What emotion do you struggle the most with?
Posted on Oct 17th, 2007
by
starlight
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for October 16, 2007:
the emotion itself is not the problem; it is the attachment to the emotion that one is addicted to. emotional instability arises out of one's inability to know the true from the false. we own these feelings, by which we identify and replay them in memory, and by doing so, we attach an individual self to them, and they then become programed into a false ego-self, and a pattern is set, and each time it is remembered, it is reinforced by the 'feelings' we attach to the memory, and the ego. this is all done in the mind and through the senses. we become trapped by addiction to this emotional roller coaster, building layer upon layer of unhealthy reaction to that which is not real. instead of really 'living', in the moment of conscious being...we are being lived by unhealthy reactions to life as it comes to us.
the way through all of this illusion, or dellusional behavior, is self-honesty. look within...underneath the feeling, and you will find that it is ego based, and always, always, has to do with selfcenteredness...i want what i want, and i want it right now! we have been conditioned, and continue to condition our egos. we become very capable of hiding selfish egotistical motives beneath so called good intentions. when be begin to look honestly, and face our unwhole, or unhealthy addiction to these emotions, we begin to see through them...and begin experiencing the truth of what we are...
the way through all of this illusion, or dellusional behavior, is self-honesty. look within...underneath the feeling, and you will find that it is ego based, and always, always, has to do with selfcenteredness...i want what i want, and i want it right now! we have been conditioned, and continue to condition our egos. we become very capable of hiding selfish egotistical motives beneath so called good intentions. when be begin to look honestly, and face our unwhole, or unhealthy addiction to these emotions, we begin to see through them...and begin experiencing the truth of what we are...

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Well said!
Bows, star..
glad that resonated! *smiles.
salutations, starlight,
i was just passing through and just read your blog. incredible insight about attatchment to emotions. i wrote something similar but not as insightful as yours. the “attatchment” part in my blog is credited to you so check it out if you can. great job on the blog.
zao_tok
is awesome to know, that simply by holding up a mirror, awareness is reflected back again…awesome journey of awakeness…*smiles…
Wow, you hit it on the nail. What you have said about how attaching ourselves to emtion relates to the inability to “break chains”. We all have to be ourselves, not who we were raised by. If we live by their emotions, it can be pitfalls in our lives, and can steal us of the ability to change ourselves from not-so-good to better. Perhaps this information you have relayed can be relayed to abused youth who are stepping into adulthood, adults of past abuse themselves, and even divorced parents! Each of these persons has endured some type of mental abuse in their past and as the mind is very powerful, it can be overcome by negative emotions too. Acknowledging power over our emotions can be the key to helping stop the chain of abuse in general ~
thank you Millie…*
wisely stated star.. I like the way you said it. It is not good to surpress our emotions, as much as to be aware of them, understand their root, and then move forward with cognition.
how did i know that you would 'get' that…or that you obviously already did? LOL