Tag Archives: emotions
Guilt, Blame, and Shame: Part 2
We continue now from last weeks post: Following is a process to help you explore where you are carrying guilt and blame, and then to let them go. This process is somewhat lengthy and may take an hour or more. It is set up in two parts so if you … Continue reading
Guilt, Blame and Shame: Part 1
Much of the anger in our lives comes from holding onto past wrongs. We carry grudges for hurts suffered, both real and imagined, long since past. We bear an ancient burden of blame in our heart, which makes us angry and unhappy. Holding onto hurts from the past shuts us … Continue reading
Opening Your Heart
Our issues with anger management, at the end of the day are issues of the heart. There are countless ways to approach the question of the heart, how it becomes obstructed, and different methods for resolving our issues. In this post we’ll take a very simple approach, that of opening … Continue reading
Is Jealousy Killing Your Joy?
A powerful and painful emotion that we all experience from time to time is the burning bite of jealousy. This emotion hurts, and nobody wants to feel it. In fact however, jealousy is natural and we shouldn’t feel bad about it and give ourselves a hard time. We all want … Continue reading
Working with Uncomfortable Feelings
Part of the picture with chronic anger management problems is that we have a deep habit of avoiding uncomfortable feelings. Life is unpredictable and ever changing, a rich mixture of pain and pleasure, success and failure, coming together and falling apart. We like to feel in control in order to … Continue reading
Social Intelligence
Bestselling author of the groundbreaking book “Social Intelligence” Daniel Goleman speaks about the scientific and sociological implications of our interactions and relationships with others. New findings in neuroscience tell us that “Our brains are mainly designed to connect to the brains of other people.”
Working With Emotional Energy
There is wisdom in the energy of our emotions that is simple and direct. That wisdom joins body mind and spirit together into a unified whole and connects you in a direct way to your environment. Continue reading
Anger Management and Emotional Intelligence
Successful anger management is determined in a large degree by how we relate with our emotional landscape in general, not just with anger. Everyone knows what it feels like to be swamped by emotions such as anger, jealousy, passion/excitement, and hurt. We tend to not want to feel them and … Continue reading
Neuroscience of Emotions
Dr. Philippe Golden, professor at Stanford University Psychology Department gives us a comprehensive and practical tour of the neuroscience of emotions.
Tibetan Buddhist Understanding of Anger
Buddhist meditation practice is a laboratory where, for centuries people have explored the depths of the human mind, including emotions, psychological processes, and physical feelings. All this meditation has given rise to a deep understanding of mind and the human condition. In the Tibetan Buddhist system there is way of understanding … Continue reading
