Weekly Challenge – Base Emotions

The Challenge:

Who’s stressed out? I am sure many people are feeling the stress more than ever, but it’s during these times of stress that we can more easily find our “base emotion.”  Your base emotion is the emotion you revert to the most in your life, and it often reappears during times of stress. During this week, think about your life and try to find the emotion you seem to feel more than any other.  It can be anger, happiness, laughter, sadness, anxiety, etc.

This task is worth 60-points on your scorecards.

Thought Provoking Questions:

Are you satisfied with this emotion being your base emotion?

Now that you know, are you going to be conscious when you are reverting to your base emotion?

The Lesson:

It can be very enlightening to look back on your life and find your “base emotion” or the emotion you felt the most during your life.  Sometimes, your base emotion can fuel you to do great things, other times; your base emotion can be a major hindrance for you.  It is up to you to decide how you feel about your base emotion. If you are satisfied then no changes should be made.  On the other hand, if you feel that you would like to change your base emotion, the best thing you can do is just be conscious of your emotions during stressful times.

If you are finding it difficult to decide, sometimes asking someone close to you that has been around you for several years can help reflect.  Also, you may have a few emotions that appear frequently, don’t feel that you have to decide on just one but be conscious of them all as you observe yourself over the next few months and try to narrow it down to 3 or less.

“Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.” – Roger Ebert