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Another way to keep other peopleβs energy from invading you is to stop whatever youβre doing and name everything you see around you, out loud if possible, for a few minutes. For example, right now, you might look around you and say, βI see a black desk lamp, a beige telephone, three magazines, a white vase with a red carnation in it, three yellow pencils, a brown wastebasket, my boss smiling at a client,β and so on. Continue doing this for three or four minutes, or until youβre completely relaxed, calm, and neutral. This exercise trains you to get out of your head and be present instead of being emotionally hijacked into your own or someone elseβs drama.
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Sonia Choquette (Trust Your Vibes (Revised Edition): Live an Extraordinary Life by Using Your Intuitive Intelligence)