Hi Everyone,
I am new to SOGR and hope that I am posting my question in the correct place.
What advice or ideas can you give me about how to control my emotions. I think my emotions are hindering my performance of making more money.

Thank you,
Pam

Hi Pam: Our emotions are guidance as Abraham say, they tell you when you are going down stream (the way you want things to be) or up stream (the way you don't want things to be). So dont dismiss them quickly and observe them carefully they may tell you where your thougts need changing.
As woman I can tell you that I understand we have periods of time when we are not in much control of what we are feeling, but if we stop and analize the situation and we discern what is real and what is hormonal we can stop making decisions base on those moments.
And as Dave says take it slow these things we've been creating for years we can't think we will get rid of them in days.
I have many hormonal imbalances during my life and I still do and until about 15 years ago I thought I was crazy and everybody around me made sure to tell me just that, I went to many many doctors because deep inside of me I knew that I wasn't crazy. One day I found a doctor willing to check out my problems instead of dismissing it as a "woman issue" and it was then when they found that my hormones don't act as they should and they did a little surgery and stuff and it did work for a while but what really work for me was to know that I wasn't crazy and when this doctor explained to me that sometimes the way a feel it's cause by hormones I started sorting those moments and see if they were real. If I feel like crying and depressed I stop and think: Do I have reason to be feeling like this? If I feel bold and think nothing can stop me, Is this something I am feeling or are my hormones? I have at time high levels of testosterone which in males is very helpful but in females is very confusing. What do i do I don't make any decisions until I know is me making them. So step back and look at your emotions, what are they telling you?
I made a bad decision that led me to lose everything I had (thanks to that I came to this group and I am sooo grateful for it)and my guts were telling me it was the wrong decision all the way and I didn't listen, now I listen very carefully.
I hope my experience is helpful for you.
You couldn't be in a better place the people in here are just the best full of compasion and insight. I love them deeply.

Thanks for this topic

lots of love to all

Luz Maria

Hi Pam and welcome to the course and to these forums;

I like Dave's reply, one bite at a time! Of course being a vegan I would choose a giant pumpkin rather than an elephant!

For me I found that what was holding me back was arguments with my wife about our business! I stopped fighting with her, I would give her a cup of coffee and a hug every morning! I would still catch myself thinking of our differences; I then would remind myself to think of what we had in common and how much fun we had together when we were younger and how we could still have fun together now!

It is interesting that a year after having started SOGR and having thought that I was free of those negative thoughts of my wife I took Alexandra's course "The Sience Of Being Well and Beyond" I discovered that deep down I was still harboring resentment toward my wife, and that this is what had attracted a desire not to live and therefore attracted prostate cancer to me! I was able to continue to change my thinking at a deeper leval, developing a much stronger will to live! I allowed a Doctor to preform a non invasive procedure which, along with my thinking, has cured me of prostate cancer!

Great topic. I know that I get to be feeling really good with all my LOA stuff, and then I have one of my hormonal monthly mood swings, and I am out of control.

I was raised to think lightly of a woman's hormones. Mom never had a problem in her life...and I have such light periods, I just kept going and going. But one day in my tweneties, I'd realized, I had made life altering decisions during pms because I couldn't take the stress of the mood change. MY mom was always criticising me because she never had these problems. I denied the problem for years. And then I just learned to stop living one week a month because of my emotions. I also have a little dip post menstrually where I just feel so doom and gloom I am practically suicidal I am so low.

I now the response...if I tell myself that is my story.... But i didn't tell myself that story years ago and it happened anyway. And I have been trying to tell myself a new one for years.

I have even spent time during my happy period of the month, prepping to be positive during the low part. I have written it out, affirmed it...I am not going to let estrogen steal the positive thoughts I built during the last two weeks...and then bam.

I am back to struggling to keep things under control again. Staying positive and kind superficially and boiling underneath....and I haven't even got anything to be mad about. Its some stupid chemical reaction in my body. Very frustrating.

Hi Pam

Congratulations! You have made a very important discovery about successs and SOGR!

Well, i don't have any techniques, if that is what you are looking for. For me, I find that the most important thing is to become aware of the patterns of my own behaviour and what are the things that trigger these emotions,so that I can explore them, change them if necessary to something that feels better.It all starts with a decision to stop feeling bad, and then you will find creative solutions.

You do need to let us know how far you have come in your study of SOGR and in particular the Practical Genius course, in that way, we can provide something in our experience to encourage and help you move along. And as Dave says, this is a lifelong process, savour and enjoy each moment of your journey,there is no hurry on the creative plane.

Hello and welcome Pam. Here are a couple of thoughts which come to mind:

- Take your time, have fun and let it be easy! As the joke goes: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. We are on a journey here - savor it, enjoy it and learn along the way.
- I have found that gratitude is a great way to shift my thoughts from those of scarcity and lack. By focusing on what my heart desires I am moving toward what I want (and not toward what I don't want).
- For some things, you may want to try out the Find button. There is loads of information here. We have some truly gifted and caring contributors.