Thought - Feeling - Action - Consequence Spiral

I did not expect this, but I am declaring this post the second in a three (so far!) part series on emotions. Granted, this post isn't strictly on emotions, but emotions are most certainly critical to this concept.

The concept that is the Thought-Feeling-Action-Consequence Spiral is this: thoughts produce feelings that produce actions that produce consequences (that produce other thoughts, feelings, actions, consequences, et cetera). When our consequences are favorable due to (mutually) beneficial, non-harmful, and positive actions, our life can elevate and spiral upwards. When our consequences are unfavorable due to negative, harmful, and ineffective actions, our life can slip, stumble, and spiral downwards.

Once we become aware of the Spiral we can begin the process of sorting out and eliminating the ineffective and unclear thinking patterns that we've repeated throughout our life and implement patterns of effective thinking marked by increased clarity.

If you don't like the direction your life is taking then be a victor and change your mind (by changing your thought patterns)! Start simple and create momentum and sooner than later you'll be transforming the problematic mental patterns into productive and successful realities.

Please feel free to contact me as I would be grateful to assist you through transforming your reality.

with gratitude,
james

If feelings are messengers, then what is the message?

Instead of allowing feelings to control and, in effect, manipulate you into some boneheaded, often regrettable action, practice viewing the feelings as messengers and discover what is being delivered to you.

The practice includes (1) acknowledging the feeling in your field of awareness; (2) allowing it to exist without immediately acting upon it; (3) assessing what triggered the feeling to come into your awareness; and (4) gaining understanding into why you're having that particular reaction to the trigger.

By engaging in this practice, you can increase your understanding of your cognitive perceptions of external stimuli that, consequently, produced the feelings that delivered the valuable message. Now, you can make an active decision to change your patterns of thinking to increase a new way of responding, thus feeling.

In my estimation, when this practice is practiced routinely it is a another notch in advancing your human evolution.

Thanks for taking the time,
james