Finding Truths That Feel Good

My latest intention is to just feel good, just let myself feel good. I’m understanding that a lot of feelings that come up are following my inner language, and the ways I describe my present spaces. When I come into a space that I consider unsavory, my immediate reaction is to describe it as such. “I hate this”, “this sucks”, blah blah blah. How is that helping? 

I observe this more in others, but I know I definitely fall into it as well. Then, when we’re asked why we’re speaking so negatively, we say, “because it’s the truth”, but is this the only truth present? That’s what I want to set an intention around exploring. What else is happening in this space? How did I come to be where I am currently? What can I see that could be of service to me? What can I learn here? 

Curiosity is a much better space than immediate pessimism. I want to ask the questions that can lead me to what else may be true about a space that I’m in. For instance, if I wake up feeling sad, my first thought is usually “I hate that I’m sad”, and that’s the truth. What else may be true though? It’s also true that I’m thankful for the capacity to feel. I’m thankful for another opportunity to coexist with sadness. I’m thankful for a new chance to learn what I need in spaces of sadness. 

In my pursuit of feeling good, in general, I want to learn to land on the truths that feel the best. Saying that I hate the space that I’m in automatically brings more negativity into the space. I can, instead, find the truths that feel better than the space that I’m in. I can find the truths that help me to better accept the space I’m in and create a pathway to feeling better, overall.