The Emotion Wheel is a tool used to help us precisely label what we are feeling.
Identifying our emotions is the first step to learning from them. They are like signals that are either affirming our actions, warning us, or teaching us something. Instead of ignoring or suppressing them, we must engage with them and ask ourselves, “What is this emotion’s function? What is it telling me?”
When you feel loneliness, it can be informing that you value human connection, but you are not getting enough of it.
When you feel fulfillment, it can be letting you know that your actions are aligned with your values or your goals.
While it’s important to be curious about our emotions, it’s not good to hold on to them so tightly. We own our emotions, they don’t own us. That is why when we talk about them, instead of saying, “I am sad,” it is better to say, “I feel sad” or “I am noticing that I am feeling sad.”
Susan David, psychologist and author of the book Emotional Agility, says, “Our emotions are data, not directives.” They are data that can tell us about our thoughts and behaviors. But they are not directives, we shouldn’t let them dictate our actions.
This Emotion Wheel is our own take on Gloria Wilcox’s Feeling Wheel.
Features:
❥ Colored & BW Version available
❥ A5 size / 15x21 cm
❥ Printed on 260gsm Old Mill Paper
❥ FSC-certified
Identifying our emotions is the first step to learning from them. They are like signals that are either affirming our actions, warning us, or teaching us something. Instead of ignoring or suppressing them, we must engage with them and ask ourselves, “What is this emotion’s function? What is it telling me?”
When you feel loneliness, it can be informing that you value human connection, but you are not getting enough of it.
When you feel fulfillment, it can be letting you know that your actions are aligned with your values or your goals.
While it’s important to be curious about our emotions, it’s not good to hold on to them so tightly. We own our emotions, they don’t own us. That is why when we talk about them, instead of saying, “I am sad,” it is better to say, “I feel sad” or “I am noticing that I am feeling sad.”
Susan David, psychologist and author of the book Emotional Agility, says, “Our emotions are data, not directives.” They are data that can tell us about our thoughts and behaviors. But they are not directives, we shouldn’t let them dictate our actions.
This Emotion Wheel is our own take on Gloria Wilcox’s Feeling Wheel.
Features:
❥ Colored & BW Version available
❥ A5 size / 15x21 cm
❥ Printed on 260gsm Old Mill Paper
❥ FSC-certified