“The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t.” ~ Joshua Becker
If you feel like something is holding you back to your past or the energy around you doesn’t feel right, it’s time to declutter.
I’m sure you’ve probably heard that decluttering is good for your physical environment and your mind. But did you know that there are also levels of spiritual growth that happen when you declutter?
If you want people to respect your boundaries, you need to first set them yourself.
Imagine your emotional boundaries as a protective bubble. This bubble keeps your emotions in and other people’s emotions out.
Having emotional boundaries gives you the ability to witness others emotions without taking their emotions personally (into your bubble) or as your responsibility to react to, fix, or solve. Your emotional boundaries enable you to differentiate where your emotions end and other person’s emotions begin.
When we have unclear emotional boundaries that we have not even set for ourselves, others emotions flood into our safe space. As a result, we become highly reactive to not only other’s emotions, but also our own.
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“The best way out is always through.”~ Robert Frost
Have you ever had the feeling that a comment has been passed or a statement has been said which triggers you? It might be a simple statement or comment for others, but for you it triggered you, in a negative way. It totally derailed your mood and suddenly you feel anxious, guilty, angry or sad but you don’t really know why it triggered you? Then as time passes and you reflect on the situation later, you realise how unnecessarily emotional your reaction was, and that leaves you even more confused about why you had such a strong emotional response?
Sounds familiar? Its not uncommon to feel triggered in this way, infact we all feel emotionally triggered at some point in our lives.
It’s okay to feel triggered, here is a positive guide to help you through those passing feelings.
To begin with let’s understand what an emotional trigger really is…
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