What We Resist Persists

We spend a lot of time in our lives trying NOT to feel our emotions.  We are good at putting on a happy face pretending everything is hunky dory.  When people ask us how we are doing, sometimes we lie and tell them we are doing fine.  On the outside we hold it together, but on the inside we are wanting to curl up in the fetal position on the bathroom floor.  

As we resist our feelings, they get bigger and bigger and bigger.  

It is OK to not be OK.  

I  give you permission to let yourself feel however you feel.  You don't have to spill your guts to the 20 year old Target Associate, but at least acknowledge it to yourself when you are having a hard time.  Let yourself feel sad, angry, irritated, disappointed, or jealous.  Confide in a friend, write in your journal, or talk to a Life Coach  (I happen to know a good one;)). 

You are not your emotions.  

Notice the difference between I am angry vs. I am feeling angry. Your emotions do not define you.  They change as often as the weather in New England.  What emotions are you currently struggling with?  Are you jealous of those adorable couples snuggled up on the pew at church together? Are you irritated that your husband is off hunting instead of spending time with you?  I have tools to help you allow whatever you are feeling.     Email me and let's chat.