"Emotions can be confusing. On the one hand, they rapidly shine a light on important information, such as challenges to our safety, sources of joy and connection, and causes of harm and injustice. On the other hand, they can disrupt our progress toward important goals, interfere with our ability to communicate skillfully, and distract us from what is important to us."
"Recognizing the simultaneous bothness of emotions can open a clearer path to intentional, meaningful actions. Rather than choosing between whether our emotions are potential conveyors of information or merely ephemeral arisings, we can recognize that emotions are both of these things. Recognizing this gives us space to neither automatically discount them nor automatically do what they seem to be impelling us to do. The middle way is to honor our emotions arisings, and then from that place choicefully and discerningly act from what is som"
Emotions rapidly signal threats, sources of joy and connection, and alerts about injustice, offering valuable information. Emotional reactions can also disrupt goal pursuit, impair communication, and distract from priorities. Emotions fluctuate and can be distorted by sleep loss, past experiences, or anxious anticipation, reducing accuracy. Binary thinking about emotions—labeling them simply good or bad—leads to suppression or unexamined emotional reactivity that undermines values. Embracing the simultaneous truth that emotions both inform and can mislead creates a middle path: acknowledge and honor emotional arisings, then choose actions deliberately that align with personal values.
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