Our Best Understanding of Emotion
What is emotion? Wow! That’s a difficult question. Even psychologists and philosophers can’t agree on emotion’s basic definition. Religions don’t define it either. We just live with how we have
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What Is Emotion?
What is emotion? Unfortunately, due to the fact that no one has defined emotion to our satisfaction yet, we are at a bit of a handicap. However, their attempts help
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The Benefits of Intelligent Emotions
The Stoics thought that apatheia (apathy or the absence of feeling to the Stoics) was the aim of all goodness. Therefore, they believed we must constantly struggle to rid ourselves
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Introducing Emotion’s Intelligence
How can we think of emotions as irrational when all the meaning we have in life is a result of our emotions? As I will say repeatedly, emotions are facts.
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Emotions Make Us Smart
Without emotions, the smartest among us would be dumb. Surprised? That thought turns all our thinking about our intelligence upside down. Consider: Without emotion, the charging tiger might look to
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Emotions of Others Must Be Considered for Good Relationships
As we have found, cognition is not enough in this life. This is especially true in the sensitive world of relationships. Emotional intelligence is not limited to the ability to
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Emotion’s Speed – Blessing or Curse?
Basic to the understanding of the role of emotion in our lives is its speed. Emotions present themselves to our consciousness at the speed of light and often catch us
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Emotion’s Influence: Life’s Memories and Decisions
Emotions have purchased their own real estate in our memories. My first memories are loaded with emotion. I can remember as a child in New Zealand, when what we called
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The Power of Emotion
“Out of the heart, the mouth speaks.” ~ Luke 6:45 Emotions are not just mysterious; they are the most potent expressions of our mental system. They can literally drive you
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Emotions Empower Our Strengths
Travel with me through the intriguing land of our emotions to become familiar with its landscape. Intelligent emotions are no more and no less than living in the strengths we
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Can You Take Charge of Your Emotions?
It is with the heart that one sees rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~ Antoine De Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince Have your emotions puzzled you, driven
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How Emotions Can Help
I have heard this so often: “Why don’t you write it down for me?” So I have. Struggling with our emotions is a challenge. So I have responded to all
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