Vibe high, get your hopes up!
Why do we tell ourselves not to get our hopes up? Why would we deprive ourselves of feelings of excitement and joy? Is it because we assume things might not go to plan, and knowing how good something could feel will make the disappointment worse? Let’s admit it’s a rubbish way of looking at things ;-)
When we talk about not getting our hopes up, we're talking about pushing away the feeling of excitement that’s rising within us. The fact is, excitement + joy are two of the most powerful and abundant emotions we can feel! So why would we deprive ourselves of feeling that just in case we end up not receiving what we desire?
Why am I talking to you about this?
A year ago I was going to meet a dog we might get to adopt. Phil didn’t want to get his hopes up and suggested I didn’t either because we’d had a lot of disappointment trying to adopt a rescue but as I walked to see this doggy I could feel myself getting really excited and my imagination was playing out the years we would have with this dog. It started in my belly then it was in my chest and I was breathing faster, then I felt my arms and legs tingling… It was too late, my hopes were up!
Why am I going to push these feelings down when what I am feeling, feels amazing?
I knew it might not get to be this particular dog we adopted but my hopes were up and it was a good thing because it showed me how much I wanted to adopt a dog! If simply thinking about adopting a dog brings me this much joy and excitement then hell yeah, I’m going to feel into that! I'm not going to push that down, I am in JOY, and Joy is the highest vibrating emotion there is!
When we say, “don't get your hopes up”, it’s almost like we are limiting our own belief in things being better, in things improving or something changing for us. Let's all agree that getting our hopes up is a rising of our vibrational energy.
The energy within us is what influences our mood and the way we are in the world.
When our vibration is high, we feel more switched on and alive, and I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to dull that down.
Next time you think to yourself, “I don’t want to get my hopes up”, consider doing this instead;
Notice what you’re thinking and what you’re feeling. Maybe note it down.
Notice where you are feeling these sensations in your body, it might help to place a hand on your belly or close your eyes.
Do these feelings, feel good?
What are these feelings telling you/showing you? Again, maybe note anything down as it comes up.
Is this something you desire to have in your life? If so, you can tune into the feeling of how it would impact your life and your wellbeing.
Remember to focus on the situation/experience rather than putting all your energy into the person/the job/the dog connected to that situation or thought.
This way you can really identify with the feeling of joy this scenario, or a similar one, will bring to your life and not fixate on it being the exact one in that particular.
Go raise your vibration, my love!
Becki
xoxo
