Emotional Intelligence

  

Emotional Intelligence what is it and what use is it?

“All learning has an emotional base “, Plato.

 

Emotional Intelligence is in essence how we are able to interpret that which is going on around us, it is how we are able to take the subtlest of hints and form coherent, educated and definitive evaluations of whatever is taking place at that moment and instantly be in a position to react, with the best interest of all involved a priority. So how do we mere mortals become masters of the unknown that is emotional awareness? How do we refine our senses so that we can in our everyday lives become like sniffer dogs, knowing what is we are looking for and being able to find it in a heartbeat ?. Well the answer is actually quite easy, practice, practice, practice and then practice some more. If you simply get up in the morning and repeat to yourself “ I will be aware” or “ I will notice “, then you will find that after a while you will become more aware and that you will notice. This comes about mainly because in our normal day-to-day experiences we tend not to have to “read” into what someone is saying through non-verbal communication. However, in the field of social care work we will find that those that we will be providing a service to may not be able to communicate in any other form but non-verbal. So it is of great importance and value to ourselves and to those around us that we become well rounded in our education and to not just depend on being academically qualified. So remember I will be aware , or you may even develop your own mantra and if so please feel free to share.
 
P.S. I was thinking about emotional intelligence and remembered this, it is from the film Mask. It is about Roy Lee "Rocky" Dennis, and he suffered from 
craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, I just thought that it was a beautiful example of being aware and using emtional intelligence.