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Happy Emotia - Ep. 414
Emotional Inertia is the tendency for moods to stay as they are,
Whether they're an iceberg or a shooting star,
Learning control can improve our skill,
So we don't go wild our lose our will.
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Ep. 414 - Happy Emotia
We begin as always
with the Happy Creed.
We believe in Happy,
in Balance and Growth,
of being Mindful and Grateful,
Compassionate and Understanding.
Yowza
Haha
My Happy Friends!
Emotia is a word I made by combining the words Emotion and Inertia into one,
Emotion is Feelings, and Inertia is the tendency for things to stay as they are,
So, like, a car may be hard to move, or hard to stop because it weighs a ton,
Just like a heavy mood may be the same way because of how much we care.
If you’re having a meltdown and someone tells you to chill--your mood might not change,
Though granted, it’s not quite the same as trying to stop a speeding car, of course,
Emotia is just a way of saying that moods have momentum both short- and long-range,
Like, a heavy mood is harder to lighten up because it just seems to have more force.
Then, once you see moods as having weight, practicing them becomes exercise,
And just like you wouldn’t enter an athletic competition without training first,
You need to practice agility, strength and control over your emotions to maximize
Your ability to be able to handle whatever life throws your way from best to worst.
This is why you may find it tough to “snap out of it,” when things begin to confound,
Or why it may take a minute to get “in the mood,” whatever mood that may happen to be,
And this can apply to phobias as well--if you’re afraid of dogs, then don’t visit the pound,
And if every attempt to kick a bad habit fails, it may take a gradual approach to break free.
Happy Emotia is having a good handle on your moods, good craft, good skill,
You don’t try to rush them or run them too hot from a cold start if you can help it,
You do your warm ups and cool downs so you don’t pull something or make yourself ill,
And you make sure you get in some good mood drills every day to stay ready and fit.
And that could just involve thinking about a mood like Sadness or Hope,
And then maybe moving on to Anger, Joy, Guilt and Fear,
Watch a movie, listen to a song, write out your feelings in order to cope,
Learning to get comfortable with emotions prepares you for the next time they appear.
Haha
Yowza
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By Geoffrey Bennett Ulrich
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Emotional Inertia is the tendency for moods to stay as they are,
Whether they're an iceberg or a shooting star,
Learning control can improve our skill,
So we don't go wild our lose our will.
[full text below]
Ep. 414 - Happy Emotia
We begin as always
with the Happy Creed.
We believe in Happy,
in Balance and Growth,
of being Mindful and Grateful,
Compassionate and Understanding.
Yowza
Haha
My Happy Friends!
Emotia is a word I made by combining the words Emotion and Inertia into one,
Emotion is Feelings, and Inertia is the tendency for things to stay as they are,
So, like, a car may be hard to move, or hard to stop because it weighs a ton,
Just like a heavy mood may be the same way because of how much we care.
If you’re having a meltdown and someone tells you to chill--your mood might not change,
Though granted, it’s not quite the same as trying to stop a speeding car, of course,
Emotia is just a way of saying that moods have momentum both short- and long-range,
Like, a heavy mood is harder to lighten up because it just seems to have more force.
Then, once you see moods as having weight, practicing them becomes exercise,
And just like you wouldn’t enter an athletic competition without training first,
You need to practice agility, strength and control over your emotions to maximize
Your ability to be able to handle whatever life throws your way from best to worst.
This is why you may find it tough to “snap out of it,” when things begin to confound,
Or why it may take a minute to get “in the mood,” whatever mood that may happen to be,
And this can apply to phobias as well--if you’re afraid of dogs, then don’t visit the pound,
And if every attempt to kick a bad habit fails, it may take a gradual approach to break free.
Happy Emotia is having a good handle on your moods, good craft, good skill,
You don’t try to rush them or run them too hot from a cold start if you can help it,
You do your warm ups and cool downs so you don’t pull something or make yourself ill,
And you make sure you get in some good mood drills every day to stay ready and fit.
And that could just involve thinking about a mood like Sadness or Hope,
And then maybe moving on to Anger, Joy, Guilt and Fear,
Watch a movie, listen to a song, write out your feelings in order to cope,
Learning to get comfortable with emotions prepares you for the next time they appear.
Haha
Yowza