What kind of reminders have you set for yourself in your calendar or planner?

Anniversaries?

Appointments?

Birthdays?

Meetings?

What if you could use your calendar to remind you how to feel?

If you’re the kind of person that plows through the day without stopping, only to wake up the next day to do it all over again then setting reminders in your calendar is an ideal way for you find moments to reset.

You might think that setting reminders to tell you how to feel sounds a little manufactured and that emotions should be experienced naturally, and to some extent you’re correct. But what if you’re in an emotional rut?

What if your emotional status has become more of a habit than a natural feeling?

If you have an exercise routine or hobby, you’ve probably scheduled time on your calendar for these activities. And why do you schedule time? The easy answer is because you want to ensure you don’t miss the activity.

But what’s the deeper answer?

You’re engaging in the activity because you hope that in doing so you will either change or improve upon the person you currently are.

The same can work for emotional reminders.

You can set reminders to practice a moment of gratitude, think about a loved one, smile, or something as simple as taking a deep breath. All of these have been proven to improve emotional states.

Look, I know this might seem like a strange idea, or you feel as though you don’t need a reminder to tell you how to feel. And if you’re the kind of person that’s tuned in to your emotions and are consciously using them to benefit you, then you’re correct.

But if you’re the kind of person that tends to fall victim to your own emotions, then what’s the harm in setting a reminder to smile? Best case scenario is that you experienced a positive emotion, worst case, you smiled. Sounds like a win win to me.

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