Language has defined the way each of us perceives our emotions. People often think of anger or sadness as bad, and emotions like joy or excitement as good. But are there really such things as good and bad emotions? This week, we first dive into how to regard the emotions we are feeling in each moment, and how emotions can orient your life. Then, Hallie and I discuss how to know whether an emotion is destructive and how we can better access our emotions to give us the ability to live and act from a more conscious and authentic place. This episode is a great catalyst to have deeper conversations with those you care about and love, so feel free to share with friends and family!
In this episode, you will learn about:
- The qualifications we use to know when emotions go from neutral to destructive.
- Even “good” emotions such as love can be destructive if they harm people or take us away from a neutral energy state.
- How to stop blocking your emotions so you can let them go.
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Timestamps
[:58] Emotions are neutral and are just a sign of life but we have labeled them with our minds and language. We can feel our emotions before we can articulate or intellectually identify with them.
[2:49] Some emotions, such as being impatient, are often seen as “bad.” However, they could be used for good purposes, such as to be productive or add a sense of urgency.
[4:33] Our language side of the brain wants to be in control. We are so in tune with our emotions, we just aren’t giving ourselves credit for it.
[9:08] Just like the sky, when we let our emotions pass by without a huge attachment to them, the sun is able to come out and we are able to gain clarity from them.
[10:30] The more we fight our emotions, the more intense they feel and the longer they stick around.
[13:17] How do we know when an emotion is destructive? First, when it hurts us or someone around us. Second, if it changes your energy state from being neutral, a.k.a., does it change your state of equanimity in a negative way?
[15:33] Our astral body is smart and tries to help us get the emotion out. It wants us to know what is blocked and recognize it so we can feel it and then purify our being to access deeper joy.
[17:33] We explore if love could be destructive, even though we see it as a good emotion and the difference between emotion and states of being. Our state of being is constantly growing, and the more we recognize emotions as not bad or good, the more we can shift our state of being into a more conscious one.
[20:35] You can control your emotions, as long as you are doing it consciously. Anything you experience in life regarding your emotions is something that arises in your level of openness or consciousness.
[24:04] Be aware of emotions more often and let them come up. It will sometimes be painful, but the sun is worth the clouds.
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