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Labelling Feelings 101
“fine.” But “fine” isn’t an emotion. It’s how you’re categorizing your current emotion. “Okay,” you say, “I’m feeling good.” Nope. Still not an emotion. “Right. I’m feeling happy.” There we go. Happy is an emotion, and something others can relate to.
Michael S. Sorensen • I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships
recognising a feeling doesn’t mean you follow it to a conclusion.
The School of Life • Self-Knowledge (Essay Books)
Feelings are messengers that nudge. They are our body saying, “Hmm . . . something is different,” before sending us on a quest to figure out why we feel a certain way.