Moods

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Transcript

Moods

Have you ever noticed how often you’re in one of your moods?

We all are.

Sad. Happy. Euphoric. Irritable. Or just… pissed off. No matter who you are, moods just show up. Regularly.

And here’s the funny thing about them — they usually come out of nowhere. One minute everything’s fine, the next minute, "poof," there it is. Sitting on your doorstep like it’s been invited.

A mood can hang around for minutes. It can stick for hours. Days. And sometimes . . . decades — if we let it.

But here’s a scoop of good news: every time you realize you’re in a mood, you’re already holding the key to getting out of it.

That key is the noticing.

Think about it. Who’s the one who notices you’re in a mood?

It’s not the mood itself. It's you.

That part of you — the part that’s watching, noticing, observing — that’s your way out.

Because the moment you notice a mood, you’re no longer inside it. You’ve created a little space. A pause. A break in the action.

And that break? That’s freedom.

Now let’s say you catch yourself in one of those frazzled frames of mind. What you do next determines how long that mood sticks around.

Most people immediately go looking for the reason they feel the way they do. And almost always, that turns into looking for someone — or something — to blame.

That never helps. In fact, it usually guarantees the mood sticks around longer.

So try this instead.

What if, instead of saying, “Ugh, I’m in a lousy mood because of this, that, or the other thing,” you just noticed it?

What if you calmly said, “I’m noticing I’m in an un-resourceful frame of mind.” Period.

Did you hear that period? No story. No drama. Just noticing.

Once you notice, you’ve created an opening. And here’s what you do with it.

Bring your attention to where the mood shows up in your body. Your chest. Your shoulders. Your stomach. Wherever it lives. And just stay with that physical sensation.

No analysis. No “why.” No running commentary.

The more you keep your attention on the feeling itself, the faster the mood dissolves. I like to call it the metabolization of moods.

Justifying a mood is like inviting a boring relative to stay for a while. The more you talk about it, the longer it hangs around. Give reasons for your mood to enough people, and you reinforce it even more.

And maybe you’ve never noticed this before . . . but mood rhymes with brood. 

So learn to notice. Learn to feel.

It’s a skill worth practicing — because it’s a one-way ticket out of town for your ‘tude of a mood.

All the best,

John