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Feel your Emotions Feelings are like small children you can’t lock them in the trunk and you can’t let them drive the car. – From the Movie Thanks for Sharing. I heard this quote in a movie several years ago and laughed out loud identifying with the statement. So feelings as far as I can tell are part of the human condition. An ongoing process of learning how to navigate them. How do we feel and function? Our emotions can be so intense that many of us do lock them in the metaphorical trunk while others let their emotions drive the car. I’ve tried both of these strategies. Neither approach to my emotions left me feeling secure or better. So how do we handle our often overwhelming and scary thoughts? Think about an baby a little more that one year old who has barely experienced the word yet they have developed feelings. Hungry cold scared happy love confusion you get the picture. One minute they are as happy as a clam playing with a toy. Then the toy gets taken away and they cry out of frustration or just being upset. In the same moment we distract the child with a snack and the baby is quickly happy again. The child is present! The lost toy is in the past and they don’t know enough about the future to become anxious yet! What if we could do the same? Experience the feeling or emotion we are having in the moment and say that sucks or I’m upset. Be with that uncomfortable feeling for whatever time it takes and then we let it go. We live in a society that allows for happy and fine and okay. But when it comes to frustration or anger or sadness or even grief these feelings are not supported. Did you know that most employers are only required to give their employees two bereavement days? No wonder we lock our feelings in the trunk. I grew up in a house where if I cried I was told stop crying or I will give you something to cry about. What does that tell you? I learned at a young age showing sorrow wasn’t an option. It took me years to undo this learned behaviour. Now if I’m sad or feeling down I have people in my life I can safely share my feelings with and in doing so I can let it go much quicker. Move those emotions express them to yourself first. What do you feel? Is it fear anger or sorrow? Say it I feel angry Write it down. Just get it out of your head. What is the root cause? It can be tough to identify the root cause of an emotion. This is when talking to someone is helpful. A trusted friend or a coach or like minded professional can be a cathartic way to explore your feelings and deep seeded emotions. Get in tune with where an emotion lands in your body. This is such a profound way to identify what you are feeling. When we have a feeling be it joy love fear or frustration it isn’t only in our head. The emotion manifests in the body. Feelings of fear can make our vision narrow and our pulse quicken. Joy is uplifting and we feel energized our confidence rises as the feel good hormones are released. Anger leave us feeling fatigued and contracted of our midsection. This stresses the body and can raise our cortisol levels and create serious health issues. As humans we have the capacity to access the vastness of unconditional love and we can also experience indifference the opposite of love. All the emotions in between are extensions of love or indifference. The Feeling Test: Take note of your emotions over the next week. When you feel a certain way write it down. If something good happens how do you respond? When you are afraid what happens to your body? Just taking notes will be an insightful way to get to know what triggers you. It’s when we begin to notice our triggers or tendencies that we experience growth! Now go on get emotional!;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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