tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post5816661713409361580..comments2024-01-17T09:01:50.117-08:00Comments on mind-muffins: Good Feelings / Bad FeelingsBelladonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704410443745252997noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-33797236576004719872008-03-22T17:20:00.000-07:002008-03-22T17:20:00.000-07:00If thoughts just occur . . . then it is what we do...If thoughts just occur . . . then it is what we do with them that matters I guess. Like do we wallow in lust or put it out of our minds? Um . . .Ruth L.~https://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-5400015843400805022008-03-19T19:31:00.000-07:002008-03-19T19:31:00.000-07:00I believe that all emotions are ok. We just need ...I believe that all emotions are ok. We just need to be careful not to sin in the midst of our emotions. Worry is the emotion I struggle with. "Calm my Anxious Heart" by Linda Dillow really put this in perspective for me.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711509613575485046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-2506048132892603202008-03-17T12:44:00.000-07:002008-03-17T12:44:00.000-07:00Sorry - I mean, I've often heard the statement tha...Sorry - I mean, I've often heard the statement that we're responsible . . . I typed faster than I thunk.Tristi Pinkstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122250747480013804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-63984021480517683212008-03-17T12:43:00.000-07:002008-03-17T12:43:00.000-07:00I've often heard the feeling that we're responsibl...I've often heard the feeling that we're responsible for our own feelings. If someone comes up to me, slaps my face and calls me a vile name, I think I'm perfectly entitled to my natural instinctive feeling of surprise and hurt. However, I then choose if I retaliate. There's nothing wrong with me feeling hurt. If I bring it up every five minutes and if I let it drag me down, then it becomes a problem. But there are things in life that are going to make us feel hurt, and that's just how it is. Our accountability comes into play when we decide what to do with that hurt.<BR/><BR/>And aren't we taught that we need opposites in order to help us learn the good from the bad? If we never allow ourselves to feel a range of emotion, how would we learn from them the things we need to learn?Tristi Pinkstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122250747480013804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-61737470690052057112008-03-16T10:41:00.000-07:002008-03-16T10:41:00.000-07:00"I agree that it is not useful to get stuck in wor..."I agree that it is not useful to get stuck in worry or longing or negative judgment. But I've always believed that having a wide range of emotions that I could fully experience and express was part of what gave life its juice."<BR/><BR/>This is exactly why I've opted out of antidepressants. I like Richard Carlson's theory of emotions. Our feelings indicate our thoughts. If we are experiencing an emotion that isn't useful, we can change our thoughts and the emotion will change too.Jennifer @ Fruit of My Handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11479983078312955832noreply@blogger.com