Emotions

Find emotional intelligence in negative emotions – the positive purpose of sadness, anger and fear

Find emotional intelligence in negative emotions - the positive purpose of sadness, anger and fear

Emotional intelligence is undervalued. When you feel stuck, frustrated, stressed, upset, or overwhelmed, skillful emotional awareness is key to moving forward. Beneath your discomfort is a specific feeling that can guide you. The key, then, is to understand the messages in your feelings and to become adept at using their energy appropriately. Even so-called “negative emotions,” such as sadness, anger, …

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Relationships: Can a relationship stir up feelings that have been frozen?

Relationships: Can a relationship stir up feelings that have been frozen?

If someone is not in a relationship, they may find that they are generally stable. What this can mean is that they are rarely emotionally flat and are rarely overwhelmed by their emotions. Being in this way naturally facilitates them to function at their best and enjoy life. If they are often emotionally flat or let go of how they …

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Deal with your great loss by viewing your emotions as inner messengers

Deal with your great loss by viewing your emotions as inner messengers

Emotions are not something that simply moves around in the brain; They invade every cell in the body and affect the immune system. However, they are ingenious in that they convey not only our inner response to change, but equally important, and ultimately, many messages about how to deal with our current dilemma. How we perceive a particular loss has …

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Managing Emotions During Career Change and Job Searching, Part Two

Managing Emotions During Career Change and Job Searching, Part Two

Half the battle in successfully managing your emotions during a job search or career change process is recognizing and naming what you’re feeling. Most of us can hardly think of a dozen or so feelings, yet there are many, many more. As you begin to name what you feel, this list of feelings, each one arrayed in a group of …

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The art of processing emotions

The art of processing emotions

Many of us spend regular hours processing the emotions we experience in our lives. It is believed that if we come to a place of intention with them, we will be happier and/or more present in our lives. Emotion processing is a difficult skill for many, especially if they were not taught as children to identify what they were feeling. …

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Of passions and spirals

Of passions and spirals

Back in my early undergraduate days, I was doing research on Plato’s view of the mind/soul and its relevance to contemporary psychology. You see, I wanted to find the wisdom common to ancient philosophy and modern science… And I came across a really interesting and powerful discovery highlighted by Plato and modern psychology. It is about how we feel the …

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Managing Emotions During a Career Change and Job Search, Part 1

Managing Emotions During a Career Change and Job Search, Part 1

How can you manage your emotions while changing your career or looking for a job? To answer this practical and wise question, let’s first define what feelings are. Emotions, also referred to as feelings, are the energy released in your body in response to perceived events, that is, to data received through your five senses. To build your skill in …

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Stuffed emotions don’t die – they multiply!

Stuffed emotions don't die - they multiply!

When I work with clients on a daily basis, I am often amazed at the amount of fear involved in showing emotion. Granted some people go the other way and get completely out of control with their emotions. However, many other people are completely out of touch with how they feel. You can tell someone in this situation because when …

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Make a girl fall in love with you easily by arousing her feelings

Make a girl fall in love with you easily by arousing her feelings

Have you tried and found it difficult to make a girl fall in love with you? Since she doesn’t pay attention to how good you look or how rich you are, how do you get her to like you? Girls are always looking for the perfect match which makes it difficult for guys to seduce and attract them. Therefore, you …

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