We experience a lot of feelings, many of them are bad. Bad feelings cause injury and we get mad or we get sad.
"There Is A Difference Between Feelings And Reality" Here is an example:
You are not having a good day. You feel depressed about nothing in particular and "Feel" like it is a bad day. Have you had a good day? And what is the difference between the two? Your feelings. The sun is still shining, you are still able to walk around and you still have a place to live, even if it is in your car it is a place. Others around you do not share your feelings, they are yours alone. The day is not really bad, we just Feel like it is bad.
Example 2: In a group of people someone tells a joke that makes fun of Irish people. You are Irish and take offense to this. You are now angry. There was no intentional harm, the person telling the joke was actually trying to help others laugh and enjoy. You found offense where there was none. The responsibility for you feeling bad is not the fault of the person telling the joke, but of the experiences that taught you to respond with those feelings.
Our feelings are real, but they are only real to us. Feeling like it is a bad day is not the same as it being a bad day. We can help ourselves to feel better by understanding the difference between what we feel and what really is.
I Want Peace
"There Is A Difference Between Feelings And Reality" Here is an example:
You are not having a good day. You feel depressed about nothing in particular and "Feel" like it is a bad day. Have you had a good day? And what is the difference between the two? Your feelings. The sun is still shining, you are still able to walk around and you still have a place to live, even if it is in your car it is a place. Others around you do not share your feelings, they are yours alone. The day is not really bad, we just Feel like it is bad.
Example 2: In a group of people someone tells a joke that makes fun of Irish people. You are Irish and take offense to this. You are now angry. There was no intentional harm, the person telling the joke was actually trying to help others laugh and enjoy. You found offense where there was none. The responsibility for you feeling bad is not the fault of the person telling the joke, but of the experiences that taught you to respond with those feelings.
Our feelings are real, but they are only real to us. Feeling like it is a bad day is not the same as it being a bad day. We can help ourselves to feel better by understanding the difference between what we feel and what really is.
I Want Peace