Moving Up The Emotional Scale
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Zero is Powerlessness
12 is Total Power
On the ruler is a ball with a 2 diameter
The ball moves up and down the ruler depending on the subject you are thinking about
The center of the ball is your Emotional Set Point on the subject
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Note: Depression includes Fear, Grief, Guilt, Sadness, Disappointment, Disillusionment, Disempowerment and Discouragement
Moving Up The Emotional Scale
The ball represents the magnetic power of thoughts. Thoughts attract other thoughts that are similar in nature. You cannot think a thought outside the balls 2 diameter for very long. For example, when you think a thought about any subject the next thought will be very similar. This is why you think the same thoughts day after day, no matter what you do.
When the ball is centered on 1 on the ruler you have access to thoughts in a two inch range (the diameter of the ball), one inch to the left and one inch to the right. Therefore, you have access to more Depression which is in the center of the ball located at 1 and you have access to thoughts in 0 and 2, Powerlessness and Anger respectively. In this example, your Emotional Set Point is Depression on this subject.
So you can see the magnetic power of thought creates the cycle of Depression, Anger and Powerlessness to be repeated by Depression, Anger and Powerlessness spinning endlessly within the balls diameter.
How do we break the cycle? DELIBERATELY move the ball to Anger. Centered on Anger, the ball will be touching Frustration on the right and Depression on the left. If we keep the ball on Anger long enough, access to Powerlessness goes away since the ball is not touching 0 anymore. It is important to keep focused on Anger for a while so the ball doesnt go back to Depression by itself. How long depends on how long you have been depressed on this subject. In most cases, writing out your Anger for a week or until you feel relief will be all that is necessary.
Anger is a naturally improved emotion. Part of our self-defense system. It's OK to be Angry!
By feeling guilty, YOU send YOU back in the Depression, Anger and Powerlessness cycle spinning endlessly within the balls diameter.
When new things come up, write out your anger whenever you feel Powerlessness or Depression setting in.
With practice, you can learn to move the ball up the Emotional Scale to HOPEFULLNESS and eventually JOY.