What Are Emotions (Part 1)

What Are Emotions? (Part 1)

Emotions are a call to action. It is often said that emotions can be both positive or negative. Positive emotions help you to feel good about yourself and your life, whereas, negative emotions have a tendency to create doubts, worry, fear, discomfort etc.

Therefore, we can sum up negative emotions in the following way, they are pointers to change (Emotional Signposts)

Now let me ask you a question – how do you deal with your negative emotions at present?

Your answer will probably fall into one of the following categories

a) avoidance
b) endurance or denial
c) competition
d) learn and utilise


At this point I have to say something that a lot of people will find difficult to believe -

“You ARE 100% responsible for your reaction to your circumstances (your emotions!)” Nothing at any time MAKES you feel anything. How you feel is the result of the meaning that you attach to a situation, the logical conclusion to this is that there are no negative emotions. There are simply emotions and positive or negative is your interpretation of events.


Let us take a moment to try a short exercise

1st off I want you to imagine something specific that you would like to own

Now I want you to spend a few moments hoping that you will get it. - how does it feel, how are you standing, how are you breathing.

Now I want you to spend a few moments being absolutely certain that you are going get it – how does it feel, how are you standing, how are you breathing.

Now compare the two sets of feelings – is the way you felt when you were hoping very much different from how you felt when you were certain that it was going to happen?

I'll bet it is – now lets think about the process you went through – does the actual thing exist? No not here and now and yet I know that the feelings in you were as genuine as if you were experiencing this expectation for real.

This experiment has just proven that you don't need the actual thing to make you feel the emotion and that you can change your feelings and emotions at will. (from hope to certainty in an instant)

Have a fantastic day and remember -

Don't predict the future - CREATE IT!


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