Purpose of Emotions

Emotions are absolutely mandatory for feeling happy and content.

But they can also produce anxiety, sadness and depression.

That is the nature of feeling deeply.

The higher the value (feeling good) the more it costs (risk of feeling bad).

There's no light without dark.

The way to navigate this is simple.

Be very aware and in tune with your emotions.

Whenever you feel anxious, write down or think about the reason behind it.

When you feel guilt, what did you do? And why did you do it?

When you feel a persistent unease you cannot immediately explain, sit with it until you can.

The more you train yourself to feel, and also to conceptualize and be aware of how you feel, the more you can guide your actions towards living a life where positive emotions constitute the majority.

This requires honesty, humility and self accountability.

But you will reduce unnecessary suffering.