Wheel of Emotions- Surprise

In our endeavour to evoke #awareness around emotions, let’s examine a very interesting #emotion the spectrum of “Surprise.”

Surprise at its basic level, alerts us to something new happening.

➡Heightened in intensity, surprise becomes “amazement”- a feeling of being wowed or inspired that signals something totally unexpected.

➡At its lowest intensity, surprise becomes “distraction”- a feeling of being scattered or unfocused- when you don’t know what to prioritize.

This emotion is so interesting yet unidentified & unexplored. It can often be ignored as one of the lesser emotions we experience.
However, I believe it uncovers a deeper imperative truth about our need to stay present. 👇

We’ve all heard the age old wisdom of the #bhagwadgita – “Do your acts & duties, and don’t worry about the results.”

Have we ever considered that these words encourage us to let life #surprise us? We are driven to distraction by our own desire to control the #future.

During #coaching conversations, #clients often tell me that they are anxious about bad outcomes or that “things won’t work out the way I want”- even before starting out.

💡 Consider this – if we don’t rise above the level of wanting to control our circumstances, we will always be distracted and anxious about the world. When we let life surprise us, and continue to stay in the present moment- we open up the potential of amazement- and invite #inspiration, and a burst of gratitude & blessings into our lives.

This quote by #eckharttolle really drives it home for me. Stay in the #present, focus on the actions you are committing and develop an appreciation for them. There is beauty in knowing your #NOW, the unknown is just a distraction.
Eckhart Tolle Foundation Six Seconds
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