First off you gotta learn to listen to your senses and your body — esp gut and heart rate, which can help you understand how you *actually* feel about any situation. I think a lot of people are numb, disembodied, so they find it too frictionless to talk themselves into a life they hate and out of one that fulfills them bc they can’t tell what’s... See more
“When an archer shoots for enjoyment, he has all his skill; when he shoots for a brass buckle, he gets nervous; when he shoots for a prize of gold, he begins to see two targets.”
thoughts from today:
1. if you often struggle to do things (take action, complete tasks etc) you may have a lot of unfelt anger in you. feel the anger. express the anger. you may find you have more energy to do things with
2. a great deal of your time can be spent avoiding
A sign of emotional intelligence is moving from “You made me feel” to “This is how I reacted.”
Our emotions aren’t caused by other people’s actions. They’re shaped by our interpretations.
Blaming others gives them power over our feelings. Taking responsibility empowers us.
In my experience, we don't need to 'try' to feel emotions, it's more a case of unblocking what gets in the way.
Here are ten common barriers, any others you might add? https://t.co/ygqLrK5YH4