Your Emotions Clearly Tell You What To Do Next. Are You Listening?

Your Emotions Clearly Tell You What To Do Next. Are You Listening?

I want to talk to you about something we often get wrong about our feelings.

You might have felt frustrated with your feelings or told yourself you should just "be more positive." When we do that, we often treat our emotions as problems to solve, whereas they are actually the most precise guidance system we have.

Your emotional state is a kind of internal GPS. It doesn’t judge your destination; it just tells you, with perfect clarity, whether you are heading towards what you truly want or away from it. This is the core of the Abraham Hicks Emotional Guidance Scale. It is a map of emotional vibrations, from the lowest, heaviest feelings to the highest, lightest ones.

The scale shows us that we cannot leap from the bottom to the top in one go. Wanting to jump from feeling depression or powerlessness (at level 22 at the bottom) straight to joy (at level 1 at the top) is like trying to teleport to the top floor of a building without using the stairs. It would not be a realistic goal, and aiming for it makes you feel worse, because you set yourself up for disappointment. What does work, though, is the gentle, consistent climb.

This is where the emotional ladder comes in, and your goal is simply to find the next feeling that feels slightly better, the next rung up on the ladder.

Let me give you a concrete example. If you're feeling discouraged (level 16), the thought of feeling passion (level 2) or enthusiasm (level 3) can feel quite impossible. But what about moving to disappointment (level 12)? That is a genuine, achievable step. Disappointment has a softer energy than the heaviness of discouragement, and it is a few steps up the ladder. From disappointment, you might find your way to pessimism (9), then to boredom (8), and then to contentment (7). You see how it works? Each step is a genuine emotional and vibrational shift, not a forced positive affirmation that is only happening in your head.

This process asks you to stop fighting your emotions and start listening to them. Anger is not a sign you are a bad person; it is a signal that you are moving out of powerlessness. Frustration is not a bad thing when it is a step up from overwhelm. Each feeling has a distinct quality that tells you exactly where you are, and what you could aim for next.

The next time you feel a low mood, I encourage you to pause. Instead of resisting it, just identify it and find it on the scale. Then, without any pressure, ask yourself: "What would feel a tiny bit better than this?" It might be a small thought, a deep breath, a change of scene, a five-minute walk, or sitting down with a nice cup of tea.

You do not need to manufacture joy. But what you can do is take the next small step up your emotional ladder. Your guidance system is always on, always broadcasting where you are with your emotions and showing you the way up. The most powerful thing you can do for yourself is learn its language.