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The Other Side of Emotions- How old are you?
How old are you- 40, 60, 80, or 100? When we are forty-we feel old…just to realize when we get to sixty that we were still young back then. When we are eighty- we look back to sixty and realize that we still had a life ahead of us, etc…So, what makes us feel older? Or, what can keep us younger? The secret is in living a life with emotions. Yes, you heard me…emotions!A wise person said- dangerous is the man that rationalizes every thought, and therefore, every action. Emotions, contrary to popular beliefs, are not just a phase or a serious problem but a drive to live, communicate and self-validate our life! Emotions excite us to live our life with purpose, intuition, and empowerment.
To have our emotions on the surface- is to live with passion and vision. Needless to say this is the difference between a mediocre soul and outstanding one…The mediocre soul cannot afford to look bad for the sake of the norms. Unlike the non-conventional and controversial soul that seeks to open a path where there is no trace.
After all- hasn’t been the crazy, daring, risk taker, unpredictable, and different visionary who entrusted his or her emotions- that has changed, transformed, and reformed human history? I believe so. It takes a lot of courage and emotions- to be and execute all of the above.
Emotions empower our self esteem and set us free from what the crowd might say. It’s good to know crowds don’t think- they just conform. Some individuals think that being rational should over power emotions- otherwise, they destroy us. But we know that in order to endure and perpetuate- we have to fall apart and become anew! It’s metamorphosis to continue living- and- flying at greater heights.
In business, emotional intelligence is said to be more effective than a high IQ. I identify with the best ‘solution strategy’ used by the FBI, CIA, and military groups-when locked in a situation you don’t know what to do- go with your guts!
The majority of us are better equipped to “function” on any other mode- than within the full power of our emotions. Not only we would become more real, happy and effective- but our life would capture and retain, regardless of age, the fresh, spontaneous, and genuine aroma of youth!
How old are you- 40, 60, 80, or 100? I hope we feel younger than 20 years old by now…
By Diana BenAvides
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