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Why all emotions are equal
Do “good” and “bad” emotions exist? Emotions are energy, intense moments of release of tension. Emotions can serve as red flags (fear), can lift you up (joy, ecstasy), make you feel small (sadness). What do they all have in common? They make you feel alive. Emotions all come from the same source but serve different purposes.
To make a distinction in the good and the bad and the ugly is a mistake many make. This is why.
In general, fear is seen as a negative emotion. But what if fear is actually a possibility for growth? The shivering of the soul before expansion? In that light, fear turns suddenly in something very potent.
Emotions are energy. We flag them, and that makes them have a color, so we can judge them
Anger and aggression is a powerful energy. Why would it be negative? A release of anger clears the sky, brings clarity.. all positive stuff. Anger is mostly stored and suppressed. Because of fear for its power, because of social and personal conditioning. When this specific energy builts up in the body, the fear increases to release it. Until the resistance breaks. The floodgates are open, and then it can come out in excessive amounts, maybe too much for that the situation needed. We call that…