MSI Press Blog

  Let’s begin with a confession: I used to think emotions were like weather—unpredictable, inconvenient, and best endured quietly until they passed. I preferred the sturdiness of logic, the clarity of action, the safety of detachment. But somewhere between caregiving crises, spiritual retreats, and late-night porch conversations with my multigenerational household, I began to suspect that emotions weren’t interruptions to growth—they were the curriculum. Emotions as Teachers, Not Tourists We often treat emotions like uninvited guests. Anger? Slam the door. Grief? Hide the good china. Joy? Let it in, but only if it promises not to rearrange the furniture. But what if emotions aren’t visitors at all? What if they’re residents—part of the architecture of our inner lives? Personal growth isn’t a tidy staircase. It’s more like a spiral—revisiting old wounds with new wisdom, circling back to joy with deeper reverence. Emotions guide that spiral. They point to what matters, what hurts...

  Unconditional love is often spoken of in soft tones and poetic phrases—as if it’s something simple, automatic, even easy. But if you’ve ever tried to love fully and freely, without expectation or self-protection, you know: it takes work. Real work. Inner work. The essence of unconditional love isn’t found in a single act of kindness. It’s revealed in our willingness to look within—to understand why we react the way we do, where our emotional triggers lie, and what parts of our past still shape the way we love in the present. That’s where  Learning to Feel  begins. This book is not about suppressing emotions or floating above them. It’s about entering the heart of them—discovering what is ours, what is borrowed, and what no longer serves us. As we do that, we gain something extraordinary: the power to choose how we feel and how we respond. And when we gain that choice, love changes. It becomes less about control, more about connection. Less about fear, more about freedom...

We live in a world where understanding emotions is often prized—but  feeling  them is something else entirely. For many of us, especially those trained to analyze, explain, or manage emotions intellectually, there comes a moment when theory isn’t enough. That moment is where  Learning to Feel  begins. This powerful memoir follows one man’s awakening from emotional disconnection. A student of psychology and human behavior, the author found himself oddly detached from his own emotional life. What followed wasn’t a lesson in science—but in  humanness . In peeling back layers of analysis, he found his way toward vulnerability, presence, and healing. What makes  Learning to Feel  more than just a personal story is how openly it invites readers into the process. With chapter-end reflection questions and updated insights in this second edition, the book becomes a space for  shared learning —where your own journey can unfold alongside the author’s. It’s a...