Managing Urges

If you've struggled to resist urges and stay on track with how you want to live your life, keep this one close. It's the bonus track "Managing Urges" that you can listen to whenever you're experiencing an urge. Produced by Josie Ong Media Inc.

Transcript

Some urges are so powerful, I have found myself just putting myself down for having them. Cravings and urges are normal. We all have them, And I need to remember that. There's urges, And there's acting on the urges. The urges do pass. What I do in that window of time when it's happening, Makes the difference in how I will feel when the urge is gone. I regularly ask myself, How can I observe this urge? How can I remember my why, What I'm living for, Who I'm living for, And the life I want to create? I choose to acknowledge the urges. I choose to acknowledge they can be pretty powerful, But I'm even more powerful. I manage my urges with courage and grit. I sit in this experience without losing myself in this experience. I choose my values and my priorities. I check in with myself. I give myself alternatives to being impulsive. I am clear on when my urges feel the most intense, And I am clear on the menu of safety plans I get to pick from. I know what to do when I feel urges. I observe them. I watch them pass. I engage in what grounds me, And what keeps me in my purpose, My values, And the real me. I'm noticing the urges pass. I'm feeling the urges pass.