Building Healthy Emotions

Emotions are a dimension of our mental state that plays a significant role in how we perceive all aspects of our lives and how we benefit from it. Emotions are triggered through our senses, touching, seeing, hearing, smelling, and tasting as well as our thoughts and what we perceive. What we sense can move us to react in some of the following ways:

• Anger, Rage, Contempt
• Fear, Guilt
• Anxiety, Anticipation
• Sadness, Despair, Hurt
• Shame, Humiliation
• Joy, Happiness, Love, Desire, Pleasure
• Pride, Satisfaction, Fulfillment, Sense of Accomplishment
• Jealousy, Greed, Suspicion
• Hope, Faith, Courage

Emotions such as shame, guilt, anxiety, hurt, sadness, are most often caused by the thoughts we perceive. They can affect your mood, cloud your judgment, and influence your decisions. A lot of what we perceive determines how we shape our world. We can create unnecessary pain and suffering or a life of hope and promise for the future. By changing our perception we can change our emotions and how we feel.

It was during my late teens and twenties that I faced many emotional struggles. I had many sad day, living with depression and a feeling of worthlessness that made my life seem hopeless. I suffered from chronic low self-esteem, thinking I was a "bad person" and these thoughts kept me locked in the grips of despair. As time went by and the recognition that my life was passing me by, anxiety set in, paralyzing me further emotionally. However, that small voice within caused me to realize that something was wrong and I needed help. Once I sought the help I needed and worked to change my self-perception, I was able to perceive my life with a more positive outlook. As I look back on my past and compare that state of mind to my present state of mind, I can clearly see the power of our perception and how it can create or destroy our existence.

When you are emotionally healthy you are in control of your thoughts, feelings and behaviors. When in this state of mind you feel good about yourself and you can readily engage in good relationships. Emotions must be sound in order to have a healthy mind. How would you rate your emotional state? A large part of my responsibility as a life coach is to help you to recognize your emotional condition and give you the tools necessary to build, strong healthy emotions. Without emotional balance and stability, your efforts for achieving great things in life are compromised. Healthy emotions are essential in maintaining a clear, objective perspective in order to rise above mediocrity and achieve the greatness within you. Healthy emotions indicate a more meaningful life.

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Are your emotions stable?

We are highly emotional beings. We feel emotions, we communicate emotions, and we remember emotions. Our emotions drive us to feel good or bad, feel more or less in control, or more or less powerful. When we feel strong negative emotions, it’s our body’s way of alerting us that something in our lives need attention. The emotional struggle we endure is our built in alarm system warning us that changes need to be made. By nature we need to feel emotional balance in order to feel good inside. Here's your chance to do some investigating into your emotional health. By clicking on each link below, you can begin to identify the emotions that need attention and how to address them. You can get a better understanding of your emotional limitations and strengths and take the first steps toward achieving emotional equilibrium.

No matter how intelligent, educated, wealthy, or beautiful you are, if your emotions are unbalanced you are at a disadvantage for reaching your desired goals or feeling that good feeling inside. I urge you to begin cultivating emotional balance. Once you have, your emotional intelligence will exponentially increase, allowing you the energy and power within to take the next step in reaching anything you dream of.

I have recognized the extent to which one’s emotions can enhance or hinder their upward mobility. I personally have had my share of emotional setbacks but with perseverance I have discovered emotional balance and a kind of happiness that I never ever expected to enjoy. It's amazing how we can go through life year after year wondering why we feel the way we do - faced with issues of sadness, depression, fear anxiety, doubt and that dreadful feeling in the pit of our stomachs, never knowing when the feeling would pass. You know how you long for that day when you can confidently hold you head high and feel great about who you are as a person.

Now it's time to stop longing for, it's time to take action to feel those good emotions you deserve to feel each day of your life. Once you can resolve each facet of your emotions, you move closer to experiencing true happiness.

I have prepared the following as a means of bringing more awareness to your current emotional state and a means of building stronger emotions.

How concerned and interested are you in building emotional wellness? How badly to you want to feel good inside? Each question below is a link packed with relevant information for building emotional awareness. Click each link below to determine your level of emotional health.

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