tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050548055830289666.post1518173169418808956..comments2023-05-13T06:20:55.898-04:00Comments on Actively Arielle: A Voice With A Commitment: Arielle's Word of the Day #10: EMOTIONALArielle Bair, MSW, LSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05087215272280856919noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050548055830289666.post-87192254604647543952012-06-11T16:14:33.948-04:002012-06-11T16:14:33.948-04:00Yes, Cheryl, great minds for sure :-) I appreciate...Yes, Cheryl, great minds for sure :-) I appreciate all your thought on my posts. It's so good to get a little discussion going. Isn't it amazing how one word can bring about so many things? That's part of what I love about the word of the day challenge - I love facilitating creativity and reading how the same word can make us think of the same things and different things! It's so cool and such a learning process.Arielle Bair, MSW, LSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087215272280856919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050548055830289666.post-17218569444449345422012-06-11T16:12:27.866-04:002012-06-11T16:12:27.866-04:00It's so true that you're not responsible f...It's so true that you're not responsible for someone else's emotions and they are not for yours. I'm glad you're no longer emotionally numb. I think emotions are part of human connection and I will gladly take the bad with the good because of that. :-)Arielle Bair, MSW, LSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087215272280856919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050548055830289666.post-91592121810716725272012-06-11T15:06:20.827-04:002012-06-11T15:06:20.827-04:00Ahhh! I wrote my post before I read yours, but the...Ahhh! I wrote my post before I read yours, but the content is so similar...great minds, I suppose!<br /><br />And yes, this is all absolutely spot on. Why are we so terrified of emotions, or being emotional? Because it implies loss of control? Of weakness or vulnerability? That's what I used to be frightened of, I think. But you're exactly right when you say we have to experience all of it - the good and the bad.<br /><br />Without sadness, we can never really know happiness, without anger forgiveness....etc etc. <br /><br />We do need to be more accepting of ourselves and our feelings and not expect to be able to turn them off with some kind of switch or valve so that we can be perfectly pleasant, perfectly presentable robots.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035560366555484918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050548055830289666.post-5594344831484984702012-06-11T01:05:08.522-04:002012-06-11T01:05:08.522-04:00I think we often learn to stuff our feelings away ...I think we often learn to stuff our feelings away because others do not know how to respond to our emotions and become uncomfortable; we then equate their discomfort with disapproval and begin hiding our feelings to be more acceptable.<br /><br />It is a human reaction but, for myself at least, it helps to remember that I am no more responsible for the other person's emotions than they are for mine. After years of being a robot I find that I am now thankful for every emotion I feel, even the uncomfortable ones...no way would I ever go back to being numb or hidden!The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.com