I don't think anyone could really say that life is a piece of cake.
When life gets dark and there's a handful of negative emotions that flood into your heart, it's the easiest thing in the world to try to stuff them down or wall them out. Don't. The skill to develop is to be able to get close enough to these emotions without being completely consumed by them. Watch them dance around you and shift as time goes on. Feel them but don't let them own you. What's the best way to work with all of these emotions?
Go through them.
Have the courage to go through.
Many of us will have to grip onto our faith to go through these terrifying things.
There is a particular sort of magic and grace in getting close to your emotions - even the ones that hurt - without being consumed by them. It's like attempting to put your hand by a hot pan to feel the heat but at the same time trying to not burn yourself. These negative and agonizing feelings, while they test our soul endlessly can become a source to our greatest healing. They can take us places where we need to bring our love and teach us about what needs some attention. Give yourself the opportunity to actually experience these thoughts and emotions deeply without trying to run from them and change them and see how much you can learn. It is a challenging experience to say the least, but it's an very worthwhile journey in itself.
Does it hurt at times to face your fears? Of course. But when you start to tap into those dark places that scared you so much at one point in your life and you bring light into it, you realize that there isn't much to be scared of anyone. Your mind can create a prison for you, but it doesn't have to be that way. There's another way and that way is diving head first into the black.
You're going to be tested over and over again in this life. You're going to have all sorts of things thrown at you to see what you are made of. Take those challenges on. Take that uncomfortable feeling on. Decide that everything that challenges you is a gift and you are willing to see the lesson through no matter what. That will chisel you into a diamond. That will make you into something incredible.
When life gets dark and there's a handful of negative emotions that flood into your heart, it's the easiest thing in the world to try to stuff them down or wall them out. Don't. The skill to develop is to be able to get close enough to these emotions without being completely consumed by them. Watch them dance around you and shift as time goes on. Feel them but don't let them own you. What's the best way to work with all of these emotions?
Go through them.
Have the courage to go through.
Many of us will have to grip onto our faith to go through these terrifying things.
There is a particular sort of magic and grace in getting close to your emotions - even the ones that hurt - without being consumed by them. It's like attempting to put your hand by a hot pan to feel the heat but at the same time trying to not burn yourself. These negative and agonizing feelings, while they test our soul endlessly can become a source to our greatest healing. They can take us places where we need to bring our love and teach us about what needs some attention. Give yourself the opportunity to actually experience these thoughts and emotions deeply without trying to run from them and change them and see how much you can learn. It is a challenging experience to say the least, but it's an very worthwhile journey in itself.
Does it hurt at times to face your fears? Of course. But when you start to tap into those dark places that scared you so much at one point in your life and you bring light into it, you realize that there isn't much to be scared of anyone. Your mind can create a prison for you, but it doesn't have to be that way. There's another way and that way is diving head first into the black.
You're going to be tested over and over again in this life. You're going to have all sorts of things thrown at you to see what you are made of. Take those challenges on. Take that uncomfortable feeling on. Decide that everything that challenges you is a gift and you are willing to see the lesson through no matter what. That will chisel you into a diamond. That will make you into something incredible.
About the Author:
Live it up. Evan Sanders is a professional life coach at AYKME Life Coaching and writes articles about the experience of daily life on this earth. Make sure to check out this blog on the Rocky Balboa Speech that dragged him out of hell and dive into Patience Quotes for some more insight into starting your own journey.
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