If a car gets too hot, it overheats and…

If a car gets too hot, it overheats and stops working. The en-gine creates heat, and that heat must be released. So it is with core emotions. They create energy, and that energy needs to be re leased. When we use too many inhibitory emotions and too many defenses, emotional energy is blocked and we have problems.

— from Fuel (Energy)

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In most choices the goal is not the perfect answer but a good-enough one — spend only the energy the decision truly warrants — and let well-built habits run themselves, since a little useful mindlessness frees the mind's scarce fuel for what truly needs it. Vent the emotional tank, don't bottle it. An engine that cannot release its heat overheats and seizes — and so it is with the core emotions; they are meant to be felt and discharged, not stored. Then refill it with zest, the vibrant inside of a meaningful life, found in almost any activity you bring yourself fully to. — Fuel (Energy)

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