Is your mood shifting like the weather?

"It's raining again" or "it's so cold here"
Do you ever find yourself in the loop of complaining about the weather?
I have been there, and it's funny how something so out of our control can influence our mood so powerfully.

Now, you have every right to feel a certain way the weather changes - but the weather is just one example of how quickly we can push play on an old pattern in our nervous systems. 

If you feel easily influenced by others, by the weather etc it's as if you are a thermostat that is constantly changing up or down to accommodate everything or everyone around you. If someone's mood is low, you drop lower. If the weather is not conducive to your plans, you drop lower. If someone is agitated, you become agitated too. It can feel exhausting, and hard to be content if you're always reacting to the world around you. 

Now, imagine the freedom you might feel if you could stay steady in your heart no matter the "weather." Imagine you set the tone, and can maintain that level of elevated mood, and energy, rather than be brought up or down by the world around you. 
In that case you'd be like a thermometer holding the temperature, setting the "tone" of the room, rather than the thermostat - constantly shifting. 

If you'd like to be a thermometer more of the time, listen up!

Reacting means you're running old programs in your nervous system. (No shame here, most of us do or will at some point).
One of the quickest and simplest ways to stop an old program from running is to run a new program. 

Here's a simple exercise to help you and your nervous system run the program of pure presence, where you are more connected, which means you can hold your energy, mood, vibration, and intention with ease. 

Pause whatever you are doing. 
Close your eyes, and slowly rub your hands together, really feeling this touch between your hands. 
Tune in to each of your sense, 
What am I smelling right now?
What do I see right now?
What do I hear right now?
What do I taste right now?
Take a few more breaths through your nose, with a slightly longer exhale than inhale.
Bring a smile to your face, and repeat this throughout your day to come back to the present moment. 

This is one stepping stone to help you anchor into your steady heart.
What else can you do to bring you into the present moment?

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With love & gratitude, 
 Dr. Jessica