GET YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE!

Emotions operate as the brakes and accelerator in your human mind-body-emotion system. That’s what we say on Day 3 of ACMC as we introduce “States.” Neurologically, you have excitatory nerve impulses in your body and you have inhibitory nerve impulses. That enables your neurology to “put the brakes on” when you encounter something dangerous, fearful, or unknown. And you can “put the peddle to the metal” when you are ready to go and make things happen. We call the inhibitory energy or impulse within the body “negative emotions” — fear, anger, sadness, stress, distress, etc. We call the excitatory energy or impulse in the body “positive emotions” — excitement, passion, love, compassion, passion, desire, hope, etc.