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                             %EMOTIONAL RESPONSES-2 861127

     Emotions  are not inherently problems,   although  to
some people who  do not know how to respond with integrity
to  emotions  their  emotions and the  emotions  of  other
persons may present problematic situations to them.

     Emotions  are part of holistic living with integrity.
Effective  teaching in the home and school involves  being
sensitive   to  and  responsive  to   people's   emotions.
Cognition and  intelligent thought are only  part  of  any
response  to  a  person's behavior.   Another part  is the
emotional aspect of the response, a response which is most
likely   communicated   through  non-verbal  channels   of
communication.

     Emotions  are  not  essentially  biased.    Bias  may
involve  the  repression of  emotions.    The  absence  of
emotions in response indicates the  presence of bias which
blocks holistic responses.

     Not  all  emotions are appropriate in  all  contexts.
Some emotions are out  of  place  in  some contexts.   The
domination  of inappropriate emotions without due  respect
to the context can indicate the operation of bias which is
insensitive to the emotional dimension of life.

     Emotional  sensitivity and emotional involvement  are
not identical to each other.   One may be sensitive to the
emotional   overtones   of  a  situation   without   being
intimately  involved  in it.   Thus the  nature  of  one's
response  to  a  situation  is  not  of  necessity  always
dominated  by  the  nature  of the situation.    Sometimes
people   respond   very   emotionally   to   non-emotional
situations, and vice versa. Which kind of response is most
appropriate  can  not  be  prescribed  according  to   any
systematic set  of  rules.  Appropriate responses are more
likely to be from the heart than from a computer program.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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