UI 021: Are You Controlled by Your Emotions or Are Your Emotions Controlled by You?

Are you controlled by your emotions or are your emotions controlled by you? Who is driving your life?  You or your feelings? Does your mind control your emotional state or does your emotional state control your mind? Which is your "master and commander" your mind or your heart?  Who rules over who? These questions are ultimate issues for our life and the subject for this weeks show. I know, I know… I'm covering a lot of information in one hour.  So, I will break some of these subjects down later in future episodes. Below is a very brief summary and outline (since I basically think in outline form, I presume it may help you as well… I hope.) If you can learn to master your emotions you will learn to master your life. Whether your mind rules over your heart or your heart rules over your mind is a decision you can make intentionally. Having a your mind rule over your heart does NOT mean you become a cold, calculated, pedantic, neurotic or even Vulcan-like human (though that might be cool.) No! Rather, your mind works with your soul to develop wisdom, knowledge, and understanding to help guide you emotionally. You have emotions and your DO emote, but rather than those feeling being driven by myriad banalities which permeate our life, your emotion can be driven by your mental state… which in turn will further affect your mental state.  It becomes a behavioral - mental - emotional loop.