Emotions- Friend or Foe

Tuesday, May 18, 2021,

"You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you"- Bruce Lee

There's an enormous emphasis on emotions in our current world. Emotions are natural, but they change with the wind. However, we're told to get in touch with them, stay in touch with them, allow them to do what they want and what they will, let them flow, *insert generic syrupy new-age phrase*.

We are rarely told, however, to control our emotions, to get them in line, to ensure we remain master over them, and they remain diminutive and obedient to us. Learning that skill makes you powerful in the sense that it makes you the master of your emotions, your reactions, and, therefore, your "reality". Don't let the chickens just run around in their pen.......ensure that, whenever you clap your hands and give a command, the chickens obey. Otherwise, you'll be constantly chasing your tail.

Namaste

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