Wednesday, January 15, 2014

FEELINGS:


Feelings of hurt or anger can be some of the
most difficult to face. We can feel so
vulnerable, frightened, and powerless when
these feelings appear.

Sometimes, to gain a sense of control, we may
punish the people around us, whether they are
people we blame for these feelings or innocent
bystanders. We may try to "get even," or we
may manipulate behind people's backs to gain
a sense of power over the situation.

Feeling hurt does not have to be so frightening.
We do not have to work so hard to avoid it.
While hurt feelings aren't as much fun as
feeling happy, they are, still, just feelings.

We can surrender to them, feel them, and go on.
Emotional pain does not have to devastate us.
We can sit still, feel the pain, figure out if
there's something we need to do to take care of
ourselves, and then go on with our life.

We do not have to act in haste; we do not have
to punish others to get control over our
feelings. We can begin sharing our hurt
feelings with others. That brings relief and
often healing to them and to us.

Eventually, we learn the lesson that real power
comes from allowing ourselves to be
vulnerable enough to feel hurt. Real power
comes from knowing we can take care of
ourselves, even when we feel emotional pain.
Real power comes when we stop holding
others responsible for our pain, and we take
responsibility for all our feelings.

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