Emotional Fitness - Flourishing Life Society

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Emotional Fitness

Life is full of wonderful surprises and nasty gifts. We process these encounters with our biologically inherited apparatus. We're not doomed to our biology. We can find techniques that assist with regulating over or under-stimulated reactions to life. I call this Emotional Fitness.

FLS Link. Fredrickson's Broaden and Build: Positive emotions promote growth by encouraging approach and observation.

Avoidance relieves stress in the moment; but habitual running carries a high price, impacting futures, and limiting growth.

True communication proceeds from the heart; not the mouth.

FLS link: Emotional Intimacy | Creating Space for sharing. A psychological battle of opposing needs requires purposeful effort to meet both safety and belonging needs.

we encounter many situations that stimulate emotions. Just because some of the emotions are discomforting doesn't mean somebody did something wrong.

FLS Link. The Fleeting Emotions. When emotionally flooded, it is difficult to cognitively inject thoughts to escape the moment. We need habitual practices that we automatically integrate into these moments that calm the system first, then we can cognitively join adapt, thinking of the future.

FLS Link. Emotional Patterns: The tug and movement of feeling flows through our bodies and puts in movement responses. We should recognize the process and intervene when habitual responses are unproductive.

We don't survive well without effort. Being born is not the only requirement. A healthy life demands consistent healthy action.

We want joy; But Life is more than joy. Sometimes life hurts.

External Wellness Links

External Link: What Is The Role Of Truthfulness In Your Life? A Mindfulness Reflection

External Link: Self-Reverence Is Self-Love In Action

External Link: How to manage feelings of anger

External Link: What Enlightened People Do

External Link: A Practice to Reclaim Your Joy with Sebene Selassie

External Link: How I'm Turning Shame From My Diagnoses Into Pride

External Link: Tame Reactive Emotions by Naming Them

External Link: To heal emotional inflammation, let distress inspire change

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Flourishing Life Society Link. Emotional Fitness