Did Harry ever shed tears ?

msbeadsley msbeadsley at yahoo.com
Sun Sep 14 17:36:39 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 80756

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Melanie Black 
<princessmelabela at y...> wrote:
> I really think that on many levels tears can be quite healing for 
> people.  When we are upset and have nowhere else to go, we tend to 
> cry.  These tears heal us, they help us to get our feelings out.  I 
> know I always feel better when I allow myself to have a good cry.

There is actually neurological evidence (I *think* I read this in 
Daniel Goleman's "Emotional Intelligence" but my copy is out on loan) 
that a short period of crying affects the chemistry of the brain in 
such a way that the period following is calmer, happier.

Sandy aka "msbeadsley" who is being quite nerdy today





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