Let’s talk about fear – one basic emotion of seven identified by psychologist Dr. Paul Ekman. At times just a modest jolt that gets your blood pumping and at other times a debilitating thunderbolt that freezes every muscle in your body. Fear is an ‘emotional response to an immediate threat, real or imagined’ and although...
We’ve all felt sad at some point; it’s a part of the ups and downs of life. It’s a natural reaction to being upset or in pain, and like every emotion, it’s temporary, often fading once a situation is resolved or we’ve come to terms with what has upset us. Sadness is one basic emotion...
This month we’re focusing on another basic emotion of the seven identified by psychologist Dr. Paul Ekman… HAPPINESS. Happiness is a great emotion; it’s by far the easiest to deal with. And the best way to experience it is to let it flow through you and enjoy the moment. On an emotional level, we can...
It’s hard dealing with difficult emotions. No-one likes, what society deems, the negative kind. And sometimes we can actually experience physical manifestations of what we’re feeling inside. But if we acknowledge what we are feeling instead of closing our eyes and wishing the ride were over, we might find that the emotion is just the...
We’ve talked a bit about how to change A Negatively Guided Energy Release to a healthier and more positive way of using anger, but how do we sustain A Nobly Guided Energy Release of such a powerful emotion? One way you can do this is to see ANGER differently. How can we reframe ANGER?...
A lot is said about anger as an aggressive, hurtful, harmful emotional response to something we believe is done to us, but let’s look at anger as a helpful motivator to our own lack of activity. Below is a depiction of the ‘Cycle of Thoughts, Emotions and Actions’. When we are tired, low in mood...
Let’s begin by remembering what anger is. A.N.G.E.R in of itself is neither good nor bad, but rather how it’s used is what makes it so. It could be seen as A Negatively Guided Energy Release or A Nobly Guided Energy Release. When we are at our lowest, when we feel we’ve reached rock bottom,...
The short of it is that when you’re able to recognise what prompts an anger response in you, you’re better able to predict your reaction and make the choice not to respond in your usual angry way of… A Negatively Guided Energy Release Let’s begin by exploring some perceived injustices. Are you quick to...
Let’s begin by thinking of A.N.G.E.R as… A Negatively Guided Energy Release This means that in of itself, the emotion of anger is neither good nor bad. I’ll say that again, “in of itself, the emotion of anger is neither good nor bad.” However, it does depend on the situation or circumstance and how it’s...
When it comes to setting life goals we tend to set them and forget them, but now that you’ve had January to re-evaluate what you stand for, who you want to be and what you want to have, now is the time to act! Your circumstances, and thus your priorities, in life are always changing...
