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Recognizing & directing your emotions leads to resilience, peace, and a fulfilling life.

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Morning Minute – 4.18.25

How Emotional Discipline Creates Successful Lives!

Your emotions shape your decisions, your relationships, and your future. Let’s examine six key emotions: anger, fear, joy, envy, hatred, and love, so you can better understand them and use them for your good.

Your ability to master these emotions begins with awareness. While emotions themselves can’t always be prevented, they can be recognized, processed, and directed. When you understand what you’re feeling, you can choose your response instead of being controlled by it.

​ANGER: Anger clouds your judgment and often leads to regretful words, poor decisions, and damaged relationships. When you feel anger rising, delay your response. Pause before speaking or acting. Ask yourself, “What good will come from reacting right now?” A brief pause restores clarity and helps you choose a better outcome.

​FEAR: Fear is your brain’s early-warning system. It protects you by imagining what might happen. Don’t avoid it, examine it. Look at the situation rationally, identify all possible outcomes, and plan your response. Turn fear into preparation to transform anxiety into confidence.

​JOY: Joy is powerful, but constant pleasure-seeking can pull your attention away from what truly matters. Real joy comes from loving others, serving with purpose, and honoring your values. Protect your joy by avoiding distractions that promise pleasure, but steal fulfillment.

​ENVY & HATE: These emotions harm you far more than the person you’re focused on. They distort your judgment, create stress, and drain your energy. Forgive those who have hurt you, whether intentionally or not. Forgiveness frees your mind, restores your peace, and opens the door to healthier relationships.

​LOVE: Love is liberating. It’s the desire to genuinely want the best for others: at home, at work, and in every relationship. Love strengthens families, builds trust, and inspires cooperation. It is the antidote to anger, fear, envy, and hate.

​Understanding and directing your emotions helps you avoid unnecessary conflict, build stronger relationships, and create a disciplined, purposeful life. When you choose the emotion of love, every part of your life improves.

MORNING MINUTE CHALLENGE: Identify one emotion that is negatively controlling you. How would your life improve without it? Write down a plan to take back control, and picture the new life that awaits once that emotion no longer dictates your actions.

“How Emotional Discipline Creates Successful Lives!”

That is today’s Morning Minute.

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We will be closed for Thanksgiving week to enjoy some time with our families, giving thanks to God for our many blessings and opportunities. We pray that you will have some time to share with your families.

Larry A. Bonorato

​lab@larryonlearning.com 864-630-2625

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