Naming The Feeling
Today we learn five big feelings. Happy. Sad. Angry. Scared. Surprised. Everyone has all five. Your ammi has them. Your abbu has them. Your driver uncle has them. Your teacher has them. You have them. Big feelings are n…
There is more than one way to understand this. If you have only been taught one, you have been taught less than you deserve.
There is more than one way to understand this. If you have only been taught one, you have been taught less than you deserve.
Today we learn five big feelings. Happy. Sad. Angry. Scared. Surprised. Everyone has all five. Your ammi has them. Your abbu has them. Your driver uncle has them. Your teacher has them. You have them. Big feelings are not bad. They are just news from your heart, telling you what is going on inside.
Here is the trick. When you can name the feeling, the feeling becomes smaller. It does not go away, it just stops being a giant. If you say, I am angry, the angry stops being the boss. You become the boss. Naming is power. We do this for ourselves, and we do this for our friends.
One more thing before we stop. If a feeling is very big, you can tell a grown-up you trust. Ammi, abhi mujhe bohot ghussa aa raha hai. Or, abu, mujhe darr lag raha hai. The grown-up may not always fix it, but they will always know. A feeling that is shared is a feeling that is half its size.
Estimated time: 7 min