Feelings

Herbert Spencer once said that "the brain is half feeling". In truth, it is probably considerably more.

If you were to examine the ingredients from which human beings are made from, the answer would be that we are made from feelings.

We are made from feelings such as jealousy, hate, sorrow, scorn, laughter, shame, anger, compassion, despair, pain, pleasure and, most importantly, love.

Our ability to feel is much older, deeper and more influential than our ability to think or reason.

In fact, our feelings govern our thoughts and, often dictate the nature of our thoughts.

It is true that the opposite is also possible, whereby we can think happy thoughts and then become happy.

However, this only happens with conscious effort. By default, our feelings control our thoughts.

Let us assume that the mind is governed by two things. The first is thought and the second is feeling. Throughout our lives, we are taught to make our thoughts strong. However, very rarely are we taught about our feelings. To examine our feelings is seen as a very sensitive and affeminate issue. In truth, an understanding of our feelings is the first step to understanding what lies within us and, from then on, what we are capable of.