20 Questions for You to Think About This quiz will help you assess your current level of emotional freedom. Please make some marks in the blanks to indicate whether you rarely or often make the table Make these responses listed in the table. Not this way Sometimes this way Most of the time 0 1 2 1. If I am angry with each person, I take a deep breath, calm myself, and then react. ___ ___ ___ 2. When my heart is full of unconfidence or fear, I treat myself with love. ____ ____ ____ 3. When I am stuck in a traffic jam or something else on my schedule that I didn’t anticipate, I will respond with patience. _______ _______ 4. At the end of a busy day, I will focus on the things that make me grateful and not blame myself for the things I did wrong. ___ ___ ___ 5. I rarely become cranky or noncommittal if someone spoils my fun. ____ ____ ____ 6. I experience a certain spiritual feeling, but it is difficult to describe. _______ _______ 7. I check my intuition, or sixth sense, when making a choice. _______ _______ _______ 8. When I am criticized for something, I seldom lash out, but confess my faults. ____ ____ ____ 9. At night, I fall asleep quickly and never worry about tomorrow’s schedule. _______ _______ 10. When my heart is broken, I still don’t give up my love for others. ___ ___ ___ 11. I am a positive person who doesn’t make small problems into big ones. ___ ___ ___ 12. If someone treats me badly, I don’t seek revenge. ___ ___ ___ 13. If other people surpass me, I am not jealous of them. _______ _______ _______ 14. I will give up negative feelings quickly and without depressing bitter thoughts. ____ ____ ____ 15. I am not easily overwhelmed by disappointment. ___ ___ ___ 16. I will not compare myself to others. I sympathize with others, but I don’t pretend to be their savior or get caught up in their emotional pain. _______ _______ _______ 18. I live in the present without being overly concerned about the past or the future. _______ _______ 19. I am satisfied with my life, not just with those things I have lost. ___ ___ ___ 20. I am good at putting limits on those who drain my energy. ___ ___ ___ How do you interpret such a test? Calculate your Emotional Freedom Score, then add up the numbers to see if it matches the response you made. A score of 30-40 means you are at a pretty good level of emotional freedom in your life. A score of 15-29 means a moderate level of emotional freedom. A score of 14 or less means a starting level of emotional freedom. A score of 0 (it takes courage to admit it) signifies that you haven’t found emotional freedom yet, but there’s good news: you can start finding it now. Regardless of your score, look at specific situations to identify weaknesses and improve them. You have to believe that we can do this; emotional freedom isn’t a point that you reach and then stop there and don’t move. It’s a gradual process.