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…
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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…
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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
- I send you light energy to charge your healthy cells and create health.
- I send you a warm, relaxing breeze, a comfortable hammock with sounds of water lapping on the shore.
- I send you over-flowing cups of love to restore your heart and soul.
- I send you quiet fields of lavender to enjoy soft, quiet moments.
- I send you soothing healing.
- I send you inspiration to put thoughts on paper.
- I send you buckets of smiles to share with everyone you meet.
- I send you giggles and chortles to accent all the moments of your day.
- Sending you willing, loving hearts and hands to help you.
- Sending you pillows of prosperity to share with yourself and others.
- Sending you love and caring.
- I send you moments of pause so that you can remember you are loved and cared for.
- I send you healing energy as you mend your heart and body.
- I send you contagious child-like giggles and unstoppable smiles.
- I send you healing, detoxifying energy as your body benefits and heals from your weekend massage.
- I send you flexibility to allow your writing dream to come to life as you live it.
- I send you relaxing moments filled with love and caring.
- I send you whimsical moments that make you giggle out loud, whether or not you’re around people.
- I send you revolving hours of joy for writing about what you want to write about.
- I send you warm blankets to snuggle with as you sip warm tea and warm up your cold body.
- I send you warm nourishing rays of light.
- Sending you perfect laser focus to follow your warm heart.
- Sending you joy and glee in celebration of your accomplishment.
- I send you fireworks of inspiration.
- I send you the deep, rich colors of berries to paint your soul.
- I send you showers of confetti filled with sparkling, renewing energy to keep you fresh and succulent.
- I send you peaces.
- I send you chortles, giggles and warm hugs.
- I send you peaces to resolve the conflicts you’re experiencing right now.
- I send you fresh, crisp apple bites of life to bite into everyday.
- Sending you magical lenses to sharpen your focus.
- I send you comfy pillows to cradle you in love and comfort.
- Sending you giggles.
- I send you light to illuminate the places inside you that seem dark.
- I send you bright-colored flowers that fragrantly shower your surroundings with joy and delight.
- I send you billowing bubbles of joy.
- I send you lush green mountain meadows splattered with wildflowers for you to rest and rejuvenate your soul.
- Sending you quiet mornings to savor nature and listen to the musings of your heart.
- I send you tender, loving arms to hold you in care and love.
- I send you love.
- I send you joy as I think about how delightful you are.
- I send you patience to allow new things to unfold positively for your life.
- I send you delicious moments to remove clutter from your life.
- Sending you bright colored paint for your life canvas.
- I send you honor and respect as you navigate this wave in your life.
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