The society that we live in tells us to prioritize our feelings, but everything in life is based on structure and logic. The sun rises every morning, and it sets every night. It does so without emotion or feeling - but what if the sun didn't feel like rising or setting any more? We wouldn't survive.
Emotions are a spontaneous reaction, without any reflection, logic, or discernment. Feelings that are common with emotion are; sadness, anger, happiness, etc. It is through these emotions that we put more weight on a situation than they actually require. That is why when you step away, give things time, you will see if a situation has true value or not.
Emotions act as a distraction to us, so that we aren't the ones in control of our own lives. You see, we now live in a world where there are influencers on social media, and distraction through our cell phones and television. With emotion, you are in a constant cycle that involves no advancement, just movement in place.
Life is based on fact, reason, and experience. When you assess a situation, make the discernment, and create a plan, you will then receive the result that you are looking for. Whereas when making decisions based on emotion, you see no progress and no results.
Leading with emotions can make you react towards people or situations that you are unfamiliar with, sometimes in a negative light. You may be influenced by something you may have heard, or are reacting based off of a projection that you may have, without any personal experience to back up your reaction. For example: You may have someone that you are familiar with, and this person tells you a story about another person that you plan to meet. This person you're speaking with paints a picture of the other person in a negative light, leaving you with a bad impression before meeting them. When you finally do get a chance to meet them, you now react in a way that is negative - based on the things that you've heard. Not allowing yourself to discern with your own experience of this person. Later on, you realize the person who told you these negative things didn't have any truth to what they said, and now you must apologize for your initial reaction.
A Spiritual person uses their senses in combination with their experience to assess a situation. In return, you avoid the need to apologize due to an unjustified emotional reaction.
It is through asking questions and making discernment that you start to put your senses together. Therefore, living a life more attuned to your Spirit.
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