Feelings: bane or blessings

Feelings: bane or blessings

As each of us knows every day brings with it its own problems and its own pleasures.  The group that captures our attention the most throughout the day determines if consider it a good day or not.  This rather arbitrary method of determination can in fact turn a great day bad with one turn of events. 

Subjective determinations are just that arbitrary, completely subject to our emotions and feelings of the moment regardless of any actual reality.  The problem is we like it that way.  We like having some decisions that are truly and completely based on how we feel.  Now we do not base the majority of our decisions on our feelings (or do we), but once every now and again helps us feel like we are in control (or so I am led to believe).

Feelings are amazing things; they promote chemical reactions in our bodies that drive us to actions or in some cases complete inaction.  Fear, love, anger, joy, hope, peace the list goes on and on, each emotion causes a reaction that adds flavor to our lives.  Like seasoning to a meal.  The right seasoning adds just that right touch to make a meal great, or just the right touch to make a good meal completely inedible. Unless it is made by your daughter, then it is still amazing.   

The simple facts are that while feeling can very quickly get in the way and create a very real mess, most of us wouldn’t like it any other way.  Otherwise, we wouldn’t put up with the amazing amount of stupidity that comes with each and every day.  Because it is those moments that when we look back are the moments that made the day worth remembering.  The moments that made that day different than all the rest, a spark of uniqueness. 

So yes, we rant and rave about the way feelings create bad decisions and in truth, they can and often do, but it is also those feelings that made the memories we very often cherish the most.  Enjoy yourself and try not to let your emotions make too many decisions but try to enjoy the ones they do.

Blessings!