Have you ever had a season of life where everything seems to be working it self out. Like a tough season you’ve been in , and you’re reaching the end of it, and you can tell because all the hard feelings, tied up emotions and such are slowly releasing themselves, and despite everything you try to do to stuff them all back where they are nice and neat, it just doesn’t work? No? Okay good me either. Glad we cleared that up.

Okay now we can be honest. Yes we have all been there at some point.

Unless you are emotionless and feel nothing. But that is a different blog .

In my experience, it is both a liberating and extremely scary place to be.

I almost cursed in a quote. But I didn’t .

But do you relate to what I am saying?

I say very often, in a joking , kind of serous way, that feelings and emotions are gross. This is why:

When we are  real, and experiencing life in a real, genuine, authentic way, it is inevitable that we will feel, and emotions will come.

No matter if they are feelings of joy, excitement, happiness, sadness, rejection , embarrassment , hurt, Whatever.

To experience life is to feel. It is a natural happening.

If your mind is telling you otherwise, it is lying to you.

Sometimes, my mind tells me that I am above feeling and emotion (shh, don’t tell anyone, but its a defense mechanism.)

But it is simply because whatever I have just experienced in life has elicited a feeling and generated an emotion that I am not comfortable, or do not feel safe expressing.

This does not mean that what I am feeling and the emotions I am experiencing are good or bad, it just means that that is how my natural system in my natural body has interpreted the event.

It’s all natural. It’s often super uncomfortable , but it is natural. It is as it should be. There is nothing wrong .

 

Now, this is what we mean when we say “life is messy.” And this is why it is super important to find people and surround yourself with a community that you feel safe with.

Don’t isolate yourself. It’s not worth it. I mean , you can if you want, but coming from one who would rather be by herself more than anything. Find people who accept you. You’re worth it.

Check out the archive for more posts related to this topic if you would like.

Be encouraged,

Rachael