Mindfulness Daily Check-In February 11, 2018

Hey, everyone I recently watched an awesome TED Talk, featuring Dr. Susan David, a Harvard Medical School psychologist. She specifically studies and talks about something called emotional agility, which can be defined as the psychology of how we can use emotion to bring forward our best selves in all aspects of how we love, live, parent and lead.

You can find her TED Talk on emotional agility by clicking here: The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage. Theres a transcript available under the video if youd rather read than watch.

I want to highlight some main points in her video that I think can help with our mindfulness practices:

1. Emotions are not good or bad; all emotions are hardwired into our brains to help us make decisions that are aligned with our values.

2. We dont need to embrace false positivity in our lives, meaning that we dont need to suppress unpleasant emotions like guilt, anger, or sadness. We don't need to feel bad about experiencing these emotions. They are normal.

3. Emotions are data, not directives, meaning that we dont need to immediately react to or act on our emotions, like anger. Emotions simply occur as a reaction to something in our physical environment, and they produce physical symptoms in our body, like chills, heat, or a racing heart. We can observe these physical symptoms rather than getting caught up in the narratives or situations that spurred the emotions.

What do you think of these main points and the video? What did you learn, and what can you implement in your own life and mindfulness practice?

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