1869 emotions are stories that impact our behaviors

Make Your Damn Bed by Julie Merica

Oct 5, 202612:08Education

We should be paying attention to what emotions DO rather than what they ARE. We assign emotional values to things because of the way we're taught in our culture. Our emotions orient us towards or away from certain bodies...

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