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Reframing
Reframing: One of the most useful practices for expansion and growth is that of reframing. Reframing experiences and situations that we encounter and as such looking at them from different perspectives and angles. This is of major importance when we are dealing with emotionally challenging situations or when faced with an experience that is triggering an old perception or reactive habitual behaviour. Taking a breath and looking at things from another perspective, in effect looking at the ‘picture’ differently, allows us to see what things we had over looked from our original state of being and our initial reaction.
The Universe happens though us, not to us. As such all experiences will have some positive opportunity for growth and change if we are open to the possibility of perceiving it. However, what tends to happen when faced with a challenging situation, fear steps in and pulls us into a spiral of tension and stress. Thoughts create reality…as such it becomes ever more difficult to see anything other than hardship and suffering, a perpetual downward spiral.
If however, we allow ourselves to feel the fear and then press the internal ‘pause’ button. Simply refusing to buy into any feelings of panic or dread and just ‘being with’ the situation. Sooner or later we experience a perception shift. Sooner or later we find ourselves looking at the situation from another angle. We don’t even have to ‘try’ to do this, it simply happens. What is more, the more this becomes a practice and the less we defunct into old reactive behaviours and the ‘quicker’ and more effective we become at seeing the positive. We literally become more efficient and effective at doing so. As with any practice, with consistency, the muscle used for that practice literally grows.
Try it for yourself.
The next time that you find yourself faced with a challenge and feel old fears and vulnerabilities surfacing for you. Take a deep breath. Recognise the dynamics of how you are feeling and internally press’ pause.’ Simply observe the feelings, acknowledge that they are there and tell yourself that you are not going to panic. Breath and just let the situation ‘be,’ affirming to yourself that you are open to ideas, insights and possible ways forward from this situation and also open to seeing any wisdom or positive growth that could be experienced.
You have the power!
Namaste
Enjoy your journey X