How Are You Doing? | Blog
How Are You Doing?| Blog
Our feelings are informing us about the quality of our minds in that moment. They are a gauge for the level of clarity we have or don’t have. They are telling us if we’re in a reaction or if we’re seeing things with perspective.
During our conversation, it became evident that he had been looking to his feelings, and since he was feeling, in his words: “flat, stuck and uninspired”, he decided, he wasn’t doing well.
From that place, it makes sense that we get on the, “I have to fix this” train. I can’t tell you how many of those tickets I’ve purchased!!! And some, not too long ago.
Something really powerful happens when we see that our moods, our feelings, are pointing us to our quality of my mind – end of story. Full stop.
When we see this simple truth, we are able to get our bearings, find our way. Feelings, like thought, like all reactions, pass. They are not permanent. As they pass, we get new insight and a new perspective.
When we see feelings for what they are, we are able to penetrate underneath the appearance of things to their essence. And this is where the magic happens.
When we see beyond our current thinking, our current moods or feelings, we are able to tap into the a more useful measure of how we’re doing and how it’s going.
We tap into our deeper nature – a deeper knowing inside. This becomes our compass.
“We are able to penetrate underneath the appearance of things to their essence.”
Beyond thought and feelings lies a deeper knowing. When we touch that space, it leaves a powerful residue. It gives us what we need and shows us the truth of how we are doing.
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Barbara Patterson is the owner of a global coaching and consulting company helping solopreneurs, entrepreneurs & leaders access more clarity, creativity, have greater impact and higher levels of fulfillment in work and life. She is the founder of Beyond Limits in Business, a global platform and community designed to point people to the source of human potential. That potential resides within and is experienced via our minds. Barb is also the host of the Real Business Real Lives podcast. You can follow Barb on Linkedin and Insta