Avoiding emotions has a multitude of costs

Avoiding emotions has a multitude of costs. Emotions tell us what we want and need and what is bad for us.

— from The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy) · It's Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Co

In the book

Your feelings are a compass. They tell you what you want, what you need, and what is bad for you. The thinking mind gives you understanding, but it is the heart that gives you value — the sense that this matters and that does not, that this is worth flying toward and that is worth turning from. — The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)

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• The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)
• Decisions & Choices (Decision/Choice/Focus/Forethought/Consequences)

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