I finally get it. It all comes down to feelings… and living them out fully. I have been listening to Gregg Braden, author and speaker, on You Tube. He has very interesting points and speaks about the traditions of the indigenous people. He talks a bit about technology and its place in evolving human consciousness. He also speaks about feelings. He mentions that it is important to not want things… but rather to feel as though it has already happened. Here are two You Tube videos of Gregg Braden…
I just realized that when people want things, it is not the thing that they truly want. It is actually the feeling they get when they get what they want. This is what Gregg Braden is saying. His lectures stress this and he indicates throughout his interviews that it is our feelings that create our life experience. This is true.
Feelings are the only things that are identical in experience from one person to another. Happiness is happiness, no matter who is experiencing it. Same for anger. Anger is anger regardless of who you are. The only things that differentiates from person to person is their reaction to the feeling. A person’s actions when experiencing happiness or any other feeling, is personal.
Here is a list of some possible feelings. I have put this together because my exercise is to identify other people’s feelings to better communicate and relate to them…
open:
kind
confident
reliable
easy
amazed
free
sympathetic
interested:
satisfied
receptive
accepting
understanding
happy
great
gay
joyous
lucky
fortunate
delighted
overjoyed
gleeful
thankful
important
festive ecstatic
satisfied
glad
cheerful
sunny
merry
elated
jubilant
alive:
playful
courageous
energetic
liberated
optimistic
provocative
impulsive
free
frisky
animated
spirited
free
wonderful
good:
calm
peaceful
as ease
comfortable
pleased
encouraged
clever
surprised
content
quiet
certain
relaxed
serene
bright
blessed
reassured
love:
considerate
affectionate
sensitive
tender
devoted
attractive
passionate
admiration
warm
touched
sympathy
close
drawn toward
interested:
concerned
affected
fascinated
intrigued
absorbed
inquisitive
nosy
snoopy
engrossed
curious
positive
eager
keen
earnest
intent
inspired
determined
excited
enthusiastic
bold
brave
daring
challenged
re-enforced
confident
hopeful
strong:
sure
certain
rebellious
unique
dynamic
tenacious
hardy
secure
I cut and pasted this list from a site I found on Google. There is also a list of negative feelings… let’s just stick to the positive ones for now.
