Pastoral Care and Wellbeing
How is the weather today? Sunny? Rainy? Windy? Freezing? Will it be the same tomorrow? Probably not. And neither will our mood. Our emotions come and go. Sometimes it is super easy to let our strong emotions like anxiety or anger be the boss of us, instead of the other way round. One way to be the boss of our emotions (which means we make an active choice in the best way to respond) is to tap into our internal weather. How do you do this?
- Stop and breathe. What am I feeling and where in my body am I feeling?
- If there is a storm raging what can I do to calm it down a little?
- Take three deep breaths and remind yourself this moment won’t last!
Donna Porteus - Chaplain