| Until recently, emotional stress and tension was a | | | | to dig deep into our minds to weed out the evil and |
| less-explored and researched part of human | | | | to fill it with good thoughts. It cannot happen |
| psychology. Some people thought of it as an | | | | overnight. It has to be a continuous mental and |
| emotional leftover from our animal origins. Modern | | | | emotional process. Meditation is one of the |
| work has completely negated this argument. It has | | | | techniques that aid the process of self-introspection. |
| been scientifically proven that more advanced | | | | It helps to know and understand your mind better. |
| creatures exhibit emotionally advanced state of mind. | | | | When you know yourself, it is easier for you to |
| Emotions play a crucial role in our daily lives. They | | | | chart out a plan to improve your thought process |
| help the mind in assessing situations as good or bad, | | | | and to fill your minds with positive vibes and feelings. |
| and safe or dangerous. Emotional stress can be either | | | | Why do we need positive emotions? |
| positive or negative. Positive emotions are more | | | | Positive emotions results in a calm and relaxed mind, |
| important than negative emotions. They are critical to | | | | which in turn leads to happiness. When a person is |
| learning, curiosity and creative thought. | | | | happy, it broadens the thought process and facilitates |
| Today's world throws many negative emotions to us. | | | | creative thinking. When a person feels good and |
| We get perturbed by these emotions. We brood | | | | happy, they are better capable of brainstorming or |
| over them and sink deeper into abyss instead of | | | | examining multiple alternatives. |
| taking any constructive steps to overcome these | | | | It enables a person to attain a state of peace and |
| problems. | | | | serenity within him/her and with the world around |
| Why are we so obsessed with negative emotion | | | | them at large. It will help you to overcome the daily |
| when they only harm us? | | | | rigors of travel and work. You will find joy in |
| The answer to this question lies in the mind of each | | | | everything you do. You will look forward to each day. |
| individual. Over a period of time, we have learnt to | | | | You will be motivated to do things that you thought |
| accept these stress and anxiety as part of our daily | | | | was impossible. You will have an optimistic outlook |
| life. We have accepted to live with it. It is time that | | | | towards life. Even if the evils of our society continue |
| we break the hold that these emotions and stress | | | | to exist, we will become immune to it. It will not |
| have on our minds. | | | | affect us in anyway. |
| We must have a positive attitude towards life. We | | | | This process will trigger you to give more to others. |
| must believe that the secret of happiness lies within | | | | Generosity and a helping tendency will be virtues that |
| us. We must make conscious efforts to root out the | | | | you will be proud of. It will become an inherent part |
| negative thoughts from our system. We must retain | | | | of you. You will become an epitome of the good |
| only the positive emotions. This comes with a | | | | things in life. |
| determined effort to not only distinguish between | | | | For all these notions and ideas to come true, there is |
| negative and positive but also by taking steps to hold | | | | one thing that each of us should do consciously. That |
| onto the positive emotions and throwing out the | | | | is to shut ourselves to anything and everything that |
| negatives ones. | | | | is negative so that we are filled with only |
| This can be achieved by self-introspection. We have | | | | constructive thoughts. |