So many times on this blog I’ve shared a very simple concept with you:

Your thoughts/feelings/words influence your world.

Well, here we are. In ‘Spring’. And it’s still snowing. What’s up Mother Nature?

As I sit at my dining room table, working from home today, I’ve been able to watch the gentle snowfall all day long. At times it’s been heavy. At others, barely noticeable. Around 3 pm or so it started to stick on the deck, grass, tree limbs and pines across the street. Another beautiful white veil, covering my quiet street.

OK, so if you’ve read this far, you might be thinking “What does this have to do with your blog? Where’s the teaching point? How about the lesson pertaining to our well-being and healthy mind-body-spirit systems?”

I’m so glad you’ve asked!

As I was walking my doggies this morning (pre-snow), I got to thinking about what I might write about today. As I took one brisk step after another I realized: I’ve been feeling some anger lately.

Notice what I did there. I said:

Feeling some anger.

And here lies the teaching point.

You are not your feelings. You’re not your ‘anger’, ‘impatience’, ‘jealousy’ or ‘sadness’. You aren’t ‘lonely’. Though you may have said these things before. Think back to a time at work where a colleague really pissed you off. Or maybe a patient didn’t have the ideal outcome the team was looking for. Worse yet, maybe being put down by a provider or criticized by a manager. What happened?

You may have said a few things like the following:

• “I’m so pissed off right now.”
• “I’m really, really angry with her.”
• “I’m depressed.”

And there was where you were creating your own experiences.

The words we choose and then subsequently articulate become our reality. So saying “I’m depressed” literally creates an experience where you take on the depression. It becomes you. You are it. It is a part of you.

Let’s see if we can do this another way.

I’ve written several times this month on our emotions and how they ebb and flow. Good ones we want to hold tightly onto and bad ones we want to be rid of as quickly as possible. The more you can choose your languaging around how you feel the easier it will be to release, let go of and flow through emotional states (good or bad).

So instead of “I’m depressed” you might say “I am feeling some depression right now.” Instead of “I’m so pissed off at her”, you could try “I am having some angry feelings at this point in time.”

Putting things this way makes it easier to un-attach ourselves from them.

Now what does this all have to do with snow? Well, partly nothing- I just wanted to grab your attention! (Sorry, LOL). And partly a lot. When I said “It’s still snowing” (which I’ve been hearing from colleagues, family and people on social media all over today); we perpetuate the thought of snow.

Yes, it might still be snowing. And is there another way to frame it to bring on more of what you want?

“It’s the beginning of spring! And what a gloriously beautiful creation Mother Earth has blessed us with today. Just another moment in time that will have me appreciating those budding flowers even more, come warmer weather.”

I don’t know… just an idea! Try it out- with the weather, at home with family or at work with friends.

I’d love to hear your thoughts. I invite you to take a moment’s pause and share a comment below. Thank you for sharing this post with your social media channels. Enjoy the day.