Pneuma by Daniel Finneran

Are you ready? 

Here’s the secret: 

Gaining mastery over your emotions is as simple as replacing one word with another. 

When angry, do you say: “I am angry”? 

Try this: the next time that you’re visited by the emotion of anger, simply substitute the word “feel” for “am”. 

“I feel angry” is much different from “I am angry”. 

Feelings are fleeting. They are visitors to which you can either open or close your door. Being is a bit more permanent. 

Once you perceive your emotions as visitors, you can gain control over their coming and going. 

I hope this meditation is helpful! 

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Be sure to check out my other channel, Finneran’s Wake, on which I host profoundly insightful and endlessly edifying conversations. 

With affection,
Daniel

What is Pneuma by Daniel Finneran?

Mindfulness for the Thinking Mind.

A soothing, soporific voice with which to calm and center yourself.

Episodes on themes as diverse as walking, sleeping, stretching, anxiety, worldly possessions, positive affirmations, lunch hours, and morning commutes. Meditations and sleep stories for every occasion at any stage of life.

From Shakespeare to the Stoics, Coleridge to the Platonists, the Buddha to the Transcendentalists, we'll borrow our wisdom from the best who have ever thought, and strengthen our minds with their collective genius.

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