Love!

Alright! Let’s talk about LOVE today! I know you love your kids. You know you love your kids. And you may even love Jesus (as I do!) So if we love ourselves, our families, and our God, why don’t we actually FEEL the Emotion of Love more often?! What are the top three emotions that you do feel on a daily basis? For me it used to be irritation, frustration, and annoyance. A far cry from love. I couldn’t figure it out. My husband was always asking me what my “motive” was. What?!… I had no idea! (More annoyance, right? ;) I always wanted to be a Mom, this was my dream life, why was I not enjoying it like I thought I should be? Intellectually, I knew that I love my hubby and my kids and my life but I wasn’t actually feeling it. Can I get an, amen? You know what I’m talking about? 

I finally got it figured out when I learned this one simple concept. Thoughts cause feelings. Eh? I thought that feelings just popped out of nowhere and we had no control of them. Nope! Everything starts in the mind. We have a thought in our brain that releases a vibration through the body which is called a feeling or emotion. This was revolutionary to understand because then I knew where my frustration was coming from. I was not irritated because of anything my son was doing but because of my thought about it. 

So. If you want to feel love, you have to think loving thoughts. If my baby throws food on the floor and I think that she shouldn’t do that, I am going to feel irritated but if I think that, of course she did that, that’s how she shows me that she’s finished eating, I am more likely to feel a more tolerant feeling. And if I think about how much I love her and am grateful to have her, then I will generate the feeling of Love! And Love feels so good! For me to feel! 

So, go generate some new thoughts that bring more love to your life! And if that feels like a tall order at this point, because, trust me, I know that it can be easier said than done, email me at dropthewarlifecoach@gmail.com to sign up for a free session with me where I can help you take a look at what thoughts are currently causing your emotions and what thoughts and feelings you’d like to generate on purpose! Let’s do this! And start feeling the love!!