Promoting Health & Wealth - Emotions and Meaning

When obstacles show up, life often feels like climbing up a ladder. Lots of space and very little place for a foothold. Viktor Frankle, Austrian born neurologist, psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor wrote a book in 1946 entitled Man's Search for Meaning. Dr. Frankl offers much insight into how emotions affected the outcome of the prisoners' experiences in the concentration camps.

For me, one of the most significant insights with the emotion that Frankl engaged to help in his personal survival - Hope. In his direct observation of other prisioners, Frankl discovered that as soon as hope was gone, the person died - there was no reason to live. He, at the same time, had no direct knowledge of his young wife or the rest of his family's safety. He chose to hope that they were alive and thinking of him. He used this emotion to carry him through many, many dark times. After the war, all of Frankl's family had died. He survived - what a wonderful contribution.

Emotions can support or destroy us. In our climb, we have the opportunity to choose emotions that helps us or hold us back in life, in health and in success. I appreciate that not every emotion is positive, but I also know that positive emotions have helped me through many tough times.

Thoughts?

All the best in health and wealth,

Laura