Listen to your emotions

As we continue to work on patience and kindness with ourselves, our loved ones, and those around us with different opinions and experiences, our emotions can become amplified and at times confusing. 

Here’s a little information that can help us understand our emotions and begin taking action to start the healing process. 

Anxiety: Shows you that you need to wake up and be present right now! You may be stuck in the past or living in fear of the future.

Anger: Shows up to remind you of what you are truly passionate about. It may also be telling you where your boundaries are or what you truly believe needs to change about your life.

Sadness: Tells you the depth of your feeling and how deeply you care for others in this world. 

Resentment: Shows you where you’re living in the past and not allowing the present to be as it is. 

Bitterness: Points out where you desperately need to heal and the areas that you’re still holding judgements of yourself and others. 

Discomfort: Is trying to communicate to you that you need to pay attention to what is happening right NOW! You are being given the opportunity to change, to do something different than what you normally do. 

Disappointment: Is trying to reveal to you that you tried for something and that you did not give into apathy. You are alive and you still care! 

Guilt: If you experience guilt on a regular basis, it is informing you that you are still living in other people’s expectations of what you should do. (Note: Healthy guilt is when you’ve done something that conflicts with your values and can guide you to repair your mistake by apologizing, etc.) 

Shame: You’ve gotten to the point where you feel unlovable. Shame can indicate that you’re internalizing other’s beliefs about who you should be or who you are. You need to reconnect with yourself! Shame thrives in secrecy. If you can be brave enough to share your feelings of shame with another, it will begin to lose its power over you. 

***All of our emotions serve as wonderful guides to understanding ourselves better. We don't need to fear or avoid them. What we really need is to invite them in and listen closely to what they have to teach us. In fact, when we try to avoid our emotions, that's when we tend to get ourselves into trouble and fall into unhealthy coping skills, addictions, and create a cycle of suffering. Please contact me if you would like help with this process. Learning how to accept and befriend our emotions is an important skill that can allow us to be free and at peace with ourselves.