THOUGHTS FOR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING

ALL FORMS OF EMOTIONAL INPUT, RELATIONSHIP, BOOKS, MAGAZINES, RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS, LECTURES AFFECT OUR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING FOR BETTER OR WORSE. WE BEGIN TO SENSE WHETHER OUR THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCES ARE GIVING US JOY, HOPE, CONFIDENCE, COURAGE, LOVE. IF THESE POSITIVE EMOTIONS ARE STIMULATED, WE ALLOW OURSELVES TO REMAIN IN THE GROOVE. BUT IF THESE IDEAS, INDIVIDUALS, INSTITUTIONS, ACTIVITIES OR EXPERIENCES TEND TO LEAVE US WITH NEGATIVE FEELINGS LIKE DISCOURAGEMENT, DEPRESSION, ANGER, GUILT, SHAME THEN WE TAKE IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO EXTRACT OURSELVES OR, IF THIS IS NOT PRACTICAL, WE CREATE SHIELDS TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM THESE NEGATIVE IMPACTS. A PERSON WHO THINKS POSITIVE HAS A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUTE TOWARDS THE MOOD SWINGS THAT COME AND GO IN HIS LIFE. HE UNDERSTAND THAT HIS EMOTIONAL ENTHUSIASM DEMANDS REST PERIODS AT TIMES. HE CANT BE HIGH ALL THE TIME. HE RECOGNIZES THIS AND HENCE HE IS NOT FRIGHTENED BY A "DOWN MOOD". RATHER HE SAYS "WELL I'M GOING INTO A TIME OF EMOTIONAL RETREAT. THIS IS A PHASE OF EMOTIONAL INTAKE. I SHALL WAIT ON THE LORD AND HE WILL STRENGHTEN MY HEART. I SHALL NOT BE AFRAID OR UNDULY ANXIOUS ABOUT THESE MOODS THAT LOWER MY SPIRIT." THE POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING MAKES THE PERSON SENSITIVE TO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE FEELINGS. HE GRADUALLY GAINS THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND REJECT NEGATIVE FEELINGS, THEN INTUITIVELY AND SELF-CONSCIOUSLY SENSES AND SUBMITS TO THE POSITIVE FEELINGS. HIS POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS EMOTIONAL WELL BEING SHARPENS HIS SENSITIVITY TO THE EMOTIONAL VALUE OF WORDS. HE KNOWS THAT THE WORDS LIKE 'NEVER' AND ' IMPOSSIBLE' DRAIN OUT POSITIVE EMOTIONS AND OPEN THE FLOODGATES FOR NEGATIVE FEELINGS. IN THE HINDSIGHT THE IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE HERE IS THAT - BY MAINTAINING A POSTIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS EMOTIONAL WELL BEING WE CLEAR OUR MIND FOR A CREATIVE MENTAL STATE WHICH IN TURN BECOMES RECEPTANCE TO CREATIVE, REDEMPTIVE, AND SUCCESS PRODUCING IDEAS.