emotional flourishing
truths, pointers and perspectives for equanimity and happiness
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emotional flourishing
Stuart Evans added 8mo
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.
Supritha S added 1y
Widespread resistance
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Supritha S added 1y
Stuart Evans added 4mo
nibras added 1y
Being fine with periods of solitude, working alone, pushing things forward without others cheering you on...that's a superpower.
The ability to run your own race, despite what the world is doing, initially looks behind - but puts you out front.
Supritha S and added 1y
Amelia Pedone added 1y
Stuart Evans added 2mo
Someone set up your mind in the following hilarious way. All day long you are tortured by vicious thoughts. If you try to make them go away, that, too, becomes an unhelpful kind of self-bludgeoning. However, if you tranquilly accept whatever you’re thinking and feeling, for a period of time, eventually a different, more pleasant state of mind obtai... See more
nibras added 1y
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 act... See more
Stuart Evans added 6mo