03-28-2012, 10:54 AM
Repression of emotions or avoiding dealing with emotions that have arisen for some reason or another is detrimental in the long run, in that those same emotions will continue to re-emerge and you'll have no idea how to deal with them or keep them in check once they have. Bottling an emotion up inside only to have it resurface during a minor situation will probably result in it being blown out of proportion, or that very emotion leading to behavior that you wouldn't consider 'rational' or distorting the entire situation with this emotional charge.
Rooting yourself in positive states of mind will result in positive emotions arising, leading to positive outlooks, positive words, positive thoughts, and positive deeds. Joy, acceptance, serenity, love, all good ways to approach a situation. Sustaining these states once they've arisen is important. Acting from these states will ensure continued movement towards experiences of similar degrees of positivity. If negative states of mind or emotions arise, which they will even for the most positive of people every now and again, examining it carefully is key; why it arose, in response to what, what will be the outcome if dwelling upon this emotion occurs in immediate future moments, how are your thoughts being changed from remaining in this state, etc. The insights which arise may be
- There is no real good reason for me to be feeling this way at this present moment in time
- There is some past issue left unaddressed which caused this negative emotion to manifest now
- I feel this way because I perceive a threat/feel aversion from/towards something within my immediate range
- My mind is conditioned to react in a certain way to things of this particular nature, in which case I need to re-evaluate my relationship with this object/being/thing/circumstance
Or any number of varied circumstantial reasons. Nevertheless, you'll always be afforded the options of letting it simply fall away or confronting the issue and working your way through it until you've come to terms with and understand why it arose or exists in the first place thus ensuring it'll be easily dealt with if it comes up at a later date, and replacing this emotion with a positive counterpart. Emotional catalyst is excellent in teaching the self about the self, how it operates, and how it colors the world around it through its feelings.
Rooting yourself in positive states of mind will result in positive emotions arising, leading to positive outlooks, positive words, positive thoughts, and positive deeds. Joy, acceptance, serenity, love, all good ways to approach a situation. Sustaining these states once they've arisen is important. Acting from these states will ensure continued movement towards experiences of similar degrees of positivity. If negative states of mind or emotions arise, which they will even for the most positive of people every now and again, examining it carefully is key; why it arose, in response to what, what will be the outcome if dwelling upon this emotion occurs in immediate future moments, how are your thoughts being changed from remaining in this state, etc. The insights which arise may be
- There is no real good reason for me to be feeling this way at this present moment in time
- There is some past issue left unaddressed which caused this negative emotion to manifest now
- I feel this way because I perceive a threat/feel aversion from/towards something within my immediate range
- My mind is conditioned to react in a certain way to things of this particular nature, in which case I need to re-evaluate my relationship with this object/being/thing/circumstance
Or any number of varied circumstantial reasons. Nevertheless, you'll always be afforded the options of letting it simply fall away or confronting the issue and working your way through it until you've come to terms with and understand why it arose or exists in the first place thus ensuring it'll be easily dealt with if it comes up at a later date, and replacing this emotion with a positive counterpart. Emotional catalyst is excellent in teaching the self about the self, how it operates, and how it colors the world around it through its feelings.