Hi, Lucy... I'm sure we already met, There....hehe
You mention a hard day at work...yes, me too, that's one of the thing that can make me forget Who I Am, and unplug me from contact with Inner Source. But lately, I use a new strategy, and it works well for me. It fits with the theme of this thread, and with compassion, too, so i'll share a bit about it.
It's about experiencing reality as a "triality", that is, not with 2 poles, but 3. You have the positive, the negative, and, up the top of the triangle, the Wholeness, which includes the other two, and is more than their sum. The Wholeness is not Here, it is rather There, it is the creative vision you hold within. My goal, is to use every experience, positive or negative, to help me connect and remember the wholeness of the Source.
It is easy for anybody to remember Source from positive experiences that trigger joy and peace. But when an apparent failure is perceived, or any situation that may potentially trigger in me pain, frustration, sadness, anger, or any emotion that lowers energy level, there is another strategy possible. The emotionnal focus has to go tho the third pole, and then, rather than feeling frustrated because there is a loss or a lack I perceive in my reality, I use the apparent lack to reaffirm my vision. Like "this person is not very kind to me. This help me remember that in my vision, the one that I hold till it manifest in 3D, people are kind with one another, and knows they all are connected together" This way of using my perception is a way to reaffirm my creative power over my life, and give more importance to my inner vision than to the outer world (without being dis-connected...hehe). The world I perceive is the product of my previous, old thoughts and beliefs. It already has been ordered by myself and received. Better be careful with my next order, than trying to re-cast the already hardened concrete of 3D reality. If I do the same consistently for enough time, I am sure that my new vibes will attract a new quality of events in my life. If I get frustrated and angry, I will just get more of the same... If I see the "disturbing element" as an angel coming to me to force me to choose with more clarity of mind, I bless the angel and connect deeper still to my vision. I still have to deal with the situation just before me, but as I live it so far, it is already easier to deal with the problem when not caught in negative emotion.
Well, not easy to express in words. but it sure helps me to write about it, it helps me make it clearer for myself
Hope it will help on the next stressing experince!
Joy and Kindness to everyone!
Wiz