Gabby

“we all possess the capacity to improve.”
― Ethan Kross, Shift: Managing Your Emotions--So They Don't Manage You

“Emotions are responses to experiences you have in the world, or that you imagine happening, that are meaningful to you; they’re instruments to help you respond to the situation.”
― Ethan Kross, Shift: Managing Your Emotions--So They Don't Manage You

“No matter how painful and overwhelming our emotions can sometimes be, it is essential to remember that we evolved our capacity to experience them for a reason: They help us navigate the world, which is why all emotions are functional, even the ones we don’t like.”
― Ethan Kross, Shift: Managing Your Emotions--So They Don't Manage You

“Emotions aren’t good or bad; they are just information. There is an essential place in our lives for anger, sadness, guilt, grief, and a host of other “negative” emotions when they’re experienced in the right proportions. The absolutist view that to live your best life, you need to rid yourself of negativity is a dangerous myth. Each of our emotions, however unpleasant in the moment, contains a powerful wisdom, shaped by evolution and experience.”
― Ethan Kross, Shift: Managing Your Emotions--So They Don't Manage You