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INSPIRATION
HEALTH
make this statement tells me that disappointment
is an authentic emotion in this case.”
Do this exercise with positive emotions as well. You
may be shocked at how many times you’re really
excited about something while guidance from your
IGS is actually telling you that it is not going to happen or is not true.
So it’s equally important to say, “I feel hopeful, I
feel excited, and I feel joyous.” Then write, “Okay,
why am I feeling hopeful?” and answer this question. For example: “I’m feeling hopeful because,
for the first time, I’m being recognized by the particular person I’ve been wanting to notice me for a
very long time.” Ask and answer the same question
about feeling excited: “Why am I excited? I’m feeling excited because this person is noticing me, so
maybe they want to date me. I’m totally attracted
to them and know this is going to happen.” Then
look at feeling joyous: “I feel joyous because they
could possibly be my soul mate.”
Now once again drop into your listening and check
your emotions and stories via your IGS. You may

feel an opening at the thought that this person has
been noticing you, but you may close when you
think this means you will begin dating. Go through
each statement, one at a time. “This person is noticing me.” Open. Then look at the next part of the
statement: “Maybe they want to date me.” Closed.
Oh, that’s not why they’re paying attention to me.
“They could possibly be my soul mate.” Closed.
You feel tightening, or anxiety, in your chest.
Maybe the scenario above seems far-fetched to
you, or maybe it sounds exactly like what your
mind does to you. Either way, we all have situations where our minds make up instant stories and
then, immediately after that, invent ramifications
for our future, whether positive or negative. This
type of thought process happens so quickly that
we often miss it. Then we begin living the story as if
it were real, and our lives can go off track for a bit.
One purpose of your IGS is to clear out all the fictitious stories that your brain generates. This allows
you to be very clear and effective in your life. One
way to find the stories that close you is to do the
following practice to address your emotions.

Zen Cryar DeBrücke is the author of Your
Inner GPS. She is an internationally renowned teacher, speaker, and coach whose
programs have helped people all over the
world transform their personal and business lives for the better. Visit her online at
http://www.zeninamoment.com.
Excerpted from the book Your Inner GPS:
Follow Your Internal Guidance to Optimal
Health, Happiness, and Satisfaction. Copyright © 2016 by Zen Cryar DeBrücke. Reprinted with permission from New World
Library. www.newworldlibrary.com

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