Taking care of my emotions means I allow myself to stay with the feeling until it's time to release it and go on to the next one.
I was raised in a "stiff upper lip Anglo" home, where emotions were always guarded and rarely shared.
Learning to feel my emotions, to acknowledge them and even share them with others was a new experience for me, and one that felt good. I no longer had to "stuff" what I could deal with today.
I sometimes struggle with sad emotions, not often but sometimes they just sneak up on me and it's okay. My friend Hangin' In always tells me that it's okay to visit those thoughts, just don't hang out there too long and don't go down those one-way streets of despair. As usual, Hangin' is absolutely right.
Today I am grateful to feel my emotions, to be able to share them...the good and the bad. It is part of who I am and I no longer have to wear a mask or pretend to be anything other than me.
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