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When we take the time to sit with our
emotions fully, it will become apparent that the emotion was a catalyst for
much needed healing. Our emotions color our lives with varying
palettes. Sometimes we feel a strong emotion in reaction to something that
has happened, but emotions also visit us seemingly out of the blue, flooding
us unexpectedly with joy or grief or melancholy. Like the weather, they come
and go, influencing our mental state with their particular vibration.
Sometimes a difficult emotion hangs around longer than we would like, and we
begin to wonder when it will release its hold on us. This is often true of
grief stemming from loss, for example, or lingering anger over a past event. Usually, if we allow ourselves to feel our
emotions fully when they come up, they recede naturally, giving way to
another and another. When an emotion haunts us, it is often because we are
afraid of really feeling it. Emotions like despair and rage are powerful, and
it is natural to want to hold them at bay. Certainly, we don’t want to let
them take us over so that we say or do things we later regret. When we are
facing this kind of situation, it can be helpful to ask the spirit, “How long
do I need to sit with these emotions, how long do I need to feel these
emotions before they can pass?” If you ask sincerely and wait, an answer will
come. Setting a time limit on your engagement with that difficult emotion may
be just the technique you need to face it fully. When you have a sense of how much time you
need to spend, set a timer. Sit down and make yourself available to the
emotion that has been nagging you. All you have to do is feel it. Avoid
getting attached to it or rejecting it. Simply let it ebb and flow within
you. Emotions are by their nature cyclical, so you can trust that just as one
reaches its apex it will pass. Each time you sit with its presence without
either repressing or acting out, you will find that that difficult emotion
was the catalyst for much needed emotional healing. |
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