Hello Reader,

It’s been a month since my complete mental breakdown, and at that point, I had already been depressed and anxious for 10 months, give or take.

I’ve talked about what I think happened a month ago, and I still think my analysis was correct.

It was a breakdown, but also the first step to healing, letting all of my suppressed negative emotions finally express themselves.

After that, I’ve used a journal to further express (press out) anything that needs to be expressed, and everything I didn’t know needed to be expressed.

Yes, journaling seems to help “press out” even the subconscious negative thoughts and emotions. Creative (or should I say expressive) journaling has proven to be extremely powerful.

I’ve also used my AAA framework with associated tools such as the 4 levels of forgiveness and IVA (Imaginal Visual Alignment) to create a new, happier, healthier version of myself.

And here’s the verdict after one month:

On a happiness scale of 1 to 10 (10 being happiest), today I firmly sit at 8/10, with no signs of depression. Maybe some days are 7/10, but I still consider that as being happy.

I’d say that’s an amazing result with such simple tools and processes.

These tools are yours to try for free, by the way. You can find them here:

• ​IVA and Creative Journaling​

• ​The 4 Levels of Forgiveness​

Granted, I’m not ecstatically happy (10/10), I know life can be so much better, but still, compared to how I’ve felt for the last almost a year, I’m happy with what I’ve achieved.

So there’s no doubt I’ve healed myself.

That is cause for celebration, for sure!

It took way less time than I thought, and I suspect there may still be setbacks in the near future. But as I said, considering how I’ve been feeling for almost a year, I dare say I’m back to being myself again.

Still, the story continues.

I know things can get so much better, and I still feel a deep unconscious need for something more. Like something is still off, and I can’t be fully content no matter what I do.

That’s really a good segue to what I want to discuss today.

Are You Doing Enough?

That’s what I’ve been thinking about lately.

Am I doing enough to get where I want to be?

Am I doing enough to truly heal myself?

These thoughts made me remember something a person much wiser than I has taught me about the nature of the universe:

It’s not about “am I DOING enough” but “am I BEING enough”.

You’ve probably heard the comparison that “manifesting” is like “making an order at a restaurant” (I've used this comparison a lot).

You place the order, and then you can relax and wait patiently for your food to be delivered.

When you place your order, you don’t have to do anything but wait.

Waiting for your order to be delivered is a process of BEING.

Being patient. Being social (if you are with friends). Being curious about the events around you. Being mindful of the taste of the drink you have while waiting.

You get the point.

You shouldn’t DO anything to interfere with the delivery process, but you can BE so many things while waiting:

Impatient, relaxed, anxious, inspired, curious, annoyed, mindful, at peace… and so on.

It’s not any different from life.

When you are living your life and trying to make the most out of it, the more important thing than doing enough is being enough.

Because we tend to think that doing leads to being:

Work hard -> get money -> be happy.

Go socialise -> find a special person -> be loved.

Travel to a beautiful place -> be at peace.

But the spiritual truth about life is that the process works the other way around.

Be something first, then you get the results you are looking for.

Being leads to doing.

Be lovable -> do things with confidence -> find love.

Be abundant -> Do things as a wealthy person would -> find opportunities for making money.

And so on and so forth.

Being something creates new thoughts and actions based on that “beingness”.

Your body-mind-spirit-complex will align towards your goals based on this state of “being” very naturally.

What I’m trying to say here is that I personally need to learn to trust the process and be patient.

I need to be more at peace and mindful about the daily miracles I’ve witnessed, and believe that life will deliver more if I can just sit down and relax for a while.

Let this be the takeaway from this newsletter:

And everything around you will magically fall in place

...Because that’s how life works.

Until next time,

BE happy -> think happy thoughts!

​- Atte

P.S. If you want help achieving a specific state of being, you can use techniques such as IVA, which I described in a recent blog post.

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