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Penny for your thoughts? What have you been thinking in the last week or so? List the top three feelings you\u2019ve felt, keeping in mind it could be a combination and vary by the hour! ;) That\u2019s how I\u2019ve felt lately anyway.\n \u201cHow you feel is how you view the world around you.\u201d\n Let\u2019s say you\u2019re happy. When you have a hectic day, you don\u2019t get angry, you choose gratitude and feel blessed to be so busy. If you\u2019re anxious or feeling angry, you can likely guess that ANYTHING will set you off (why are they chew SO LOUDLY?) and things don\u2019t look as rosy.\n Emotions don\u2019t just appear; they need our thoughts to fuel them. So if you\u2019re pouring gasoline on a fire, you\u2019re going to get bigger flames or an explosion. Same with your thoughts. If your thoughts are literally raging, your emotion (and actions for that matter) will follow suit.\n So how can control this whiplash of emotions on a day-to-day basis? First off, take a minute and reflect: What emotions am I feeling? Then, what are the thoughts that are fueling that emotion? Once you\u2019ve figured that out, INSERT NEW THOUGHT(S).\n Recently, I\u2019ve had to use this reframing practice along with a little help from a mastermind friend who steered me in the right direction. I wanted to hold onto that feeling of overwhelm \u2013 book, travel, programs etc. \u2013 and darn it, I wanted to be validated for it. My lovely friend, Lindsay, wasn\u2019t going to give me an inch though. Instead, she encouraged me to \u201cfind presence in the busier schedule.\u201d\n \u201cDon\u2019t rob other experiences because of one emotion.\u201d\n So since then, I\u2019ve been super mindful of these overwhelming thoughts. And I\u2019ve used a special piece of jewelry to keep me aware and remind me to SLOW DOWN and get in the present when those feelings come creeping back. And I encourage you to do the same.\n \u201cMake your world instead of destroying it with your thoughts.\u201d\n Is it hard? Heck yes! It does NOT always feel awesome, but we must choose to get out of victim mode. Think the most peaceful, loving thoughts, forgive for the other thoughts and move on.\n In This Episode You Will Hear About: About the link between our thoughts and emotions\n How choosing new thoughts can help you\n About the importance of keeping your thoughts in the present\n Why being aware of your thoughts is so important\n Resources: The Bliss Project 2018 >> LEARN MORE!\n Follow me on social media @LoriHarder on Instagram and Lori Harder on Facebook.