feelings

How to Be Mindful of Emotions

So if emotions are SO useful, why have they gotten such a bad rap?

Well... to begin with they feel pretty freakin’ uncomfortable. As humans, we do whatever we can to avoid pain, which can be useful to our health and safety. It keeps us alive. But avoiding all discomfort can cause other problems.

We need the information that our emotions are communicating to us to have clarity, make useful decisions, and lead fulfilling lives.

Feelings vs Emotions: What's the Difference?

A big misconception we all have is that feelings are emotions and emotions are feelings. Even after years of talking about them, I still use them interchangeably (And probably still don’t fully understand the difference.) so it’s understandable that there’s confusion.