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When you think about feeling serene, what comes to mind? In the hustle of our daily lives, it’s nice to take a moment to feel serene. It has a way of allowing us to grab a perspective outside of rush-rush-rush that centers our hearts. Nature settings come to mind when I think about feeling serene: a nice sunset, a still body of water, a peaceful garden, or seeing a rainbow after a storm.
When I experience this emotion, my body feels content. Everything feels calm and undisturbed. There are moments we feel serene, but when was the last time you put a word on it? Where does serenity gather in your body when you feel it?
As I grow my emotional vocabulary, serenity is important to have on the tip of my tongue. I strive for calm in my life and having a word in place to describe it helps to breed more of what I want. Isn’t it interesting how focusing on something breeds more of it? Mmm, serene. It’s like a refreshing bite of delicious goodness.
Having chaos in my life comes so naturally. I don’t have to ask for it — it just seems to surface around every corner, if I let it. If I’m seeking to feel more calm, what if I look around those corners for serenity?
Do you suppose more of it would show up if I kept my eyes peeled for it? I think so.
I like how we can reach out and grab what we desire with emotions. Serene is one I want to grab more often. I’ve never sat down and tried to write about this emotion before, and I’m finding myself struggling to put words around it. I love the way it feels and want more of it. Never thought about the perspective of using this emotional vocabulary to boost my emotional system.
We can make more of what we want in our lives emotionally…
If you would like to explore more feelings in the Stayin’ in Touch – Positive Emotions book, click here for more information.
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I’m delighted to explore this thrilled emotion. Do you recall the most recent occasion that made you feel thrilled? Though it may seem self-serving… My most recent thrill came when I got my Stayin’ In Touch series of books made available on Amazon. For those of you who may not know, I self-published this 10-book series last year but didn’t have them KDP-friendly for Amazon. Yay! Now they’re available on Amazon. These ‘emotion’ posts are my personal samples from these books. (I’m currently working through the Stayin’ In Touch – Positive Emotions book.)
Back to feeling thrilled. This feeling makes my whole body tingle with excitement and delight. It’s like all the cells and atoms that make me up resonate and tingle together; through my arms and legs, my trunk, and my soul. It’s a good feeling, isn’t it?
I think I feel thrilled more frequently than I realize. Having a name for it and putting a face on it gives me an opportunity to look around and see it more often. Isn’t it amazing that we experience so many emotions in a day and that we can change how we feel from one moment to the next?
It’s interesting to explore positive emotions. When I think about exploring different emotions, I gravitate toward less comfortable emotions. That’s where it seems the growth is. But I also think exploring positive emotions has an equal value. There is an interesting energy created by naming positive emotions. It makes them more prevalent in my consciousness. This gives my general disposition an opportunity to grab one of those to play with instead of a more negatively framed emotion.
It’s fun to feel thrilled. It’s like acknowledging an accomplishment or fulfilling a dream to feel thrilled about it. Whatever adventure brings you a thrilled feeling, feel it vigorously. It’s a great feeling!
Emotions are like color in our souls…
If you would like to explore more feelings in the Stayin’ in Touch – Positive Emotions book, click here for more information.
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You may have heard the expression, a long road to a small house. We could interpret this as a long, long journey to get to a destination. I want to look at this differently as it pertains to getting something accomplished. Remember, there are many roads to get to a destination.
When I worked in a corporate environment, sometimes I got something done in ways that didn’t fit into someone else’s mold. This was not always an accepted practice and caused some nice ruckus occasionally. There are those times, for regulatory purposes, following protocols is a must. I get that! But outside the boundaries of regulations, does it really matter how you get to your endpoint?
As a leader in an organization, you have a goal to accomplish. Said leader probably has a team to help get to the target. In the larger scope of things, regulations aside, does it matter if I use a purple binder instead of a green one? Maybe I work better with my headphones on, blocking out the surrounding chatter so I can think. Or, perhaps I take my laptop outside on a pretty day to sit under a tree, but I still get to the target. Is my way wrong, or just different?
As leaders, it is important to remember your team is there to help you accomplish, to get to a house. If they choose a paved road to a house or a grassy tundra to the same house, does it really matter? Maybe the paved road is a little longer than the tundra route. The house is most important, is it not? Choose a road and get to the house, but get to the house, that’s the most important.
Now, back to that long road to a small house. Shortcuts are not always the best idea, for sure. Sometimes, though, if a shorter road to the house still gets it done without negatively impacting the organization, is there anything wrong with that? All this to plant a seed. As a leader, be open to the gifts your team offer, even if their road is a little different from yours.
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Life Gifts
- Sending you perfect laser focus to follow your warm heart.
- I send you soothing cups of hot tea, your favorite music to listen to and time for you to relax and enjoy.
- I send you healing energy as you mend your heart and body.
- Sending you friendship to warm your heart and knowledge that you’re loved.
- I send you clocks that indicate there is plenty of time.
- I send you delicious moments to remove clutter from your life.
- I send you a warm hand to hold as you experience the array of feelings that go along with the death of your loved one.
- I send you showers of strength as you walk your journey.
- I send you pregnant pauses to remember how much you are loved and cared for.
- I send you light to illuminate the places inside you that seem dark.
- Sending you peace and beauty, like the glassy stillness of a lake before the breeze’s caress stirs things up.
- Sending you sparkly confetti in celebration of your accomplishments today.
- Sending you nourishing rest and mindful body care.
- Sending you bright colored paint for your life canvas.
- Sending you warmth and caring.
- I send you a warm spot of cheer and buckets of love for you to use as you wish.
- I send you revolving hours of joy for writing about what you want to write about.
- I send you buckets of smiles to share with everyone you meet.
- I send you bright-colored flowers that fragrantly shower your surroundings with joy and delight.
- Sending you loving hands to cradle your tender heart.
- I send you soothing healing.
- I send you calm and gentle breezes wafting love and joy around you.
- I send you peaces.
- I send you delicious moments filled with rare and marvelous accents that grow your heart.
- Sending you flashlights for exploring your dark places.
- I send you permission to be exactly how you are today.
- Sending you a magical cool sheet to snuggle in and feel safe.
- I send you light energy to charge your healthy cells and create health.
- I send you flexibility to allow your writing dream to come to life as you live it.
- I send you fireworks of inspiration.
- I send you wide open spaces big enough for all your dreams to materialize.
- I send you healing love and energy.
- I send you good thoughts for successful surgery, for doctors and nurses to care for you with love and honor, and for healing comfort.
- I send you love.
- I send you courage and honor.
- I send you virtual blankets to keep you warm, and good thoughts that your electricity is soon restored.
- I send you the deep, rich colors of berries to paint your soul.
- Sending you patience while your body heals.
- I send you succulent sweet chocolate kisses and delightfully warm hugs.
- I send you chortles, giggles and warm hugs.
- I send you joy as I think about how delightful you are.
- Sending you buckets of patience to spill in all the places that need some—be sure to douse yourself with some.
- I send you comfy pillows to cradle you in love and comfort.
- I send you patience to allow new things to unfold positively for your life.
- I send you warm blankets to snuggle with as you sip warm tea and warm up your cold body.
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