Releasing Emotional Toxins

by Dona Lyman

With the new year, comes new dreams, new intentions and new life.

There was only one thing that came to my mind today to discuss and that was, "how can I create this year to be all that I want it to be?" What can I do to ensure that all my dreams and intent are the very "buckets" that are set up to "catch" the abundance, the prosperity, the love and the grace. What can I do to ensure that the "goodies" that these buckets catch can be learned, shared, and taught to others?

A very good friend once told me "to grab one hand behind you and one hand in front of you and everyone will reach the path to discovering their true potential." It's so important that we help each other out - you see "just as the student is ready, the teacher appears"; and so it is that "just as the teacher is ready the student appears." When we are eager, willing, and able to learn, we must be open to receiving what it is that we are asking for. However, so many of us "miss" this receiving part because we are carrying along so many bags of emotional baggage that we can't possibly move forward. This baggage acts as toxins that invade every cell of our mind, body and spirit. It's like drinking the most vile, disgusting polluted water you can find. Wouldn't you rather quench your thirst with delicously pure spring water from the most purest, highest place untouched by human hands?

Ofcourse! We all want nourishment from a pure,natural, organic source. The beautiful thing is that each and everyone one of us has a direct tap to that source. So, how do you release these emotional toxins? The prescription is quite simple.

First, you must take take 100% responsibility for the actions that you have taken. I like to say that "you can't hire someone to do the push-ups for you." You can not change the circumstances that you are in, but you can change yourself. Give up the excuses, give up the victim stories, give up all the reasons why you can't and stop placing the blame on outside circumstances. All that matters from this point on, is that you are choosing to take 100% responsibility so that you can cut the cords that have been keeping you down.

Second, acknowledge and really "feel" those feelings. How did a particular situation make you "feel." What feelings did you like, and what feelings didn't you like? What can you change? By acknowledging the feelings, you are giving them their due respect. It's almost like a nagging child pulling on the leg of your pants. That child won't go away until you acknowledge them.

Lastly, you need to release it. Extract what you have learned and then let it go and don't give it another thought. Begin to focus your time and energy on the positive. Set your intent and then take the action you need to achieve it.