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Forgiveness Paradox

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Joel

The Paradox of Forgiveness  The kindness power of forgiveness is caring for ourselves. Forgiveness is the hardest and easiest thing: it is as much something we are as something we do. The only thing we need to do is give … Continue reading →

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Rage

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Joel

Rage Rage is a bodily response. Emotional states arise at the neural level. Without this bodily response, there is no rage. We don’t think and become enraged. We experience rage in an ancient subcortical brain we have in common with … Continue reading →

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Invasive Emotions

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Joel

Invasive Emotions and Feelings Invasive emotions and feelings are lower-minded subcortical storyless processes. The highly uncomfortable feelings you’re experiencing are not generated in the cortical executive part of the brain.

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RAGE

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Joel

Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)for Rage? On the first page of “Anger: How to Live With and Without It.” Albert Ellis writes, “Most psychologists agree that you absolutely must feel anger. They see the newborn infant as expressing emotions comparable to … Continue reading →

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Time-Stressed

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Joel

Time-Stressed Sitting in Loews Hollywood Hotel, not a guest but waiting for our daughter and son-in-law, I had my computer with me and could/should be working on my blog post due the next day. Almost an hour passed, but being … Continue reading →

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Posture Affects Affect

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Joel

Just Adjust Posture The simple act of adjusting your posture works as an instant shift of focus. You may not notice the difference in how you feel, but research indicates a shift in affect (emotion/feeling) after adjusting posture.

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Core Self

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Joel

Seven Primary Affect Systems Working in his lab with rats, Jaak Panksepp found seven primary-process emotional systems built into the brain by evolution. We and all other mammals are born with these innate neural systems in our brains. We are … Continue reading →

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Invasive Emotions, Feelings, and Thoughts

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Joel

Invasive Emotions and Feelings Invasive emotions and feelings are lower-minded subcortical storyless processes. The highly uncomfortable feelings you’re experiencing are not generated in the cortical executive part of the brain. But the left hemisphere cortex generates stories to give context … Continue reading →

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Healing Thyself

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Joel

Healing Thyself “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne sold over nineteen million copies. Want to be driving a Jaguar convertible sports car? According to “The Secret”, all you need to do is picture yourself driving it, parking it in your garage, … Continue reading →

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Emotions

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Joel

Emotions Jaak Panksepp discovered that the lower brain seems to be organized in such a way that one primal affective state prevails at any one time. He calls this monomania and it causes the upper thinking neocortex to follow the … Continue reading →

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