Session 58: Mind Before Mood (Change Your Emotions by Changing Your Thoughts) 🧠❤️

Our daily lives unfold between two invisible worlds—ones we cannot see with our eyes, yet their impact on us is stronger than anything we can touch with our hands: thoughts and emotions. These two worlds are intimately interconnected, almost acting as mirrors of one another. Your thought shapes your feeling, and your feeling influences how you perceive the world around you. Each morning, we wake up to similar events: a message, a word, a simple situation. These events themselves hold no inherent power to shape our emotions; rather, it is our interpretation of them that makes all the difference. Two people may experience the exact same situation—one perceives it as an opportunity and feels reassured, while the other sees it as a threat and becomes anxious. What changed? Only the thought. This is where awareness of our thinking patterns becomes crucial. The book *Mind Before Mood* offers a practical framework for understanding the relationship between thought and emotion, teaching us how to shift from automatic reactivity to conscious awareness and intentional choice. It is not a call to suppress emotions, but rather to understand them—and guide them with a mindful intellect that precedes mood, rather than follows it. Together with Eng. Mohsen Rafidi, we will embark on an inward journey into the mind—to explore thoughts and emotions as tools for understanding ourselves, building relationships, and making decisions—through a hands-on life experience that enhances emotional intelligence and helps us consciously harness our emotions to achieve psychological balance and relationship quality. Welcome to the Book & Dialogue Club 🤍 *** **Notice:** * Please note that Book & Dialogue Club sessions may involve taking general photographs from multiple angles to document the event. If you prefer not to appear in such photos, kindly inform us in advance, as your comfort is our priority. * Three free copies 🎁 will be distributed randomly among attendees. * The session hall entrance opens at 7:45 PM, and the session begins promptly at 8:00 PM. * The participation fee is symbolic: SAR 25. Al Rajhi Bank IBAN: SA1280000114608010230236 114000010006080230236 Or via STC Pay to number: 0553558933. Thank you 🤍