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8 8 OWN YOUR EMOTIONS
OWN YOUR EMOTIONS

"Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to i
"Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it." t."
—Charles R. Swindoll
—Charles R. Swindoll

It is important to accept the emotions you are experiencing. Recognising and owning tant to accept the emotions you are experiencing. Recognising and owning
It is impor
your feelings instead of directing your anger or talking negatively about someone our feelings instead of directing your anger or talking negatively about someone
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you are jealous of. This helps you understand how to interact with people and allows ou are jealous of. This helps you understand how to interact with people and allows
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others
others to do the same. When you do not take ownership of your feelings, it can lead to do the same. When you do not take ownership of your feelings, it can lead
to confusion and distressdistress, damaging your relationships., damaging your relationships.
to confusion and
Last
Last summer, I visited my grandmother. I had a wonderful time with my friends from summer, I visited my grandmother. I had a wonderful time with my friends from
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my grandmother's neighbourhood. However, something has been bothering me for y grandmother's neighbourhood. However, something has been bothering me for
the past f
the past few days. When my mother saw me, she asked, ew days. When my mother saw me, she asked, “What happened, child?What happened, child?”
At first, I was first, I was hesitanthesitant, but then I gathered the courage, , but then I gathered the courage, “It is hard to talk about it. It is hard to talk about it.
At
How will it be easy for the people around me to understand when I cannot even w will it be easy for the people around me to understand when I cannot even
Ho
explain? Do others
explain? Do others also feel that way? It is easy when my head is full of sunshine and also feel that way? It is easy when my head is full of sunshine and
rainbows. I am good at talking with them; I can smile, laugh, and stay calm. It is much ws. I am good at talking with them; I can smile, laugh, and stay calm. It is much
rainbo
easier during these times. I do not have to explain why I feel good because it does I do not have to explain why I feel good because it does
easier during these times.
not hur
not hurt anyone.t anyone.”
Tears ears trickledtrickled down my eyes, down my eyes, “But what But what
T
about the days when I feel the days when I feel gloomygloomy? When ? When
about
I do not feel like talking to anyone? I can do not feel like talking to anyone? I can
I
see people get confused around me. They people get confused around me. They
see
do not know why I behave this way. Since w why I behave this way. Since
do not kno
nobody
nobody understands me, I do not talk. I understands me, I do not talk. I
let them be
let them be. I do not care if I am rude to . I do not care if I am rude to
them.
them. This happens even when I feel like it This happens even when I feel like it
is raining in m
is raining in my head. The storm inside me y head. The storm inside me
mak
makes me mad too quickly. It is hard to keep es me mad too quickly. It is hard to keep
up with the people ar
up with the people around me.ound me.”

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