it a label

now open your eyes

go around and show where you felt the emotion and what you call it

blocked emotions show up sometimes in one of the chakras

notice where they might be

when you've been holding it for a long time it spills out of the chakras

the first three steps:

1 - take responsibility

2 - feel the emotion

3 - defined the emotion

4 - express the emotion (by writing it down from 3 points of view - very buddhist - shifting perspectives)

5 - share the emotion with someone you love (maybe the person you had the problem with)that dissipates the toxic energy even more

6 - then you ask yourself am i benefitting from this emotion at all? and if you're not you should probably move on and say you're gonna release this

7 - release the emotion - it brings a closure - maybe set it to fire or rip it up if you've written it down

8 - celebrate the emotion - go for a bikeride or do some yoga or breathing exercises