How To Walk Through Life, Not Sprint - The Emotions Diary #24

This week, I got a philosophical lesson in slowing down.

Let the Emotions Diary explain you, to you.

Hey there all,

A big part of undividing the world is undoing the divisions we feel in ourselves. And the Emotions Diary is an incredible tool for that.

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Wednesdays 8-9 pm Berlin time / 7-8pm UK / 2-3pm NYC / 10-11am LA

I chose this time as it seems like the one that most of subscribers will be able to do. Of course the videos will be available for any of you to see later.

• Wednesday 14th May - Ask Me Anything Undividing

• Wednesday 21st May - Ask Me Anything Emotions

Get your questions ready…

This week in The Emotions Diary I asked “When will I feel like I can walk through life and not run?” TED had a philosophical answer to all that. And actually reframed the whole way to be in the present…

• It’s not about when, it’s about how.

• The future you you’re chasing may not even exist.

Watch the whole video to see what The Emotions Diary. had to say…

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE EMOTIONS DIARY

Whatever you can’t figure out in your life, you can figure it out in here. The Emotions Diary is the tool for undividing yourself - understanding why you do, think, and feel the things you do.

You’ll need 4 things:

• A notebook

• A pen

• An open heart

• An open mind

And the practice is in 4 steps:

• What - Write down what’s going on in your life that you want an answer to; a persistent feeling, a bad habit, not knowing why you did something, general confusion etc.

• Ask - Let this formulate into a question. Sometimes the question itself surprises you, as in, oh yeah, that is what I want to ask. Also, you can go straight to the question if you already know what you want to ask.

• Wait - Relax. Let the universe do its work. Generally an answer starts coming within seconds for me.

• Answer - Write down what it “says.” Don’t overthink, edit it, or interpret it while comes. Receive it like you’re taking dictation. Capture the tone.

  And a final note is to dwell with the answer. Feel the layers of it land in you.