A big feeling caught me by surprise recently. Within moments of reading an email, my rational mind shut down, my body temperature increased, I could feel an ache in my chest, my belly tightened and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to scream or cry. It took me a while to digest my feeling that day, I talked to people, breathed deeply, walked by the ocean and later dove into the ocean. In the throes of that strong emotion, there was certainly a part of me that wished this emotional response wasn’t happening, and that I was calm and logical instead.