There's this thing about energy.
It's got a whole explanation behind it but for the moment we're just going to go with what is actually a pretty simple concept.
Say you've got a bunch of bad energy coming from inside, or from anywhere for that matter.
It's Energy - and you can use it instead of feeling like it's gonna drown you or otherwise keep you from what you want to be, which probably is NOT feeling like negative energy is swamping you.
So you flip it.
Your body, mind, and soul are inextricably linked. You are one organism so all of your parts (body, mind, spirit) are in the same place at the same time, right? You might not be able to change what's going on in the world around you - but you CAN take your own parts and use them to help each other.
If you're feeling blue, or cranky, or whatever, and would rather feel happy, or in a good mood instead ...
Here's the 'simple' part.
Your body affects the other parts as much as they affect your body, so use it.
Use your body.
Behavior (the use of your body) is a product, if you will, of what's going on inside of you.
The reverse is also true.
Believe me on this one because it's been put to some severe tests by my own self.
When you feel like boo-hooing, sing instead.
When you feel like cutting loose and hollering, find something good to talk about instead.
When you feel like sitting on the couch and lazing the day away, get up and do something active.
What you WANT to be doing instead of what you Feel Like Doing At The Moment is just as much an option for you at any given time, so pick that option instead of the negative one.
Hard to do?
Yep.
But really hard only at the beginning. It gets easier and you'll get really good at it before you even realize.
That having been said, it does take some will-power and might not always work as quick as you want it to. Don't you quit. Keep trying ... unless you want to wallow in negativity, you have nothing to lose and a lot to gain.
When you're using your body to sing, or dance, or take a walk, or do something (anything) productive and fun, it has the effect of re-setting your mind and your soul to go along with it.
Whether Energy comes across as Negative or Positive, it is STILL ENERGY and you can most certainly take that Negative and flip it into Positive.
The quickest and 'easiest' way is to use your body.
Physically 'acting out' behaviors that belong to what you want to 'be' or to 'feel' actually do have more of an impact than a person would think.
You'll feel as though you're 'being fake' but really you're behaving in anticipation of what you will soon be, and there will be times you might notice the transition between 'faking it' and 'making it happen'. It's all part of the same thing, all part of You.
Which isn't to say that whatever was making you blue, or cranky, or whatever doesn't need to be dealt with - it's just a lot easier to do that if you tackle it from a position of strength - and flipping negative to positive, on purpose and by using your own body, mind, and spirit in positive ways to make it happen reminds you pretty powerfully that you DO have the strength to deal with what you need to deal with.
Just sayin'.
You've got more to you than you might think.
The photo? CERN banged two tiny bits of matter together and got a picture of the Energy produced when they collided and their Energy spiraled out to take whatever form was next for it as it was done being those particles. This is the top view. The side view looks like an hourglass.
That's beauty, the Energy of our world.
If those two tiny particles contained the Energy caught in that photo, imagine how much Energy our bodies contain.
Quit underestimating yourself.
You've got everything you need right there in your own self - body, mind, spirit - so what's keeping you from using it?
Nothing.
Find your Balance.
Love Yourself - because until you do you won't know how to love anyone else.
