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LIVING WITHOUT NEGATIVE EMOTIONS
Negative emotions can feel like heavy weights dragging us down. We’ve all been there—anger, frustration, sadness—they pull us in, often out of nowhere. But what if I told you that we don’t actually need these emotions for most of life? Sure, they were useful back when survival was our top priority, like when we needed that burst of fear to escape danger. But now? In most situations, they do more harm than good, draining us of the creative energy we need to build and grow.
Think of negative emotions as energy leaks. Every time we react with anger or stress, we lose some of that vital energy—energy that could be used for something far more constructive. It’s like trying to fill a bucket with water while there’s a hole at the bottom. The more leaks you have, the less you can hold on to the energy you need for your own life’s work.
Negative emotions don’t just come in one form either. They can be simple, triggered by something as small as a comment or a delay. But there are also the deep ones, the complex emotions tied to long-standing issues—things we’ve carried for years without realizing. These are the heavy blocks that sit with us, eating away at our energy, often without us even being aware.
This is where the practice of self-observation comes in. The idea is to use a part of yourself—the observer—to step back and simply notice when a negative emotion pops up. It’s like having a quiet friend who whispers, “Hey, what’s going on here? Why does this bother you? Why do you think things should be this way?” It’s not about scolding yourself or pushing the feeling away. It’s about gently questioning your reactions and digging into the reasons behind them.
When you start small, noticing those simple triggers, you begin to patch up the little energy leaks. Maybe it’s that brief flare-up of irritation when someone cuts you off in traffic, or the frustration you feel when a plan falls through. These are the manageable ones. As you get better at noticing and questioning them, you build the practice. You’re slowly plugging those holes, one by one.
But as you keep going, something shifts. You start to notice the deeper stuff—the long-term emotional baggage that’s been lurking in the background for years. These are the heavy blocks, the complex emotions tied to past experiences or ingrained beliefs. When you’re ready, you start applying the same self-observation to these bigger challenges. And over time, the energy you used to lose to those emotions comes back to you. You have more space, more clarity, and more energy for the things that really matter in your life.
This process isn’t about perfecting yourself. It’s about gradually shifting the way you handle your emotions. Every time your self-observer steps in and asks, “Why this way and not another?” you’re giving yourself a chance to reexamine beliefs that have been there for decades. It’s a slow, intentional journey, but one that brings real freedom. You start small, and before you know it, you’re able to tackle the bigger issues, the ones you didn’t even realize were holding you back.
The goal is to live without those constant energy leaks, so you have the space to create, build, and live the life you want. It’s not an overnight change, but with each small step, you get closer to freeing yourself from the emotional blocks that have been in the way for too long.
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