Responding, Instead of Reacting

The Archangels Guide Us on How to Control Emotions

There was a time when I was as likely to react to a stressful situation as to calmly respond. I usually have a pretty long fuse, but there have been times when I’ve been a slave of my emotions. I remember times when something set me off, and it would ruin my whole day or longer. That rarely happens these days, and when it does, I do a lot of grounding and meditating to get myself back on track sooner rather than later.

It takes time and effort to be able to think and respond rather than react. I asked the Archangels for some guidance on how to do this, and their response follows.

Question: It takes some time to be able to control your emotions, instead of allowing them to control you. Can you offer some guidance to help us accomplish this?

Answer:

First, we would like to address the wording of your question. Accomplishment is a worthy goal, but it is not the same thing as mastery, and this is important to understand. Very few can control and choose their emotions every time. Complete mastery is unrealistic.

Secondly, when you learn and practice thoughtfully responding to a stressful situation as opposed to simply reacting to it without thought, every time you are successful is a feat worth celebrating. However, if you react before you…