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1、ClearYourMentalSpaceJenniferGivlerThinkaboutthelasttimeyoufeltanegativeemotion---likestress,anger,orfrustration.Whatwasgoingthroughyourmindasyouweregoingthroughthatnegativity?Wasyourmindclutteredwiththoughts?Orwasitparalyzed,unabletothink?Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfinthemiddleo
2、faverystressfultime,oryoufeelangryorfrustrated,stop.Yes,that’sright,stop.Whateveryou’redoing,stopandsitforoneminute.Whileyou’resittingthere,completelyimmerseyourselfinthenegativeemotion.Allowthatemotiontoconsumeyou.Allowyourselfoneminutetotrulyfeelthatemotion.Don’tcheatyoursel
3、fhere.Taketheentireminute---butonlyoneminute---todonothingelsebutfeelthatemotion.Whentheminuteisover,askyourself,“AmIwilingtokeepholdingontothisnegativeemotionasIgothroughtherestoftheday?”Onceyou’veallowedyourselftobetotallyimmersedintheemotionandreallyfellit,youwillbesurprise
4、dtofindthattheemotionclearsratherquickly.Ifyoufeelyouneedtoholdontotheemotionforalittlelonger,thatisOK.Allowyourselfanotherminutetofeeltheemotion.Whenyoufeelyou’vehadenoughoftheemotion,askyourselfifyou’rewillingtocarrythatnegativitywithyoufortherestoftheday.Ifnot,takeadeepbrea
5、th.Asyouexhale,releaseallthatnegativitywithyourbreath.Thisexerciseseemssimple---almosttoosimple.But,itisveryeffective.Byallowingthatnegativeemotionthespacetobetrulyfelt,youaredealingwiththeemotionratherthanstuffingitdownandtryingnottofeelit.Youareactuallytakingawaythepowerofth
6、eemotionbygivingitthespaceandattentionitneeds.Whenyouimmerseyourselfintheemotion,andrealizethatitisonlyemotion,itlosesitscontrol.Youcanclearyourheadandproceedwithyourtask.Tryit.Nexttimeyou’reinthemiddleofanegativeemotion,giveyourselfthespacetofeeltheemotionandseewhathappens.Ke
7、epapieceofpaperwithyouthatsaysthefollowing:Stop.Immerseforoneminute.DoIwanttokeepthisnegativity?Breathdeep,exhale,release.Moveon!Thiswillremindyouofthestepstotheprocess.Remember;takethetimeyouneedtoreallyimmerseyourselfintheemotion.Then,whenyoufeelyou’vefeltitenough,releaseit-
8、--reallyletgoofit.Youwillbesurprisedathowquicklyyoucanmoveonf