Feeling "muscles"

This is not about body muscles, the ones that bulge or don't bulge. This is about internal feelings, a group of "muscles" that controls our actions our thoughts, and creates challenges and opportunities depending of what they are.

Feelings that are generally happy, comfortable, and alive - create the same. Yet feelings that are dark, uncertain or simply questioning - create the same.

Like any "muscle" the more the feelings are diagnosed or "worked" and not ignored, the better they will be. The dark feelings will linger less, and the joyous feelings will more easily return.

Suggestion: Can begin in the quite of your own room -- write down each feeling as the word appears. Labels can be dangerous, yet words do allow us to better understand and diagnose. Take the time, seriously, don't short change yourself and give up. Allow an hour, perhaps to let things percolate -- get out a Thesaurus to help with uncovering the actual feeling. Expand your vocabulary in the process.

Just like with push-ups, the more you do the more you can do. (By the way I'm up to 15 from 10) Go from neophyte to mastery (no not there yet with push-ups). Yet, cannot get to a goal with out taking steps.

The better you are able to diagnose your feelings, the better you will feel. Also, communication will move to another level, as you will be able to express yourself clearly.