Is Yours a False Understanding of Emotion?
We know an emotion when we see or feel one. Or do we? We fool ourselves into feeling we know them with the little we do understand about our emotions,
Continue readingWe know an emotion when we see or feel one. Or do we? We fool ourselves into feeling we know them with the little we do understand about our emotions,
Continue readingEmotion warns us about what is happening in our world, both good and bad. Emotions flag us that we are in danger or in love. Dr. Robert C. Solomon has
Continue readingWhat 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
Continue readingWhat 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
Continue readingThe 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
Continue readingHow 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.
Continue readingWithout 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
Continue readingAs 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
Continue readingBasic 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
Continue readingEmotions 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
Continue reading“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
Continue readingTravel 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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