7 Severn

Welcome. We find ourselves in high vibration today, as it marks a significant milestone in our calendar. This is our 52nd week of blogging.

The title is equally pertinent for such a time too. Now that we’re about to enter our 2nd year of blogging. We are indeed: Optimistic – Eager – Hopeful.

The Britannica Dictionary states: –

Optimistic:
Having or showing hope for the future: expecting good things to happen.

Eager:
Very excited and interested.
Feeling a strong and impatient desire to do something or for something.

Hopeful:
Full of hope.
Feeling or showing hope.
Giving someone feelings of hope.
A person who hopes to do something.

We began blogging in 2022 which was a ‘6’ Universal Year and crossed over into 2023 – a ‘7’ Universal Year. The relevance to ourselves in this regard is:

‘6’ represents balance and adjustments in life, with emphasis in areas of health.
We discuss Self-help and Wellbeing for the betterment of all.

‘7’ represents analysis and going within, where all emotions may be revealed.
We are currently discussing the Emotions Wheel.

An exercise you may be interested in – if you’re not already doing so, is:

Emotional Journaling

If you’re just starting out on this idea, please note – as it’s name suggests – this will be very revealing, interesting and when carried out correctly. It can be a very rewarding practice.

A word to the wise. Whether or not you are in a professional field or not, having a support network of some description is of equal importance.
Your Journal can play an important part in this network. As you pour out your feelings onto it’s pages, note how it receives them without judgement. Allowing you to relieve anxieties, express yourself freely and perhaps understand your own emotional triggers.

You may use a plain journal or if required, there are a number of guided journals available. These can be found either at a bookstore, stationary shop, or online.

Remember. This is personal to you, so just free write what comes out and don’t try to analyze your feelings.
If possible, write for 10-15mins straight each day. You can then re-read what is written later, for insights.

To begin. describe a recent event, giving details of who was there, what they were doing, where and when it occurred and why things happened as they did.
Use all of the senses in your description. Smells, tastes, sight and hearing are important triggers to emotional memory.
Now express your feelings about the event.
How did it make you feel?

Using your senses as triggers, try to understand the “Big Picture” of your emotional response. For instance, if you’re anxious, consider situations where this is triggered. You may have thoughts that you could not have expressed otherwise.

You may wish to explore past events in your life in the same manner. Describing it in its fullest detail, list all triggers for emotional response and explore them. You may discover links you hadn’t otherwise considered.

A final note: Do not overthink your writing – let it be free flowing. Revisit your writing at a later stage for analysis – not whilst writing it. Some people choose to write before bed, as a means to release the day in order to aide sleep.

We end this weeks post with the following quote, as we believe it fits perfectly to mark our joyful occasion:

“And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: ‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.’
And he replied:
‘Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.’”
Desert (1908) ‘God Knows’ (quoted by King George VI in his Christmas broadcast, 25 December 1939)
Sourced: The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Revised Edition.

Thank you for reading.

Next Week. We’re: Enthusiastic – Excited – Zealous.