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lettinggo
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 01:26 am |
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This question should be real easy for you good people. I need
a quick reminding of a core principal.
Simply - what comes first - the Feeling... or... the Thought?
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So Blessed!
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 01:38 am |
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Hey lettinggo!
"Just reach for the better feeling thought!" and up the scale you go!
Remember - be easy with this! Life is supposed to be fun! and there is so much love for you here!
So Blessed
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 01:38 am |
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The feeling comes in response to what you are focusing on, what you are thinking about.
The emotion you feel in any moment is communication from your Inner Being letting you know if you are focusing on or thinking a thought that the larger part of you agrees with or disagrees with.
If it feels good your Inner Being agrees. If it feels bad your Inner Being disagrees and will not go there with you.
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lettinggo
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 01:52 am |
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Thank you 'So Blessed' and 'Galina' !
So my feeling comes in response to what I am focusing on.
That makes sense. I can see that happening. For example, if
I think of a good memory strongly enough, I get a feeling
response to that memory.
What about when I am hungry though? When I feel hungry, I
then think "I want some pizza!" - rather than the other way
round e.g I don't think "I want some pizza!" in order to feel
hungry. In this case, it appears the feeling came first?
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galina
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 01:53 am |
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lettinggo wrote: What about when I am hungry though? When I feel hungry, I
then think "I want some pizza!" - rather than the other way
round e.g I don't think "I want some pizza!" in order to feel
hungry. In this case, it appears the feeling came first?
Hunger is not an emotion.... it is more just a survival thing. I think it's different and when you feel hungry just eat and think happy thoughts about the delicious food lol.
Last edited on Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 01:55 am by galina
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lettinggo
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 02:02 am |
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Ha! Very good point Galina. Thanks 
Yes, I guess the same would be for when you feel Cold, or Warm
and so on... they are survival 'prompts' to get the body what it
wants (I feel hot right now, so am now thinking "I want to get
cooler... where's that fan?")
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 02:03 am |
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You're welcome
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 02:08 am |
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I think that there is a distinction between physical feelings and emotional feelings, as Galina pointed out.
and Abe talks only about emotional feelings.
That being said one would have to see how that physical feeling is linked to the emotional feeling.
For instance, once upon a time, I used to be massively overweight....and hungry all the time. But really, I just wasn't being emotionally nourished so I used food to compensate for my emotional under-nourishment.
And behind the emotional under-nourishment was the thought "I am not loved. I am not worthy".
So in my case
THOUGHT ---> EMOTIONAL FEELING ---> TRANSLATES ITSELF INTO PHYSICAL FEELING.
The thought of not being loved came first.
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lettinggo
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 09:38 am |
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Thanks for that, SecondChances.
Looking at the process you outlined above:
THOUGHT ---> EMOTIONAL FEELING ---> TRANSLATES ITSELF INTO PHYSICAL FEELING.
I wonder if there is something which came before that 1st
thought in order to make you think "I am not loved." Perhaps
a desire to feel love? And a desire is a lack, so you lacked love
and had the thoughts that followed. If that were true (and I
don't know if it is) then desire is the root - which many will
definitely agree with... and a desire is not thought as I
understand it to be. It is more feeling than thought. Like how
I desired my partner - I didn't think thoughts that made me
desire, it was a strong feeling already there.
Thanks!
Just a thought!
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 09:44 am |
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Lettinggo, 
Interesting. Yes definitely. I felt a lack of love .... and therefore that gave birth to the thought.
So yes, the feeling of lack of love preceded the thought!
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 12:07 pm |
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secondchances wrote:
I felt a lack of love .... and therefore that gave birth to the thought.
So yes, the feeling of lack of love preceded the thought!
Well, the lack of love have preceded *a* thought, but the feeling of lack of love was caused by thoughts as well! Emotions are INDICATORS of vibration, and vibration is set by thought. So, as has been beautifully explained in this thread, thought comes first, then emotion.
Abraham says that if we ignore our emotional indicators, then "it will get bigger"! So if the thoughts that led to the feeling of lack of love are practiced and repeated until they become a belief.. then Law of Attraction brings other thoughts that MATCH that vibration.
That's why it's important to heed our guidance. If we have a "negative emotion", taking note of it and consciously deciding to think thoughts that feel better is the first step, and law of attraction will bring more like them, and so on.
 Jody
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 12:23 pm |
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I agree that thought comes first but sometimes I am aware of feeling off and then stop to examine what I was thinking about. It happened this morning. I awoke feeling apprehensive and had to pause to remember that my dog was having surgery. I believe the thought was there but I tunned into the engery first. They may even happen simultaneously. One thing we all know for sure is that what matters is to shift our focus and feel better no matter how what.
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Jody1
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 06:08 pm |
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Exactly! That's exactly what the emotions are for! To "alert" us that we're thinking either in the direction of the vortex, or away from it. 
 Jody
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Immortal-Code
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 06:16 pm |
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lettinggo wrote: Simply - what comes first - the Feeling... or... the Thought?
Simply, the thought and the feeling.
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