Our emotions that we often like to classify as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ are two sides of the same ‘coin’.
Which emotion would you give up?
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Benefits of the Feeling Log
I love working with the feeling log, which was adapted from the Russell Circumplex Model as it enables us to categorize our emotions and has so many benefits.
What are your emotions telling you?
As we begin our educational journey, we are taught basic rules for spelling, reading, mathematics, etc. But very little, if any, time is spent exploring the meaning of emotions, which is what I would like to explore.
Who do you become when driving?
It’s true many other drivers need to change. The problem is none of us can make them change. The only person we can change is ourselves.
7 Essential Facts About Emotions
Emotions are chemicals released in response to our interpretation of a specific trigger. It takes our brains about 1/4 second to identify the trigger, and about another1/4 second to produce the chemicals.
Enhancing emotional literacy
This is the first of 8 competencies that we’ll be exploring over the next few posts. Emotions are chemicals that provide data about yourself and others. The ability to notice, name and understand your feelings is known as Emotional Literacy.