Emotional Fitness

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.

Life, Pain, Sorrow, and Joy. A Flourishing Life Society article image link

Uncovering Hidden Beliefs. Albert Ellis's ABC model. A Flourishing Life Society image link

Guilt may push for change or leave us debilitated and paralyzed. Loving kindness is the healthy response to debilitating guilt.

Link: We all feel pain. Whether physical injury or emotional stress, the pain hurts. It's all in your head advice serves no purpose when we are hurting. Mindfulness helps.

Taking advantage of the fleeting moments of motivation to implement long-term change.

Emotional Patterns. When Emotional Reactions Hurt. A Flourishing Life Society article link

Achieving the most from the wisdom of emotions requires purposeful effort to integrate emotions into our larger concepts of self.

Pesky Emotional Outbursts. When Emotions Take Over. A Flourishing Life Society article link

Happy All the Time. Experiencing a Whole Spectrum of Emotion. A Flourishing Life Society article link

Frightening Encounters with Emotions. A Compassionate Reaction to Other's Emotions. A Flourishing Life Society article link

Emotional Boxing Matches. Hot Emotions; Hurtful Exchanges. A Flourishing Life Society article link

Moods interfere with interpretation of life. Stepping back with understanding helps to modify these stinkers.

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: 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: To heal emotional inflammation, let distress inspire change

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Flourishing Life Society Link. Emotional Fitness