Overcoming Mood Swings
At each moment of the day, we have the
capability to feel something. Our feelings vary throughout the course of the
day. Sometimes they are joyful and sometimes they are painful. What we forget
to do is to choose our feelings consciously. Instead, many of us have become
lazy and allowed our feelings to be dictated and shaped by people and
circumstances. In other words, we have become influenced. Our swinging,
changing moods are the result of the inner karma of becoming attached to
things, people, ideas and circumstances. If we are attached to a person and
suddenly he/she leaves us we will feel gloomy and our mood of sadness will
drain our energy just when we need to remain optimistic and enthusiastic about
the future. Any form of loss will bring about a mood of sadness. If this
sadness lasts for a long period of time, it will gradually turn into
depression.
When we think we are consider the world around
us to be our source of happiness and joy, our moods will fluctuate, even with
the changing weather. But when we are spiritually empowered or strong our
happiness and joy come from inside.
We are stable in the face of praise or insult, loss or gain. We are no longer moody and stability becomes our basic nature. We are in control of our life, our feelings. And while we cannot control the waves of the ocean of life around us, we can control and choose how we will respond to outer events and people. When we do that, we will be able to choose what we feel, regardless of what may happen in our life. Life stops being a roller coaster and becomes more of a cruise, less a storm and more a gentle breeze.
We are stable in the face of praise or insult, loss or gain. We are no longer moody and stability becomes our basic nature. We are in control of our life, our feelings. And while we cannot control the waves of the ocean of life around us, we can control and choose how we will respond to outer events and people. When we do that, we will be able to choose what we feel, regardless of what may happen in our life. Life stops being a roller coaster and becomes more of a cruise, less a storm and more a gentle breeze.
Message for the day
True non-violence is not to hurt others even
through words.
Projection:
Normally we pay a lot of attention not to hurt
people physically but sometimes hurt others through our words. This creates
negativity in others which in turn affects us negatively too. Our work too is
effected by these kind of words.
Solution:
In order to bring true non-violence in our
lives, it is equally important to pay special attention to our words too. The
basis of words that don't hurt others are positive thoughts-thoughts based on
good wishes and benevolent feelings for others.
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