A childlike drawing of a happy, pink, scribbled cat with big eyes, a wide smile, black arms raised in excitement, and thin black legs on a white background.
A cartoon illustration of a happy anthropomorphic ball of yellow yarn with a smiling face, eyes, tongue out, and four black stick-figure arms and legs.
Animated scribbled green ball with a facial expression showing sadness or despair, tears, and wide open mouth, with black stick arms and legs, on a white background.
A scribbled purple ball with a cartoon face, arms, and legs, showing an annoyed or angry expression with crossed arms and furrowed eyebrows.
A cartoon character resembling a red scribbled circle with angry eyes, a mustache, and black eyebrows, standing with hands on hips.
A digital drawing of an angry, cartoonish green creature with scribbled lines, fierce eyes, and sharp teeth.
A cartoon character that looks like a chicken made with scribbled orange lines, large black eyes, orange beak, blush on cheeks, and black stick legs, standing against a plain white background.

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A simple line drawing of a human figure with a red heart held by two hands in the chest area.

WONDERS of the HEART

  • Gifts Sour & Sweet

  • Emotions rise and we make choices to express, repress, deny or notice. Expression can come out loudly or silently, and all ways in between. Repression can look like hiding, numbing or distracting, sometimes shaming.

  • The HEART thrills with joy, feels tender with sadness and fierce with anger. The HEART represses, indulges, avoids, rejects, or notices and accepts, maybe even celebrates! The HEART also can be open, understanding, peaceful and expressive. The HEART hopes, forgives and loves naturally.

  • Self-Inquiries

  • What are good feelings? What are bad feelings? What decides whether they are good or bad?

  • How do you express emotions? How do you repress them?

  • How do your emotions define you or your experience?

  • Am I defined by my emotional experience? I have a body and a heart. Does this explain who I am?

A cartoon character resembling a ball of pink scribbles with expressive eyes, red cheeks, a smiling face, and stick arms and legs, giving a lively and happy appearance.
Cartoon character with blue scribbled hair and angry expression, holding its temples with hands.
A confused or worried cartoon character with messy orange hair, teardrops, and a sad expression, drawn with scribbled lines and simple black stick arms and legs.

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