Positive and negative emotions both play important roles in everyday life. These
emotions serve an adaptive role in our lives by motivating us to act quickly and take
actions that will maximize our chances of survival and success. Sometimes I feel like
I don't balance my emotions well. Unfortunately because of certain events in life I
have had a tough time balancing emotions, however getting older I have somewhat
learned to balance as much as I think I can. My dad and twin sister died 6 years part
and for a long time I blamed myself for not being able to do more. I would become
overwhelmed with emotions and cry all the time. But as time as been going I have
learned how to balance my emotions and even more my thoughts. I learned to step
back , breath, and release. Effective communication requires clarity of thought,
ability to listen intentionally and deliver messages in the optimal way.
Communication has not been my best skill. However, once I signed up for school I
have had to step out of my comfort zone and learn how to communicate with my
peers and professors. I'm still very uncomfortable but it's a learning process. All the
activities for the week where informative and I enjoyed doing the activity after the
short videos.
