Tip #3 Emotions tell you what you need; always look for the need!

This is a BIG one…. 

Emotions are messengers….actually, let’s call them generous friends.

Your emotions tell you exactly what you need, providing the opportunity to meet that need, IF you know what you’re looking at. 

Let me give you an example:

When you experience the emotion of judgment, specifically you perceive that you’re being judged, the emotion (as well as the accompanying feeling) is telling you that your NEED to feel understood, accepted, etc is not being met.

Another example: when you experience anger, your need to feel respected, safe, and seen might not be getting met.

When you feel sad, you might have a need to be held, affirmed, nurtured that requires attention.

These are just examples, of course, that I take from my own experience; yours might...