Monday, February 9, 2009

Emotion

Emotion is the gauge in which we can measure how strongly our brain feels about any situation. Emotion is what tells us if we are doing something the way we think we should or and how well we are doing it. Does emotion let us know if we are in Flo or not?
Lets look at an example before I answer this question. Happiness: A fifth grader comes home with a report card that has all "A's" Is the student happy? Doesn't this depend on the students previous experiences? What if the student has never got anything other then an "A" on a report card? What if the student has never got an "A" on a report card? What if the parent says "I am so proud of you."? What if the parent says "Why are you such an over achiever? Can't you just do anything normal?" There are an infinite number of scenarios that could be described here with just as many reactions. In each case the emotion that corresponds to the situation would change and yet the basic idea of a student coming home with the same report card stays the same.
Emotion is a brain based reaction and has nothing to do with what is happening at the present. It is a response created by our past experiences. With this as a belief then no it does not have anything to do with Flo. This sparks the question of how emotion relates to Flo. Can it be used to help us understand where we stand in accordance with Flo? The answer here I believe is yes. Emotion allows us to understand what we have learned in the past and how we change how we think about situations that come up in the future. We can take a step back and say "Wow I wonder why I feel so strongly about that. What is it about me that makes me react that way?" It gives us better understanding of how our brain interpreted a situation even though we feel we were making choices based on our inner source. When we start making choices from the source inside it isn't going to eliminate the emotions that accompany the choice. It doesn't automatically make the consiquence neutral. These are actions we need to be conscious of. Being in Flo is a conscious action that requires practice and dedication to a belief that by living this way we are continually bettering ourselves. There are no quick fixes in any aspect of our life. We need to choose which areas we want to focus on and make them better. Emotion is a great tool to help us see who we are at the present and allows us to make changes that will benefit us in the future. By being aware of our emotions and letting them play out to the end we learn many things about us and therefore can continually learn from what our mind is telling us.

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