One of the great joys of committing to writing these newsletters for you each month is that it forces me to be introspective about my thoughts and feelings. And in return, that allows me to consider how I’m fairing with my own karma.
If I’m happy one day, and not the next, what is it that creates that rollercoaster of emotions? Nearly always, I find it’s because of external sources, and it reminds me that despite having no control on how someone is to me, I do have a choice in how I receive and process that information.
Constantly checking oneself for emotional turmoil does have significant benefits, despite it sounding like an arduous chore. The biggest issue at the beginning of my introspective journey was finding tools to reduce, or overcome external influences. But over the years, I’ve collected many remedies for this and, today, with the likes of social media, we can all find plenty of therapies to try, to see what fits us best.
Keeping ourselves in check is something I can’t recommend highly enough. It introduces us to our triggers, and it allows us to look for ways to manage them in the best way for us. Being happy every day shouldn’t be the goal, but contentment is a truly grounding emotion. The nearest we can get to that each day, the easier our lives become.
I wish you all the best on your own journey and, more that everything, I want to thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts with you. I know many of you are generous to write, and some even moved, and that fills me with a huge amount of gratitude.