The ability to know what I am feeling. The ability to calm myself down. The ability to motivate myself. Empathy - the ability to correctly sense the feelings of others. The ability to manage my relationships with others in healhy, productive ways.
Emotions are complex changes of muscles and glands.
It is these changes which you feel. Dr. Goldman has provided a plain language road map for emotional literacy which is a wonderful resource and practical yardstick for anyone. All rights reserved.