Quick & effective steps to easily change your feelings (part 2)
by Colin G Smith

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From time to time we experience certain feelings that limit
our ability to respond with choice. Quite often we try and
change our feelings by using reason. Relying on conscious
reasoning alone though is severely limited and often doesn't
get us the outcome we wanted.

So what can we do then to change our feelings more easily
and effectively?

Tap into our vast unconscious resources.

The unconscious parts of our mind are like a huge iceberg
and the part of our mind we refer to as conscious is not
even the tip of the iceberg, it is much, much smaller!

To dip into the 'other than conscious' ocean of resources is
really quite straight forward.

If I were to ask you what the surface of planet Neptolzen
looked like how would you imagine it?

I bet you got some kind of representation in your minds eye,
right, so where did that come from?

It bubbled up from your unconscious resources. This one
simple mechanism is very useful when utilised in a
beneficial way.

Now give the following method a run through to help you
understand how the process functions:

"The Picture re-Frame"

1. Think of a situation where you want to change your
feelings. You want to have more choice in how to respond.

2. Now picture that situation. What do you see?

3. If you haven't already, step outside of the picture and
push the picture off over there so that you can see yourself
in it.

4. Now look at that image and become aware of any new
insights and understandings from this new perspective.

5. What would happen if you were to imagine placing a wooden
frame around that picture?

6. Allow your unconscious or your imagination or your
creative part or your 'other than conscious resources' to
try out other frames.

What about a plastic frame. Try changing the colour of the
frames. Put the picture in an oval frame.

What would a comedic frame look like? A Sexy frame? A frame
of excellence? Or a learning frame?

And what would happen if you were to place a light on top of
the picture frame. Would it literally 'shed new light on
things'?

7. One more little experiment: Imagine, whilst looking at
the picture, feeling the texture of the frame. What does the
frame feel like? Now soften the frame. Try a Balsa wood
frame. Or how about a silly putty frame!

Finally, just out of curiosity, what would happen if you
made the picture translucent? You know, so you can see
through it.

The simple imagination experiment above can be done quite
quickly by keeping it simple and straight forward, so why
not play around with this little mind experiment because
your unconscious has already started giving you even more
compelling reasons to do so now has it not?

Author's Bio
Colin G Smith is a licensed Master Practitioner of Neuro-
Linguistic Programming (NLP) and author of 'The NLP
ToolBox', a personal development book that enables the
reader to master any area of their life with amazing speed.
Complete information on Colin G Smith's books are available
at his website, including a FREE personal development mini-
course.