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“It was my own frustration in constantly explaining the value of intangibles that led me to write down these thoughts, intending to increase understanding by creating a coherent explanation of this transformative perspective.”

Book:The Age of Ideas: Unlock Your Creative Potential

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“Emotions are part of the equation of our lives, but not the entire equation. Just because something feels good doesn’t mean it is good. Just because something feels bad doesn’t mean it is bad. Emotions are merely signposts, suggestions that our neurobiology gives us, not commandments. Therefore, we shouldn’t always trust our own emotions. In fact, I believe we should make a habit of questioning them. Many people are taught to repress their emotions for various personal, social, or cultural reasons —particularly negative emotions. Sadly, to deny one’s negative emotions is to deny many of the feedback mechanisms that help a person solve problems. As a result, many of these repressed individuals struggle to deal with problems throughout their lives. And if they can’t solve problems, then they can’t be happy. Remember, pain serves a purpose.”

Emotions

Book:2 Books Collection Set: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck & Everything Is F*cked

Source: 2 Books Collection Set: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck & Everything Is F*cked

“Feelings should be honored and given a voice. Still, like the storm that threatened Peter, the feelings we carry are real, and they're worth listening to - but they don't always tell us the truth about our identity and safety.”

Real Feelings Truth Identity Emotions Storm

Book:From Lost to Found: Giving Up What You Think You Want for What Will Set You Free

Source: From Lost to Found: Giving Up What You Think You Want for What Will Set You Free

“Terrible events produce outrage, and when people are outraged, they are all the more likely to accept rumors that justify their emotional states, and also to attribute those events to intentional action.”

Emotions Tragedy Anger Outrage Rumors

Book:On Rumors: How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done

Source: On Rumors: How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done

“Go to people and places which make you feel good.”

Feelings Emotions

Author:Sanchita Pandey

“Since her emotional reactions were without distinction, she had to fall back on the emotions of the past, great loves already lived and related, and over those she seemed to suffer and grow glad.”

Love Past Emotions

Book:Nightwood

Source: Nightwood

“Even when you hate God that much, He will still be merciful to you; because God’s mercy is never regulated by the emotions of men.”

God Emotions Merciful God Is Love

Book:Daily Quotes about God: 365 Days of Heavenly Inspiration

Source: Daily Quotes about God: 365 Days of Heavenly Inspiration

“That day, Alex’s emotional saturation reached its peak. His pain was so intense, and he was so young, that neither his amazing self-restraint nor his self-confidence were able to hold back the flood of feelings and emotions overwhelming him. It is the only time I ever see him like that.As for me, I found out early on, through personal experience, that falling in love passes quickly, as do strong feelings. I feel bad for him, but I know he’ll soon get over it. Give it a couple of months and he’ll find himself attracted to someone else.”

Emotions Falling In Love

Book:Monogamy Book One. Lover

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“A seemingly sudden reaction is just the last act in an invisible emotional chain.”

Emotions Instinct Reactions

Author:Luigina Sgarro

“Intellect is the light which illuminates its path, and without this light, emotion changes back and forth. In fact, if emotions prevail over the intellect, it is able to obscure the light and distort the picture of the entire world…. Emotional stirrings need the control of reason and the direction of the will.”

Spirituality Emotions Catholicism Holocaust Saints

Book:Essays on Woman: 002;Collected Works of Edith Stein

Source: Essays on Woman: 002;Collected Works of Edith Stein

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