Self Improvement: Mental and Emotional Side

Not everyone believes this, but the emotional and mental aspects of a person, when combined, lead to better self-improvement.

Emotions love to dominate our actions and reactions, although sometimes we don’t want it to happen. Society often sees emotions as a sign of weakness, so people are used to putting them aside and focusing more and more on the rational aspects.

No matter how strict and logical you are, you will always feel. One way or another, someone or something will go through you.

Positive emotions are a lifelong goal for many of us concerned with emotional health and self-improvement. What is more important? how much money you made during your life or how many times you laughed out of sheer joy?

People tend to put their positive emotions behind their negative feelings. This is one of the biggest problems people encounter during their life.

There is no clear-cut way to ignore a negative experience and try to replace it with a positive one. Life just doesn’t work that way.

For example, when you were a child, if your goldfish died, it would break your heart. Your parents will probably buy you another goldfish, but the pain is still there.

Things get even more complex when you become an adult. A fight with your spouse the night before will affect your entire day. You will go to work angry, tired and your mind will wander. On the way home from work, you won’t notice the sun is shining and you won’t be tempted to stop at a roadside stall to buy some fresh fruits and vegetables.

All this because that single negative thought has contaminated the way you perceive the reality around you.

At this point you will realize that finding a safe place to relax your mind will do wonders for your emotional and mental improvement.

That place is relatively easy to find. It can be a real place or an imaginary place. The best idea is to completely lose yourself in it.

Let’s say you have a problem in mind and it just doesn’t go away. Go bowling. I do not know how? Just try it.

Get caught up in the game. Your mind will turn away from the negative thoughts that dominated your last hours or days and it will begin to process a completely new type of information.

A safe haven can take many forms. It can be a song, a movie, even a person or an animal. The main thing is to allow yourself to be fully involved with this new activity.

You may still get flashes of the problem from time to time. Ignore it and focus even more on what you are doing.

When the bowling game, song or movie is over, you will abruptly return to reality. You will probably want to retire to a safe place. Do not do it.

The safe place exists only as a helping hand, not as a solution to the problems in your life, big or small. It serves only as an escape route.

You will return from your safe zone with a higher level of energy. You will feel better about yourself and gain more confidence. You will see that any problem can be solved.

Here’s how a little escape from a harsh reality can increase your emotional and mental health. Try to do this frequently and you will be on your way to improving your personality.