Key points

Emotions are not problems but signals carrying valuable information about your needs, values, and well-being.

Feelings alert you and help you navigate life’s challenges before the rational mind intervenes.

Emotional intelligence involves pausing to interpret emotions accurately rather than reacting to them.

By listening, decoding, and responding wisely, emotions become pathways for growth and authentic living.

Emotions are not weaknesses or problems to suppress but signals to interpret. They are intelligent messengers designed to protect, inform, and guide you. Every emotion carries information about what matters most to you—your safety, values, relationships, and well-being.

Why Do We Have Emotions?

Emotions evolved through natural selection as a way to get humans to a

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