Master your emotions,lead a balanced life

“We should be able to manage our emotions because almost everyday we are forced to deal with new challenges. Any change that we must adopt to becomes a challenge in itself — deadlines,job interviews,disagreements,accidents,sleep disturbances,sedentary lifestyle,fast food. All these are the main sources of stress and they give rise to new challenges everyday.”

Dr Nadkarni discussed the nature of challenges that people deal with regularly,“Challenges could be single or multiple in nature; they could even be real or imagined. People having negative attitude towards life usually face more stress as they often tend to believe that their lives are filled with misfortune,which is actually not the case.” On mind’s functions,he said they included thinking,generating emotions,intelligence,perception,motivation,memory,judgment and many more.

The event was organised by Nashik-based publishing house Gautami Prakashan. Symbiosis founder SB Majumdar was the chief guest. Nature ‘n’ Signature,a book authored by Dr Nadkarni and published by Gautami Prakashan,was showcased at the event. The book is a self-help guide based on the tenets of rational emotive behaviour therapy.