Do our thoughts determine our feelings?
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Do our thoughts determine our feelings?
Thoughts and emotions have a profound effect on one another. Thoughts can trigger emotions (worrying about an upcoming job interview may cause fear) and also serve as an appraisal of that emotion (“this isn’t a realistic fear”). In addition, how we attend to and appraise our lives has an effect on how we feel.
Do our thoughts affect us?
The way we behave in response to something is because our thoughts persuade us it is the best decision to make at that time. So when we are contemplating the impact of our thoughts we can see that they strongly affect the entirety of our lives. They provoke our emotions, as well as, our behavioral responses.
How do our thoughts come to be?
Everything begins with the thoughts you pay attention to. Thoughts trigger emotions, and the vibrational frequency of these emotions then feed back into the original thought. And as we continue to give mental attention to the initial though, it reaffirms the emotion, which then energizes the thought.
How do our thoughts affect the quality of life?
Our thoughts create our experiences, and thus, we experience what we think. It is the quality of our thoughts, then, that create the quality of our life. When we’re unhappy where we are in life, we seek to create change. So we go about transforming our environment believing that doing so will create the necessary change we hope to see.
Do thoughts have any power at all?
And to comprehend the essence of this statement, you first need to understand the link between your thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Thoughts, in and of themselves, have no power—it’s only when we actively invest our attention into them that they begin to seem real.
How do you experience what you think about?
How you feel (and your body language) is a reflection of what you’re thinking about. Since emotions and the body’s reactions are triggered by the thoughts you give attention to, therefore, you’re living in a world of thought: Your thoughts create your experiences, and thus, you experience what you think.