According to Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence book, a key component of managing emotions is the ability to soothe oneself when needed.
How do I soothe me? Let me count the ways...
1. Having warm milk and cookies (or cake). Such a cliche, but it works for me! The best milk drink I've had so far is Lindtt's hot chocolate which I discovered in Sydney a few months back. Truly heaven on earth. Freshly-warmed chocolate cake is also my all-time fave.
2. Eating comfort food a.k.a. going on an eat-all-I-can Chinese food spree!
3. Shopping! This is a surefire pick-me-upper.
4. Organizing my closet -- as in arranging items by type and color, removing those I don't intend to use anymore, cleaning and sanitizing my shoe drawers...Very therapeutic!
5. Journaling. Writing down my thoughts and feelings helps me put things in perspective.
6. Going away. Going someplace I've never been to before perks me up, especially if it involves plenty of sightseeing, eating, and shopping! If I knew how to drive, driving off to a far place will be under this category.
7. Playing hooky! There's something about playing hooky that's so refreshing! (Maybe because it temporarily frees the rule-breaker in me?)
8. Talking to a trusted confidant. Praying is part of this. Being in the company of energy-givers is always helpful. Also, I steer clear of emotional vampires when I'm not in tiptop shape (because they only make a person feel worse)!
May we always be soothed when we need to be soothed...
1. Having warm milk and cookies (or cake). Such a cliche, but it works for me! The best milk drink I've had so far is Lindtt's hot chocolate which I discovered in Sydney a few months back. Truly heaven on earth. Freshly-warmed chocolate cake is also my all-time fave.
2. Eating comfort food a.k.a. going on an eat-all-I-can Chinese food spree!
3. Shopping! This is a surefire pick-me-upper.
4. Organizing my closet -- as in arranging items by type and color, removing those I don't intend to use anymore, cleaning and sanitizing my shoe drawers...Very therapeutic!
5. Journaling. Writing down my thoughts and feelings helps me put things in perspective.
6. Going away. Going someplace I've never been to before perks me up, especially if it involves plenty of sightseeing, eating, and shopping! If I knew how to drive, driving off to a far place will be under this category.
7. Playing hooky! There's something about playing hooky that's so refreshing! (Maybe because it temporarily frees the rule-breaker in me?)
8. Talking to a trusted confidant. Praying is part of this. Being in the company of energy-givers is always helpful. Also, I steer clear of emotional vampires when I'm not in tiptop shape (because they only make a person feel worse)!
May we always be soothed when we need to be soothed...
4 comments:
eating comfort food -- fixing myself a bowl of bing's famous celery soup!
oooh emotional vampires... creepily negative
comfort talaga, straight to the comfort room (nyek, corny ko pero natawa ako sa sarili ko)
emo vampires. hmmmmmmmmmmm i know one. WHAHAHA
Hmmmm...I am certainly not soothed by these comments. Hahaha!
whahahahaha sorryyyyy
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