How To Handle Difficult Emotions
- We need to be compassionate and kind with the way we handle our difficult emotions, starting with accepting them.
- We then need to be curious and mindful about the emotion, asking ourselves if this emotion is owning us or we are in command.
- We need to be courageous with our self-understanding so that we can move forward in the direction of our values.
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