Emovere

Mar 30, 2025

“Emotion literally means ‘disturbance.’ The word comes from the Latin emovere, meaning to ‘disturb.’” Eckart Tolle in The Power of Now.

As you know, I’m basically bilingual after 3 months on Duolingo. Ok, maybe not. But, I’ve been consistent with my practice and have started watching Hoy Dia on Telemundo in the morning. I was able to decode a story about a famous influencer who was arrested as she was leaving a reality TV show for allegedly stealing a bunch of high-end watches in some burglary ring. Obviously, I had some context clues while watching but, I was super confused when I kept hearing “reloj.” What could this FBI raid possibly have to do with a watch? Well…she stole them. Robando Relojes😳

While practicing Duolingo, a new word was introduced, preocupado. I had already been practicing the term ocupado, meaning busy or occupied. What could pre-busy possibly mean? It means, worried or concerned. That stopped me in my tracks. I put my phone down and investigated via my inner monologue. Pre-busy. Is worrying causing work prior to actual go-time? But wouldn’t that be preparation? Being prepared is distinctly different than being worried. Worry in my mind is a bad word. I come from a long line of worry warts. My grandma would infamously pepper questions related to whichever situation you had brought to her. She would run through all possible outcomes and plan for each contingency. She would repeat many of the same concerns and circle back with variations of the same worry, over and over again. It’s not a stretch to say my mom had the same pattern. Hi mom.

I’m in my second reading of the book I quoted to start this post. Eckart Tolle’s The Power of Now. I’m re-reading with sticky notes to annotate important messages, flagging the pages so I can easily reference when I need a boost of “be here now.”

Preocupado. The opposite of being here now. Busying oneself prior to action time. This feels like a book smack upside the head. Someone is trying to tell me something. During this mornings expert of Tolle’s book, emotion is discussed as a disturbance.

So one could posit, worry is an emotional disturbance and barrier to connection with one’s self/being. Meditation is the antithesis of worry. Well, I’ll be!

I’ve been making pro/con’s lists, talking with anyone who will listen, journaling, meditating for a very important upcoming decision. I’m listening to my body when I sit with the list of pro’s and feel peace. When I sit with the cons I feel worry and concern. I need to investigate these feelings and determine if they are preventing peace and identify which list will ultimately lead me to a better version of myself.

I already know the answer of course. Now it’s time to work through the list of cons and come to peace with the worries. Clear the room, if you will.

This past week I spent some time in Minneapolis celebrating my childhood friend and her son, Christopher Kellen Cragg. You might not recognize his name yet, but you will. He had an album release party on the same night as his 18th birthday. Friends and family from across the country as well as his current record label and another who is courting him, showed up to experience the conceptual album in full. I was the merch girl !

His music is ethereal and groovy. He wrote and produced the whole thing himself, truly a savant. Check out his music on Spotify, Apple or wherever you stream music. He’s been featured on many new lists including Spotify’s all new indie

Guys, check this out…