Emotions

Reality unfolds as it will; the course of events is neither
kind nor curious as to the whims or needs of individuals.


I can either expend my energies cursing circumstance
and being irate over the things that happen 'to' me,
or I can learn to release myself from negative response.


We have emotions; it's a natural part of the human condition.
And these emotions are comprised of love and fear in all
their many manifestations; jealousy, anger, hurt, worry,
desire, etc.


Feelings or emotions by themselves are not evil.


Letting emotions get out of control and run our lives is what
becomes the negative. All things in moderation. Finding
balance is the key.


It is normal to feel anger over a vicious attack; the harm of
anger comes from retaliating, dwelling, escalating, nursing it,
and otherwise maintaining and responding to it.


Only by pushing past emotions can we find freedom. We
cannot eliminate emotions; they are part of us. But we can
learn to temper our responses and lessen the hold that
emotions have over us.


Learning the discipline is a journey.