Lately, I have been feeling the urge to not only check in on myself, but reevaluate a couple things. Over time, it is good to check in on yourself in a way where you reconsider your routines, health, ambitions, goals and what you are doing to reach them. As I begin to listen and adjust to myself, I figured there was someone out there that needed to do the same thing too. With the current times, I think we are all having to really redefine who we are, what we want, and what is important to us. In the coming weeks, I will be doing a lot of self exploration and I hope you will join me.
First up, we have emotions. The foundation for most things really. They move and guide us through our everyday life. Sometimes, they can either help us or send us into a spiraling anxiety attack… it really depends on the day. Nonetheless, we can’t and shouldn’t live without feeling something. Honestly, it would be pretty boring if we didn’t. Emotions influence so many things that you and I may never have even considered. Just like going to the gym or eating healthy, we have to take care of our emotions by listening, understanding, and accepting.
Quote 1:
If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far. -Daniel Goleman
Quote 2:
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion. -Dale Carnegie
Quote 3:
In a high-IQ job pool, soft skills like discipline, drive, and empathy mark those who emerge as outstanding.
-Daniel Goleman
Quote 4:
Running a marathon with a backpack is tough and may hinder you from winning the race. Don’t let the baggage from your past–heavy with fear, guilt, and anger–slow you down.
-Maddy Malhotra
Quote 5:
Anyone can be angry–that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way–that is not easy.
-Aristotle
Quote 6:
Unleash in the right time and place before you explode at the wrong time and place.
-Oli Anderson
Quote 7:
When our emotional health is in a bad state, so is our level of self-esteem. We have to slow down and deal with what is troubling us, so that we can enjoy the simple joy of being happy and at peace with ourselves. -Jess C. Scott
Quote 8:
Let’s not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.
-Vincent van Gogh
Quote 9:
Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.
-Roger Ebert
Quote 10:
Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand … prejudice, fear, and ignorance walk hand in hand. -Peart
Quote 11:
We are at our most powerful the moment we no longer need to be powerful.
-Eric Micha’el Leventhal
Quote 12:
Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. -Jack Welch
Quote 13:
“Being able to be aware that we have thoughts, but that we are not our thoughts, is a major breakthrough for people seeking emotional health and spiritual wellbeing.”
― Christopher Dines
Quote 14:
One way to boost our willpower and focus is to manage our distractions instead of letting them manage us. -Daniel Goleman
Quote 15:
“I think we all have a dark side if we’re truly honest with ourselves. If we don’t acknowledge it then it’s just a predator waiting to attack in the darkest moments.” ― Emilyann Allen
Quote 16:
“You look at me and cry; everything hurts. I hold you and whisper: but everything can heal.”
-Rupi Kaur
Quote 17:
“Don’t lock yourself away from those who care about you because you think you’ll hurt them or they’ll hurt you. What point is there in being human if you don’t let yourself feel anything?”
― Sabaa Tahir
Quote 18:
“In order to move on, you must understand why you felt what you did and why you no longer need to feel it.”
― Mitch Albom
Quote 19:
You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.
-Dale Carnegie
Quote 20:
“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it…”
― Nicholas Sparks
Quote 21:
“True emotional healing doesn’t happen without feeling. The only way out is through.”
― Jessica Moore
I hope you were able to find something that stood out to you. Leave me a comment of something that inspired or sparked interest for you. I would love to read it! Thank you so much for checking out my post. We are going to get through this… one day at a time. I will see you soon with something new!