“Admiration fosters self-betterment, reverence seems to foster a desire for connection to what we revere-we want to move closer to that thing or person.” BB Not a setup for successful decision-making: “I’m feeling my emotions at about 10, I’m paying attention to them at about 5, and I understand them at about 2.” “Feeling stressed and overwhelmed seem to be related to our perception of how we are coping with our current situation and our ability to handle the accompanying emotions: Am I coping? Can I handle this? Am I inching towards quicksand?” BB Recognize the context of what we’re feeling or thinking. Get curious about how our families and communities shape our beliefs about the connection between our feelings, thoughts, and behavior (biography) Understand how they show up in our bodies and why (biology) But rather than elevation and roads and water, human emotions and experiences are layers of biology, biography, behavior, and backstory.” BB “Just like a map, the interaction between the layers of our emotions and experiences tells our story. Making sense of our feelings and experience: Our understanding of our own and others’ emotions is shaped by how we perceive, categorize, and describe emotional experiences.” BB “Language does more than just communicate emotion, it can actually shape what we’re feeling. See my notes below or Amazon for details and reviews. As Brené explains, on the surface, the near enemies of emotions or experiences might look and even feel like connection, but ultimately they drive us to be disconnected from ourselves and from each other. To wrap up the book, she spends time exploring the concept of ‘near enemies’ which I found incredibly helpful. She digs into 150 human emotions and experiences throughout the book, detailing each. she emphasizes the impact of language-it’s not just to communicate emotion, it also shapes what we’re feeling. Brené delivers the perfect book for making sense of our feelings and experiences. I’ve been struggling to truly understand the nuance between different emotions and experiences and working to hone my own empathy so I’m able to show up in a more helpful way for the people in my life. I dearly needed to read this book when I did.
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