Which Floor???

We all ride the Mood Elevator, up and down, moment by moment, day by day.

My husband and I have an inside joke we started last year about managing our mood elevator. I’d hear him on meetings and calls and his tone of voice and volume let me know he was involved in a challenging conversation. I would jokingly ask him afterwards, what floor did they take you to? From then, we began to hold each other accountable for managing our mood elevator.

Sometimes, we ride peacefully from floor to floor. Other times, we shoot from the basement to the penthouse of frustration, anger, or offense before we realize it!

Life happens fast! A reckless driver, a rude comment or action, a moment of being overlooked, each has the power to take us from the lobby to the 10th floor emotionally in a matter of seconds!

Listen carefully, we cannot control the events around us, but we can learn to manage what those events stir up in us and repurpose our actions.

We can take that intense energy( rage, bitterness, despair, etc) and reframe it. It’s not about denying how you feel but redirecting your feelings towards something that will serve you better.

The 10th floor might be inevitable some days but it’s not your only option. Everytime you choose reset instead of react, you reclaim your peace, dignity, and your self-control.

In that space between the trigger and your response, God will meet you and give you to grace you need to rise in wisdom versus anger.

Next time you feel the elevator climbing too fast, ask yourself, how can I turn this moment into something that builds me, not breaks me?

How you travel on this elevator is up to you! Live each day at peace with yourself.

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From Light to Light,

WandaP