UNDERSTANDING THE POSITIVE INTENT OF EMOTIONS
Never apologize for showing your feelings. When you do, you are apologizing for the truth. – José N. Harris
We often think of emotions as being either positive or negative. But the idea that we should aim to only have ‘positive’ emotions such as happiness, hope and compassion is not helpful because it suggests that we should try to avoid or suppress ‘negative’ emotions such as resentment, impatience and jealousy.
The fact is, all emotions have a positive purpose. Emotions such as fear, anger, sadness and regret might not feel good but they do have a beneficial purpose.
Fear is a clear example of an emotion that has a positive purpose: to protect you. Anxiety also has a positive purpose. Anxiety ...
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