What could possibly feel better than getting that new car?
Or that new phone?
Or those new shoes?
…The answer?
Whatever we decide we’re going to feel better about.
That’s the thing about feelings—they’re signals created by us as a result of what we tell ourselves about the world.
“I’m the type of person who always rocks the latest.” Versus: “I’m the type of person who knows how to rock whatever I have.”
Once we realize that our feelings are a byproduct of the stories we tell ourselves we can begin to move our pens differently—as the author of our story—and better influence the feelings that result.