I liked reading this a lot. The why's of emotions and how to reflect them in a state of "being."
We put higher value on certain emotions over others because we like how those "feel." When it actuality, we need these to be more human. Without pain we can't know pleasure, without fear we can't know courage, and etc. Just because we don't want to feel certain ones, doesn't mean that they aren't important.
Them being more like streams makes sense because if someone is happy in a room, it makes everyone else happier too. If someone is sad and depressed, those around them feel that as well. I think a lot of emotions are hard to be "functional" when they are unknown to someone, or at least so rare that they forget.
That's just my thoughts, though! It was a lovely read Lydia. ❤️
What a beautifully structured reflection. I love the idea that emotions might be “receptors” for the intangibles... that even the painful ones aren’t enemies but data. The buffet image near the end really shifts perspective: we don’t have to wait for joy, we just have to notice it’s sitting quietly among other dishes.
Do you think our culture’s obsession with “positivity” actually dulls those emotional receptors, like constantly cranking the thermostat until we can’t tell what warmth really feels like?
I'm very happy that you found something here that was useful to you, thank you!🙏 the buffet analogy helps me a lot. Yes I do, believe that and I like your analogy of the thermostat. You raise a really good point about the irony of joy becoming dull if we're always in it. "Nature" (or the universe or whatever it is) really craves balance. From your posts I understand that you know joy deeply because you have also known trauma.
I liked reading this a lot. The why's of emotions and how to reflect them in a state of "being."
We put higher value on certain emotions over others because we like how those "feel." When it actuality, we need these to be more human. Without pain we can't know pleasure, without fear we can't know courage, and etc. Just because we don't want to feel certain ones, doesn't mean that they aren't important.
Them being more like streams makes sense because if someone is happy in a room, it makes everyone else happier too. If someone is sad and depressed, those around them feel that as well. I think a lot of emotions are hard to be "functional" when they are unknown to someone, or at least so rare that they forget.
That's just my thoughts, though! It was a lovely read Lydia. ❤️
What a beautifully structured reflection. I love the idea that emotions might be “receptors” for the intangibles... that even the painful ones aren’t enemies but data. The buffet image near the end really shifts perspective: we don’t have to wait for joy, we just have to notice it’s sitting quietly among other dishes.
Do you think our culture’s obsession with “positivity” actually dulls those emotional receptors, like constantly cranking the thermostat until we can’t tell what warmth really feels like?
I'm very happy that you found something here that was useful to you, thank you!🙏 the buffet analogy helps me a lot. Yes I do, believe that and I like your analogy of the thermostat. You raise a really good point about the irony of joy becoming dull if we're always in it. "Nature" (or the universe or whatever it is) really craves balance. From your posts I understand that you know joy deeply because you have also known trauma.