What Emotions Do for You Emotions Motivate (and Organize) Us for Action Emotions motivate our behavior. Emotions prepare us for action. The action urge of specific emotions is often “hard-wired” in biology. Emotions save time in getting us to act in important...
Ideas for Practicing Nonjudgmentalness Leaving out comparisons, judgments, and assumptions: 1. Practice observing judgmental thoughts and statements, saying in your mind, “A judgmental thought arose in my mind.” 2. Count judgmental thoughts and statements (by moving...
Expression of anger can be healthy when presented effectively Anger as a primary emotion: normative and justified in the situation, and effective to experience or express VERSUS Anger as a secondary emotion: non-normative or not justified in the situation, or...
Taking Hold of Your Mind: “How” Skills Non-judgmentally See, but don’t evaluate as good or bad. Just the facts. Accept each moment like a blanket spread out on the lawn, accepting both the rain and the sun and each leaf that falls upon it. Acknowledge the difference...
Taking Hold of Your Mind: “What” Skills Observe Notice your body sensations (coming through your eyes, ears, nose, skin, and tongue). Pay attention on purpose, to the present moment. Control your attention, but not what you see. Push away nothing. Cling to nothing....
Options for Solving Any Problem When life presents you with problems, what are your options? 1. Solve the Problem Change the situation . . . or avoid, leave, or get out of the situation for good. 2. Feel Better about the Problem Change (or regulate) your emotional...
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