Emotions also connect us to our authentic Self and…
Emotions also connect us to our authentic Self and allow us to feel intimately connected to other people. When we are out of touch with emotions, we suffer loneliness, because the connections to both ourselves and the peo-ple we care about are enriched through empathy, the emotional connector.
— 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
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God gave you feelings to guide you within yourself and in your relationships, and the best of them is empathy. Your emotions are also what connect you to your own authentic self and let you feel intimately bound to other people — cut yourself off from them and you fall into loneliness, because the bridge to others is built out of empathy. That bridge is the most human thing about you. — The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)