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One of the biggest problems these days is embodiment. We all say we want to be one way but never try to *actually* feel that way.
How can you get used to a feeling, to strive for and ingrain it, if you never even let yourself feel that way to begin with?
Hot Take Thread.
How can you get used to a feeling, to strive for and ingrain it, if you never even let yourself feel that way to begin with?
Hot Take Thread.
There is a huge difference between intellectually declaring you want to be happy and actually putting forth energetic effort to *feel* happy.
Thoughts are not feelings. Ideas are not action.
Modern discourse ignores this fact, revels in the "power of the mind."
Rubbish.
Thoughts are not feelings. Ideas are not action.
Modern discourse ignores this fact, revels in the "power of the mind."
Rubbish.
Feelings are king. We hide from them at our own peril.
It's very simple to intellectualize life, to navigate using the mind, decision making skills, argument, logic.
But feelings? Feelings are hard. Feelings are complex.
Feelings are powerful.
It's very simple to intellectualize life, to navigate using the mind, decision making skills, argument, logic.
But feelings? Feelings are hard. Feelings are complex.
Feelings are powerful.
More can be accomplished with feeling than intellect. This is difficult to understand for an intellectual, but it's a fundamental truth of the universe.
Feeling isnt just passive, internal..it is a gateway to enaction: a volatile, frictive, active force that can be harnessed.
Feeling isnt just passive, internal..it is a gateway to enaction: a volatile, frictive, active force that can be harnessed.
Feelings are energy. They are feedback. They are the beginnings of control. Feelings allow us to know how things are so we can change them into what we want them to be.
All stimulus is feeling, all sensory data as well. It's all energy and nervous info.
All stimulus is feeling, all sensory data as well. It's all energy and nervous info.
Harnessing feeling starts with observation. Meditation is good for this. Today this practice has been bastardized and corrupted but really it's about feelings, emotions, thoughts...dispassionate viewing and ultimately control.
We need a revival of Feeling.
We need a revival of Feeling.
The attack on feelings as "sappy emotional mess" is unfortunate and sad. This is definitely not what feeling is.
Attunement is a good perspective.
I think most would benefit from a perspective check. A narrative reframing of emotions themselves.
Attunement is a good perspective.
I think most would benefit from a perspective check. A narrative reframing of emotions themselves.
Embodiment is the second step of feeling.
Its elusive, but emotions are trained, ingrained through repetition and practice.
"Just be happy." Yeah I get that's a little short-sided but that's basically the gist of it.
Notice your emotions. https://twitter.com/Cantide1/status/1293749279266426886?s=19
Its elusive, but emotions are trained, ingrained through repetition and practice.
"Just be happy." Yeah I get that's a little short-sided but that's basically the gist of it.
Notice your emotions. https://twitter.com/Cantide1/status/1293749279266426886?s=19
Embodiment is allowing yourself to change emotional states.
Emotion is e(nergy)-motion. This shows that by definition it isnt infinite. Even depression waxes and wanes.
Distance from the negative, search for the positive. Reinforce the latter.
Over and over.
Emotion is e(nergy)-motion. This shows that by definition it isnt infinite. Even depression waxes and wanes.
Distance from the negative, search for the positive. Reinforce the latter.
Over and over.
Embodiment is also the ability to choose your emotional state, as well as harnessing your energy to accomplish something, or use internal alchemy to change it from one thing to another.
Anger to Joy. Disappointment to motivation.
Once again, elusive, but paramount to health.
Anger to Joy. Disappointment to motivation.
Once again, elusive, but paramount to health.
Emotional Alchemy.
Hmm. This is going on the project list.
Harnessing and manipulating internal energies for benefit and action.
It's funny how basically any emotions can be changed, used for basically any outcome.
We raise those that do this intuitively to Heroic status.
Hmm. This is going on the project list.
Harnessing and manipulating internal energies for benefit and action.
It's funny how basically any emotions can be changed, used for basically any outcome.
We raise those that do this intuitively to Heroic status.
