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The Importance of Emotional Intelligence

Posted on February 7, 2024 by admin

Over the past few centuries, there has been an increasing shift toward focusing on intellect and away from emotions. I fear that this has been a giant mistake. Allow me to explain. In The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt compares the … Continue reading →

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Judgments and Stories

Posted on August 18, 2021 by admin

I do my best to avoid judging the emotions I feel throughout the day. On my best days, I apply this to other people as well. It’s easy to make quick judgments, especially when someone does something I dislike. When … Continue reading →

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Take It to the Limit

Posted on June 23, 2021 by admin

For most of my life, I’ve taken things as far as I can. It’s taken me a long time to find balance with anything and (almost) everything I do. While it can be frustrating at times, taking things to the … Continue reading →

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Why My Approach Works for Me

Posted on May 12, 2021 by admin

Whenever I work on myself, I don’t reframe things in my mind in an attempt to heal from them. That doesn’t work for me. No matter how much I’ve told myself that the situation isn’t that bad, that I will … Continue reading →

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Dwelling vs Surrender

Posted on September 23, 2020 by admin

If you’ve read any of my past posts on surrender, you might be wondering what the difference is between dwelling on an unwanted emotion and surrendering it. That’s a good question. Although they are superficially similar in that they both … Continue reading →

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A Window Into My Head

Posted on August 19, 2020 by admin

It can start with anything: a word, a sound, a smell, a taste, a touch, a sight, a thought, an idea, a song, or anything else, really. Any one of those can spark a memory. That memory has all kinds … Continue reading →

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The Value of “Begin With the End in Mind”

Posted on July 15, 2020 by admin

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Habit 2 is Begin with the End in Mind. By this, Stephen Covey literally means the end of your life. He tells you to imagine your funeral and notice who is there … Continue reading →

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How to Handle Emotions?

Posted on July 1, 2020 by admin

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about different approaches to emotions. One approach says that you should feel whatever emotions come up, allow them to be, and avoid trying to suppress them, repress them, or force them to be anything … Continue reading →

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Finding Answers in the Stillness

Posted on March 25, 2020 by admin

With most of my floats, it takes a while for my thoughts to settle and for any existing tension or anxiety I have to go away before I can get to a place of incredible mental stillness and peace. Once … Continue reading →

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Testing Myself

Posted on February 26, 2020 by admin

I try to put a great deal of thought and consideration into my views. It’s easy for to make snap decisions and cling to them for emotional purposes but I try to avoid that as much as possible. To see … Continue reading →

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