For me, having Emotional Authority too, the Human Design understanding and teachings around emotions have been one of the biggest supporters for me really understanding and beginning to love myself even more.
A lot of society really judges emotions and they just weren’t well understood in the past.
If you are feeling tough emotions, its something to understand that its not for no reason, don’t judge yourself, there is something processing in your aura and body that might not be possible to know right now.
Emotional authority is like you are on a cruise ship cruising around some islands and you don’t know exactly where you will land, but you did jump onto the cruise ship for a reason.
- As you sail around the islands, you notice one side of an island its sunny, looks awesome!…
- … then as you keep sailing you see the other side of the island – it’s all rainy and stormy! Eek!…
- …You don’t know where you will land, you don’t know where TO land…
- …Only after you have been cruising for a while, you begin to notice which islands have the climate you are really liking, (and you have been able to see how the islands look under different weathers, sunny and rainy and everything in between)…
- … from this experience of all the different weathers, you feel more clear than ever and calm, about the right place to stop and dock your boat.
- After that experience, the emotional processing, after you have made the trip, you step out and see “ohhh, wow! Here we are! That’s amazing. I expected this (or, I didn’t expect this at all!)”.
The important thing is to be open to surprise! Emotional clarity feel obvious, and it feels almost, not exciting anymore. Not that it’s “boring”, but its…. just relaxed, which may feel “boring” when compared to nervous excitement. But really, isn’t natural and relaxed so good?
It’s good to wait for a big decision (work, job, relationship) if emotional authority is excited, as excitement is an emotion!
And when we know something is really correct for us, its almost… simple, its not complicated.
Until we get to that point, that arrival, that knowing of Truth that is simple for us, of what we want to go towards, and what we want to go away from… we might feel emotions from sunny to stormy. And its all OK.
What do you love to do when you are emotional?
For Emotional Authorities, I would suggest that growing your own, personal “emotional intelligence understanding” in the ways that feel right to you. It can be phenomenal and I’m certain you’ve already been doing this most of your life!
Understanding and having a list of things you like to do when “down days” happen will make it seem like it’s NOT the end of the world. Having flexibility built into your life, and buffers for self care days or the ability to reschedule things, will also help you to feel that you can still manage your life even if your body is feeling certain emotions one day.
Self-Care for Emotional Channels
- For the 35-36, it might be nice to try something new! Maybe you feel emotional and you want to go for a hike on a new route to help you gain fresh perspectives.
- For the 12-22, in general, it loves alone time when its feeling emotional, alone time and potentially creative endeavours like writing, painting, and especially listening to music.
- For the 37-40, contemplate “community”. You may feel like you need some cuddles and you can try to find a cat, dog or person who might feel good to hug and be close with. Or alternatively, if you feel like you’ve been too smothered by community recently, you might feel best to go on a hike solo and reflect upon life.
- For the 19-49, you may need to get some of that energy OUT! Perhaps, spending some time with a pet or in nature, or even going boxing and then having a yummy, comfort meal afterwards! Attending to your own needs and prinicples and allowing for any excess emotional energy to release may help.
- For the 39-55, similar to the 12-22, you may feel best being alone and creating something. See if theres a problem in your life, an individual one, that needs a creative solution. Time to rearrange your bedroom so something you need is easier to access? Time to paint or even decorate your video game house? 😛 Time to listen to music and feel all the feels.
- For the 30-41, moving that emotional energy and processing what are the meanings behind your recent experiences can be nice. A yoga class, guided meditation, walk through nature, writing, reading or watching the human experience through drama or documentaries, or expressing with a trusted person can all help.
From these tips, its important to note that, in general, the best way to live in a graceful and harmonious way with our emotions is to allow time and space. It’s like we are courting a lover, and the lover is our inner being.
Love thrives when listened to, when nourished, when not rushed.
Actually… rushing is probably going to be one of your “worst enemies” when it comes to living your Design!
This world is so rushed, so learning to take your own time with things can be a great mastery.