Being
in the Mood
by Marie T. Russell
 Oh! Oh! It?s
here again! It crept up unexpectedly, little
by little, until it was a full blown
"Mood". You know, one of those heavy
ones when you don?t feel happy and can?t
quite place your finger on why...
When did it
start? My ego tells me ?It all started after
the conversation with that person who was
angry... it?s all their fault.?
?Whoa!
Now wait a minute,? my Higher Self
interjects. ?You know very well that no
one can actually 'make you' angry. You may
have chosen to adopt that anger and carry it
with you, but no one forced you or ?made
you? angry.?
Oh well! So
much for the theory that my mood is someone
else's fault...
Once again
I ask myself where did this mood start? And of
course, once I ask the question and quiet the
mind, the Higher Self has the answer.
?It
started when you refused to let go of the
aggravation you felt in two particular
situations. You did not like the attitude of
those around you so you copped your own
attitude. You did not let go of the
judgment, anger, and fear. That?s where
your mood came on and you invited it to stay
for awhile.
"There
is no one to blame! No, not even yourself.
It was a choice you made, albeit not
consciously, yet a choice nevertheless. You
need to accept the fact that this was a mood
swing you opted for, and you can choose to
either stay on that course or veer sharply
in another direction.?
Hum! My
choice, huh? I guess that?s right... I didn?t
have to react to someone else?s impatience
and anger. I should have done like the duck and
let it run off my impervious plumage.
Oh, oh!
This sounds like I?m ready to start on
myself with the ?shoulds?. I should have
done it this way, I could have done it that
way, I should have done it better, I did it
wrong, etc. No that can?t be the solution.
Where do I go from here?
Higher Self
had the response.
?Let
your judgment go! You were not wrong! You
were not stupid! You simply chose one course
of action instead of another. It was an
experience you chose... Yes, I know you did
not consciously decide that now you would
become moody, yet, nevertheless, you did
choose that behavior.
"So
you ask, what to do now? Choose differently!
You are a free being. You definitely have
complete jurisdiction on what comes out of
your being... your thoughts, words, actions.
So now choose love and acceptance.
Choose life and laughter. Choose forgiveness
and joy. You will see that your mood will
swing away from the dark one that has been
hovering over you, to a light, clear, happy
one.?
O.K. So I
take a deep breath, then breathe out any
frustration and anger, and choose lightness
and peace.
I repeat
out loud to myself, ?I now choose love and
peace as my constant companions. I am free.?
I take
another deep breath, and as I repeat this
affirmation, I feel its power come over me. I
feel much lighter. My mouth curls up into a
smile. My heart beats joyfully. Yes! I am
free! I can choose my attitude, my mood, my
aura. I can choose to lighten up the energy I
carry with me, simply by focusing on the
thoughts of my choice.
?I now
choose love and peace as my constant
companions. I am free!?
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