Feelings are the game-changers between the start and end lines.
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same energy but different ends. Why?
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It is a little tough to internalise, but it is true that we are made of feelings. We have the power to see things in detail. We have an abundance of feelings compared to other creatures for all things or activities around us.
Feelings are different for different people at the same events. We go through news, but we have fewer feelings because loss has no impact on us. But it is devastating for the people who suffered. If something goes wrong with our close people, we cry, but not for the same happenings with unrelated individuals.
I am writing this post with the intention of making it better and adding more sense to it to make it noticeable. My feelings are moving with my fingers. Feeling is deciding what to write next.
I have many memories of childhood that were detrimental to my progress and prosperity. The action that was joyous at the time is now being classified as a waste of time and energy.
A doctor treats a patient with a strong feeling of quick recovery; it is humanity. Another doctor counts earning first; it is just a conservative motto. There is a wide difference in feelings in the same profession, from humanity to the source of income. Behind the curtain is a feeling.
In a play, two teams start with the same preparation and enthusiasm. The moment a team starts scoring better, there is variety in the feelings of the members of another team, and these feelings make a difference. If there are positive feelings, both come to an equal end or reverse. Otherwise, fear of losing gets compounded. Thus, there are more feelings in players than movements of legs and hands, and this turns the scenes quickly.
The above examples amplify the occurrence of feelings in all our activities, from ordinary to precise.
Now the question is whether we can improve our feelings. Yes, this quality is abundant in human lives.
It is essential to guard our own feelings. What we feel the whole day shapes our lives in that frame.
We must stay on the issue, positive or negative, to realise reality. Whether it is pleasure or pain, we must practice assessing situations closely and objectively.
We must practice using positive words deliberately to convey our feelings as if that thing had happened in our lives.
We must stay away from toxic people who have biassed assessments of everything.
Most of us make our outer appearance better, assuming that our inner feelings will improve. Reality is the opposite. In fact, making our inner selves better takes care of appearance and actions for almost all individuals. It is a feeling that chooses what to take first—outer or inner.
There are separate feelings: happiness, grief, just, unjust, respect, disregard, and so on. Okay, but these feelings need to be hooked up to make a deeper sense of them. Otherwise, feelings may leave us with regrets and justifications later on.
Beliefs are the roots of feelings, and feelings shape beliefs. It happens. It is a process. Let us practice the right feelings to form sound beliefs. Beliefs are the foundation of human lives.
"I have nothing to do"—this is a worse feeling. We have to be accountable if things are not moving in the right direction. It may not be directly related, but there may be some role to play in making things better. Pick up the opportunity to make an impact.
Knowing things in detail is an attitude. Attitude is an aggregate of feelings. Guarding feelings will bring a change in attitude. A garden is so so for one person and beautiful for another. It is the function of attitude.
Feelings are not to be taught by some mentors or opinion-makers. Just monitor feelings, and everything becomes transparent. Then it is our decision what to do next.
We play safe because of the feeling of fear. We are not involved because we feel a sense of responsibility. There is a long list. Feel true and make life certainly rewarding in the long run.
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In short
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Feeling is a powerful tool to make a life purposeful. Let us live with genuine and adequate feelings. Be accountable for whatever we do. It will improve the outcomes, as feeling is the force that operates all the time. We can modify our feelings, case by case.