Preston Moore: Thoughts, Attitudes & Behaviors

I was sitting on the patio at Panera Bread watching news coverage of the Lebanon explosion when suddenly, I was overcome with emotion. Normally, I would shove it down as quickly as possible and move on. I'd tell myself, ”quit crying... there's nothing to be so emotional about. It's not that I couldn’t feel compassion towards someone else’s misfortune. It is more because I am uncomfortable with deep emotion. Recently, I’ve realized how much effort I make to stay even keeled... emotionally right in the middle. Unfortunately, my efforts to avoid the intense emotions of sadness, fear and depression, I also lose my ability to feel to good emotions like happiness and joy. This weird thing happens when one makes huge efforts to protect themselves by avoiding deeply uncomfortable negative emotions. They also cut off their ability to feel positive peak emotions. On this episode I talk about how this time, in a moment of sadness, compassion and gratitude, I actually felt peaceful. Mainly because I’ve been working with