Sublime

Start with the simplicity of noticing sad, mad, or glad. From there, explore the nuances and layers of feelings.

Whether it’s sadness, frustration, disappointment, fear, grief, or some other feeling, we have been endowed by nature with these feelings for a purpose: they mobilize us to pursue and fulfill what we need or value. The impact of these feelings on our spirit and bodies is substantially different from the disconnection that is brought on by guilt,

all emotions are derivations of five core feelings: happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and shame.

We refer to our emotions as feelings.

If you want to communicate and connect effectively, whenever you say, “I feel _______,” make sure you fill in the blank with an actual emotion, not a disguised evaluation of the other person’s