I really appreciate this cycle because I consider myself a very thoughtful person, but I lose that when I feel an intense negative emotion. And in that instant, I think it's been replaced forever with the hard feeling.
But my 'feelings' and my 'thoughtfulness' do not fill up the same parts of me. I just need to give my hard feelings space and time before I can return to my more comfortable state to re-engage with my curious and thoughtful self.
Totally! It's not "unthoughtful" to have a negative emotion. They provide information that you can thoughtfully consider and learn a lot from. They're not "bad" feelings, just less comfortable ones, but they are still so valuable.
I really appreciate this cycle because I consider myself a very thoughtful person, but I lose that when I feel an intense negative emotion. And in that instant, I think it's been replaced forever with the hard feeling.
But my 'feelings' and my 'thoughtfulness' do not fill up the same parts of me. I just need to give my hard feelings space and time before I can return to my more comfortable state to re-engage with my curious and thoughtful self.
Totally! It's not "unthoughtful" to have a negative emotion. They provide information that you can thoughtfully consider and learn a lot from. They're not "bad" feelings, just less comfortable ones, but they are still so valuable.