The Emotion Game

So, if I were to ask you how well you manage your emotions, what would you have me believe? How much of what you would say to me would you actually believe? If we were all honest with ourselves, we’d probably recognize that there’s always growth needed here. Emotions are a lot. Emotions overwhelm. Emotions drive reactivity. Emotions cause the “haymaker” statements. Emotions can also be freeing. Emotions can also offer knowledge of self. Emotions can also inspire change. Emotions can also help us understand how to respond when something is or isn’t working for us. It’s all about emotions, y’all. How emotions drive any one of us will remain the single greatest exploration any one of us could undertake in this life.

Oh wait! I forgot to add something to those statements. I forgot to include “unchecked” and “recognized”. Unchecked emotions overwhelm. Unchecked emotions cause reactivity. While recognized emotions can free. Recognized emotions can inspire change. Recognized emotions help us understand how to respond. That kinda changes the approach here. Because what I see makes anyone more capable and able to navigate life with as much agency as we all would like to have, it’s honing in on and realizing that emotional stability, emotional health, is the “cheat code” to this game that allows us to experience life as more manageable.