Emotions are like fishing nets. Each one helps us gather different kinds of information. If we honestly experience our emotionality - and don't run from it or numb it away - we gather data with which we can then use to make sober, unemotional decisions. It's one of the great ironies of our reality that the best way to plan for the future is to be in the moment. That's because being in the moment teaches us what it's like to exist. And then, when things have calmed down and we can soberly self-reflect, we can use what we have learned to change our future. I encourage you to think of your emotions like friends who pop by for a visit, and who are just looking for someone to listen to them. Welcome everything and push away nothing, and just watch how your life changes for the better.

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