One of the things I like most about being a Life Coach is that I get to witness and play a tiny part in the transformation and change-for-the-better in the lives of the people I coach. Reporting back from the fields of their lives, my clients tell me about becoming self-sustaining and intervening to soothe their energy when in distress. Since I teach people how to soothe their disturbed energy, these success stories tell me that they are using their tool-kit of coaching resources and it’s working.
Self-sustaining people turn despair into inspiration the way ancient alchemists turned lead into gold. They know how to plug into source energy, inner guidance, higher power, God and discover that relief/salvation and light are always ours for the asking.
Popping a psychic lozenge helps stop the sputtering and fussing long enough to catch your breath and respond rather than react; climb out of the abyss rather than digging yourselves in deeper. These lozenges come in all shapes, sizes and dimensions (as in 3D). They range from connecting with our breath, placing our hands on our hearts, saying a prayer, meditating, singing a song, going to the movies, running, playing the “what if up” game and doing the ‘work’ of Byron Katie and sucking your thumb – just for starters.
There are the lozenges of music, of the sea, of color, Yoga, touch, presence. Altoids work for some; others prefer a spoonful of honey, a ginger mint or something stronger.
I am moved and delighted at the ways clients come up with to soothe their energy. One woman searched online for a version of chanting OM, played it all day, changed the channel in her mind and heart and soothed her energy. She tuned into a place of peace and well being, stilling her anxiety and monkey mind chatter.
Another client soothed her energy by choosing nourishment and balance over overwhelm. She focused on planning and preparing healthy food so she can eat well at home or on the run. When she gets stressed out she returns to her menu and to feeding herself well and everything else seems to fall into place. She is cultivating the habit of inner and outer peace and sustainability through nourishment.
Sometimes we intervene before we do what we have said we won’t, and turn down the rich dessert or the tantrum and sometimes we don’t.
It’s hard to intervene when we are really upset but that’s when it can make the most difference. If we take a deep breath, go for a walk, pull out our coaching tool kit and pray to see things differently, we can make a turbulent ride more comfortable and stay open to what the experience has to teach us.
The more we pay attention to how we feel, and act to comfort ourselves and move toward feeling better, the healthier and happier we will be and the more positive our impact will be where ever we go.
When we can calm ourselves down, be a loving parent to our inner child, shift our focus, remember that everything is working for our benefit, that this too shall pass and that all is well, the happier we are and the more we can sustain it because it’s an inside job and we have the tools and the know how to keep it going.
One habit that sustains me and soothes my energy is taking a deep breath. I inhale love, light, well-being and golden light and I exhale sorrow, tension discomfort and distress. I do it often. It’s free; anyone can do it and it works.
Here’s to soothing your energy, responding rather than reacting and being deliberate creators of wonderful lives rather than victims of fate.
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