30 Days of Self Care: Day Twenty-Two

 30 Days of Self Care:  Day Twenty-Two

Emotional Self Care

Caring for your emotional needs by identifying and nurturing your feelings, your conscious inner state, and your intellect are all part of recognizing your feelings as they come and go and being able to control them while they surface. We need to remind ourselves that all of our feelings are important, even the ones we consider bad. We should never repress or ignore them, but learn to control them as an important tool so that we can handle them to get through any tough emotional situation. Many of us are living in a space of feelings that is no longer considered comfortable. What was once familiar and reliable is now replaced with uncertainty and worry. We all thought that we would get back to normal, but normal doesn't look like it's returning any time soon. A lot of wondering what will happen next is lingering in the air. Although stress can have an accumulative effect on us long term, we can still manage our mind and body through being intentional with our daily habits of self care. When things go on for a longer time we may see a spike in our worry and sadness. Life has been disrupted and it is crucial that you find ways to take care of your emotional self care to move forward today. Get a handle on it so as the changes come, you can be on top of it.

Remember:  We must serve ourselves first in order to go out and better serve the world.  Love is a powerful gift you can freely give.  But it truly starts with you.

DAY TWENTY-TWO:  EMOTIONAL SELF CARE

Have you found yourself lately getting angry too quickly? Has this been a season filled with frustration, madness, anger, anxiousness, trouble and toil? If I watch the news it seems like there is something every day, every hour, every minute to give me a reason to go from 1 to 100 in a just a few seconds! Being angry does not do anyone or anything any good. Sure it may provoke some kind of change in you. Maybe it moves you in some situations, to take action, but often these kinds of feelings will just take up residence in you that only wrecks havoc. They may actually cause you to take unnecessary or inappropriate action that will have you apologizing or feeling embarrassed for the way you acted because of them.

Remember this: God does not want us to sit with these kinds of feelings. He wants us to have peace. What does he say about anger in the bible? He says anger resides in the lap of fools! Yes, he calls us fools for getting so angry. It is foolish if you think about it. Who does it harm, but you. It can ruin an event, ruin something important, ruin relationships, and certainly ruin your day. Don't let anger grow root inside of you. Take control of your emotional self care and control your feelings of anger before they get the best of you. God wants the best of you today. You can't do amazing things if you are sitting on the sidelines with a lap of anger.

BIBLICAL VERSES FOR EMOTIONAL SELF CARE:

• "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."--John 14:27
• "Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control."--Proverbs 25:28
• "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”--Joshua 1:9
• "But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips."--Colossians 3:8
• "Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools."--Ecclesiastes 7:9

ACTION STEPS

Here are a few ways we can cover our emotional self care today: 

• Spend a moment recognizing exactly what you are feeling to better understand yourself.
• Give yourself permission to remove yourself from the situation immediately.
• After you're calm, having a conversation with the person can be healing. Use "I" statements.
• Change it up and go for a walk or run.
• Humor helps. Be witty in the moment or laugh something off. Don't be too serious.
• Talk to a counselor or therapist. Managing your emotional self care may need more help.
• Imagine the person in their underwear. They are not much different than you.
• Change your position. Get up, rotate arms and legs, Shift your energy to change your mood.
• Use a Gratitude workbook! (search on Amazon for Kimala DeSena) It's a 30 day challenge!
• Get more sleep. A well rested body can better handle things when they come!

KIMALA'S  VIDEO ON HUMOR HELPS :

(please watch from your computer if not visible from your phone)

Be conscious of the emotional moods you are in today. Keep a mood journal or chart to see if there is a pattern.  Lighten up a bit if needed.  Laughter can be a great medicine.  Use the gratitude workbook for a 30 day challenge to change the way you see things. Enjoy this life.

Have a blessed day, Kimala

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