A guidebook to sharpen the sense-ability and response-ability
essential to attain emotional wellness.
Title: Heart Sense
Your Guide to Emotional Wellness
Author: Earnest L. Tan
Published by: Spiritus Works Publication, Quezon City, Philippines. 2006, 1st edition
No. of pages: 252
Book size in inches: 7 x 9
Category: Non-fiction inspirational
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgment
Introduction
I. The Nature of Emotions
The Definition of Emotions
The Characteristics of Emotions
The Dimension of Emotions
The Management of Emotions
II. Strategies for Emotional Workout
Managing Our Emotions
—The fallacies about Emotions
Activities A-D
In Pursuit of Happiness
—Heaven on Earth
Activities A-D
Loneliness: A Spiritual Quest
—Loneliness Is the Missing Piece
Activities A-D
The Art of Purposeful Anger
—Of Topdogs and Underdogs
Activities A-D
Letting Go of Irrational Fears
—"Love Is Letting Go of Fears"
Activities A-D
Freedom From Neurotic Guilt
—Neurotic Guilt as an Affliction
Activities A-D
Grieving Well
—Learning to Say Goodbye
Activities A-D
Fixing Other Affairs of the Heart
—To Fix: Face, Resolve, Emerge
Activities A-D
III. The Spiritual Dimension of Emotions.
Emotions as Divine Interventions
Conclusion
Description
Heart Sense sharpens the sense-ability and response-ability essential in our effort to attain emotional wellness. The author has designed several activities to help us befriend, accept and manage all our emotions. In the process, the guidebook will lead us to:
-experience more happiness in life
-embrace solitude in the midst of loneliness
-release purposeful anger while negating the unhealthy ones
-overcome irrational and debilitating fears
-distinguish between healthy and neurotic guilt
-grieve well
-avoid jealousy and envy
-grow from lust to love
-detect and manage depression
-surrender and flow in desolate moments
Quote
"Imagine a world without emotions.
It was not your birthday. There were no special occasions. A dear friend nevertheless decided to buy you a gift, something she knew would make you ecstatic. She wrapped it beautifully with colorful papers and attractive ribbons. She excitedly jumped out of the closet to surprise you with this gift. But you had no emotional reaction. You simply looked at her and the gift with a blank stare. Wouldn't this disappoint your friend terribly? Wouldn't your world appear to be so dull and dreary?"