There are over two thousand words in the English language that broadly refer to emotion. Yet, we default to using words like "fine" "busy" and "okay" when we're feeling surprised, discouraged, stressed, optimistic, or anxious. Just think of the possibilities of what you can discover about yourself if you had a toolbox of emotion words to express how you're feeling? That's the power of labeling. 

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