Posted by RosieOGrady on September 20, 2004, at 15:13:13
In reply to Feelings ...more or less..., posted by 64bowtie on September 19, 2004, at 17:47:03
I think you should ask someone about Marsha Linehans term Wise Mind. This is something that transcends Emotion and Reason without denying either one of them. It isn't either/or. It's possible to value your feeling and feel your feelings without being caught helpless in a blizzard. Sometimes it's painful but it's worth it. Never be afraid or ashamed of being human and having human feelings.
Anger/upsettedness is a feeling and like all feelings it has something to tell you. Feeling unfulfilled was valuable as a message to you that something in your life wasn't working, right? If you are satisfied with the resolution you reached regaurding those feelings don't the feelings get credit for leading you in that direction? And if you feel satisfied with the way you lead your life now, isn't that a feeling too which is giving you feedback and I assume is pleasant to you?
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