“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
“If anyone had told me the depth of emotion, especially difficult emotions, I would experience in parenting, I would have thought the person greatly prone to exaggeration. Sure, I expected to feel love, joy, happiness, excitement, worry, and frustration, but I did not expect to be pushed to the farthest limits of my experience. In addition to the feelings I expected, I have felt extreme helplessness, rage, pride, fear, anxiety, and worry beyond anything I had ever felt before. I have also felt sadness, a deeper and more poignant sadness than I could have imagined: sadness at my children’s hurts that I could not heal; at their disappointments and failures that I could not prevent; and at their leaving, which I could not stop, nor wished to. I needed every ounce of emotional intelligence I had to negotiate the most challenging of life’s tasks: parenting.”
Leslie Greenberg
“From the study of the science behind emotions, we know that emotion is the power source and control center of the brain. But ask yourself, are you at the wheel of this powerful machine? Or are you simply just a passenger?
We’ve often been taught to avoid, manage, and even fear our own and others’ emotions, especially at work or in environments outside our closest relationships. But neuroscience tell us that our emotions, when harnessed, are the most effective guidance system for our decisions. By understanding how to use this system, you can become fluent in your Emotion Brain and better navigate interpersonal conflict challenges.”
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