The more mindful we are the better able we will be to meet raw emotion with reflective reason, rather than initiating action based on the feelingsand impulses of the moment.
The reason for their mixed feelings about "Sarko" was his apparent desire to ruffle feathers and challenge the established order, with his policies to end the 35-hour week, raise the retirement age beyond 60 and eliminate 160, 000 civil service jobs.
She speculates that the reason for this is that feeling morally unclean (ie, disgusted) leads to feelings of moral wrongness and thus triggers increased ethical behaviour by instilling a desire to right the wrong.