Feelings are much like waves, we can't stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf. Jonatan Martensson
Feelings are a natural and normal part of our lives. We experience them every day. We have a choice about how to let them impact us every day. Feelings play a big part in how we behave, how we speak, and what our attitude is. Here's the thing about feelings. Like Martensson aptly points out in today's quote, we have a choice. When we see the wave of hurt feelings coming at us we can choose to either jump on it and ride it out or we can let it pass. When we see a wave of anger headed straight toward us we can either ride that all the way to shore or we can hang back and let it pass. When we see a wave of happiness swell up we also have the choice to either take the wave or let it pass. There's the waves of gratitude that come at us as well, usually at times when we aren't feeling so grateful. Sometimes we've got two different kinds of waves staring us down. And we have a choice about which one to choose. As you can see we have a lot of decisions to make about those "feeling waves" in a very short amount of time. Choose carefully or you just may experience a gnarly wipe out. (I had to do it - I had to work a surfing term in! Ha!)
Feelings are a natural and normal part of our lives. We experience them every day. We have a choice about how to let them impact us every day. Feelings play a big part in how we behave, how we speak, and what our attitude is. Here's the thing about feelings. Like Martensson aptly points out in today's quote, we have a choice. When we see the wave of hurt feelings coming at us we can choose to either jump on it and ride it out or we can let it pass. When we see a wave of anger headed straight toward us we can either ride that all the way to shore or we can hang back and let it pass. When we see a wave of happiness swell up we also have the choice to either take the wave or let it pass. There's the waves of gratitude that come at us as well, usually at times when we aren't feeling so grateful. Sometimes we've got two different kinds of waves staring us down. And we have a choice about which one to choose. As you can see we have a lot of decisions to make about those "feeling waves" in a very short amount of time. Choose carefully or you just may experience a gnarly wipe out. (I had to do it - I had to work a surfing term in! Ha!)
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