Permanent Decisions and Temporary Feelings-Live Life With Meaning Newsletter April 2017

Live Life With Meaning Newsletter

April 2017

Permanent Decisions and Temporary Feelings

Happy Spring!

Welcome to the Live Life With Meaning Newsletter! In this issue: making decisions based on our feelings.

Permanent Decisions and Temporary Feelings

Have you ever said something and then almost immediately regretted it? Most, if not all, of us have been there are at one point or another in our lives. When we get down to the basics of this experience, we learn that we let our feelings dictate our actions. In other words, we let a temporary state make a permanent decision for us.

Our emotions can be experienced so intensely at times. We feel so angry at our spouse for forgetting to take out the garbage again. We feel scared that the darkness while driving will be too much to handle. We feel sad that our friend cancelled plans on us. A nd so we yell at our spouse, or avoid driving at night, or mope around the house the entire weekend.

These actions are hard to undo or take back, and often leave a permanent mark on ourselves or someone else. Handled a different way, the feeling would have passed and our choices would have been much less detrimental to those around us.

We have more power than we think. Our feelings are temporary. They will go away. Why make a permanent decision based on a temporary feeling?

This month, I am challenging you to respond with grace, respect, love, hope, and self-care. Use your problem solving skills and think of an alternate solution. Remember, all feelings are ok. What you do with them is what matters.

Meaningfully, Dr. Laura

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