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| Overcoming Sadness |
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Q: How do I overcome a sad mood? A: Many people hold on to a big illusion about emotions. They think emotions happen to them, instead of being something they create. In actuality, emotions are a function of your brain, and feeling an emotion means you are making an emotion in your brain. You would not expect your hands or feet move on their own without your willing them to do so. Then why do you think in the opposite way about the emotions? If emotions occur, it is only because you allow them to occur. In reality, feeling the way you intend is as natural as moving your hands as you want. So how does one overcome a sad mood? First, choose not to feel sad and then verify and confirm your choice by taking some action to change your mood. Moving your body will help. Do not sit there thinking about your emotions, asking why you feel a certain way. That will only confirm and extend the emotion. Instead, breathe, stretch your body, and move more briskly. Soon you will realize you don't need to ask how to overcome your undesirable mood because it is simply something you no longer choose to feel. Ilchi Lee |