On Inputs, Outputs, Emotions, and the Human Experience

Winter Attraction by Ken Ehrhart. Available for viewing and purchase in our gallery. Click here to schedule appointment.

Emotions can be beautiful, complicated and scary.

They are the byproduct of our state and constitution, and the cause of a thousand diseases. Anger, worry, fear, joy, love, and bliss compose the human experience.

Life can be blissful or miserable and sometimes both; clarity is often found in the valleys. Why?

The answer is both simple and complicated. It is simple because our emotions are the direct output of our inputs.

Put drugs & alcohol in, put temporary bliss + anxiety and depression out. Put processed foods and sugars in, put lethargy and dullness out; put leafy greens and fruit in, put optimism and zest out; put binge watching in, put regret and reluctance out; put regular exercise in; put positivity and optimism out; put negative people in; put negativity out; put yoga in; put joy & happiness out.

Freedom from misery is also complicated because many inputs go unnoticed. Simple observation is critical and powerful. Happiness also requires a willingness and desire for change.

It’s a dance shaping our reality through our senses, thoughts, and actions.

Sharpen your senses. Observe the inputs that influence your thoughts. Tune into your emotions; recognize them for what they are.