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Mon Me -- The Colors of Your Soul

How your soul communicates with you

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Linda Hung
September 09, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

Monday Me’s

The Colors of Your Soul

Colors bring beauty to this world. By learning what the colors of your soul are, you can understand yourself better by identifying and analyzing where your emotions are coming from. Today we will talk about the importance of building up your Emotional Dictionary and how to do so.

Today’s Topics:

  • Emotional Dictionary

  • The Signals

  • Building Your Emotional Dictionary

  • Question for you

Emotional Dictionary

There are infinite ways to say the color “blue”. Navy, Cyan, Azure, and Sapphire are all different ways to say “blue”, but they all fall under the color blue.

Similarly, there are infinite ways to say “sad”. Sorrow, Dejected, Depressed, and Miserable are all various ways of saying “sad”. They all have their nuances that make each unique from each other.

Everyone has their unique emotional dictionary. Some people have an abundance of emotional vocabulary, as some are stuck using the same words over and over. When you build up your emotional dictionary, you can understand yourself better.

Separate side note… I love Inside Out and of course the newest sequel Inside Out 2. I bring this up because in Inside Out 2 there is a new emotion named Ennui that gets introduced. Ennui is a French word that means not caring or playing it cool. Emotions have so many colors to them, and learning the nuance of every emotion vocabulary can truly help you understand yourself further.

The Signals

Emotions are simply biological signals designed to nudge you in the direction of beneficial change.

Mark Manson

There’s that pit in your stomach, chest heavy, heart pounding. Listen to it closely, as that is your soul talking to you.

Emotions are the language from your soul, dying to communicate to you about what your needs are. Often times they show up through biological signals that lead to discomfort.

This discomfort is your soul telling you that change is needed. Figure out what the discomfort stems from.

Building Your Emotional Dictionary

Identifying emotions is hard, but having a strong emotional dictionary can aid you. So how do you start building up your emotional dictionary? I’ve identified 6 different ways to begin building your emotional dictionary:

Emotional Dictionary:

  1. Notice Physical Sensations

    Your body gives biological signals to all emotions. When you’re excited your heart would race. When you’re depressed, your appetite disappears. Use your physical sensations to identify when an emotions is coming up

  2. Utilize Emotion Wheels

    Once you identified the physical sensations, use an emotion wheel to identify an emotion. Start by identifying broader emotions like “angry” or “happy” and then narrow it down to more specific terms like “frustrated,” “joyful,” or “elated.”

  3. Journaling to Identify Patterns

    Each time you identify an emotion, write down the situation and the triggers of that emotion. Over time, you will start to see the patterns that show up before the emotion emerges, allowing you to react to the emotion appropriately.

  4. Engaging in Reading or Storytelling

    Read books, listen to stories. Pay attention to character development. Authors are able to bring characters through life by describing how the emotions feel. Pay attention to how the author describes these emotions, you may be surprised with how it coincides with your patterns

  5. Reflective Listening

    In conversations, try reflecting back emotions to the other person, using nuanced emotional terms. This helps not only in expanding your own vocabulary but also encourages others to refine their emotional expressions. For example, saying, "It sounds like you're feeling overwhelmed" can help clarify emotions.

  6. Application

    Use your expanded vocabulary in your everyday life when you need to communicate your feelings. For example, instead of saying “I don’t like that,” you might say “I’m feeling frustrated because I don’t feel heard.” This clarity improves both self-awareness and communication with others.

Reply back to the email and let me know how it went.

Question for you to journal

How does your current emotional vocabulary limit your ability to communicate effectively with others?

Don’t let the limit of your emotional vocabulary hinder you from communicating effectively. Start developing it now to understand yourself better.

Reflect: And reply to this email your findings

In Case You Missed it…

On the last Monday Me, we talked about what it means to be “woke”. Being woke is highly tied to having an awareness of your suffering, but there are 6 levels of awareness that can help guide you through life:

  1. Unaware of Suffering

  2. First Awareness of Suffering

  3. Finding the Cause of Suffering

  4. Blaming Others For Your Suffering

  5. Realizing Others Can’t Take Responsibility

  6. Taking Responsibility for Your Suffering & Improving Your Life Therefore

To get more details, be sure to read Are You WOKE?

Read more Monday Me Posts for alignment techniques for “Me” and Wednesday We Posts for connection tips for “We”!

That’s all for this Monday Me. Reply to this e-mail any findings you have and let me know what topics you would like me to explore!

In the meantime, Stay Smiling 😊

Linda

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