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7 Things Emotionally Intelligent People Do Better than Everyone Else
Remember that the most important relationship is with your emotions
We stopped before the sea. It was a nice spot to just hear the waves die in the shore. The Moon was there, silently witnessing our conversation.
I met emotional intelligence two years ago, around mid-2018.
I was spending a summer night at the beach with my friend Diana. We were talking about her time in Norway. She had been gone for a year or so and had just come back a few days before.
She was looking at the waves while my fingers played with the sand. It was one of those moments that stop time. She had a new aura of positive energy that I hadn’t feel before. A very good vibe that made me enjoy her company even more.
I changed my posture to face her: “You are shining today, Di. And yesterday. I’ve been feeling it since you came back.” She was looking at the reflection of the moon in the sea. She didn’t answer for a good minute.
She then said: “I’m grateful for this moment.” I surely made a funny face because she added: “I’ve been away for a year, you know. Now I’m here. It feels like it was yesterday when I left. But it’s been a year. It’s a lot of time…” She looked at me and added. “I’m…