Core Desired Feelings List

Below is a list of core desired feelings. These are generally positive feelings.

What feelings do you want to generate in your life?

We can use our feelings to guide our journey through life.

If we understand how we want to feel, we can move toward experiences that help those feelings grow and flourish.

Positive feelings may be an indicator we are heading in a good direction. Negative feelings may be a sign to stop and reflect.

How to use the core desired feelings list

Consider an area of your life that you’d like to focus on. For example, relationships, career, or finances.

Begin by scanning the list of feelings and tick off any that resonate with you. Once you have done that, get specific. Make a list of your top 10 feelings, then select your top 5 to focus on.

Then, generate your core desired feelings guidance statement. It might look something like, ‘In my relationship with my partner, I want to feel admired, free, strong, loving, and playful.’

Let these feelings guide your choices and support your decision making.