TheLivingTreasure:
Dear,
Why are you surprised at the heat churning within your soul?
I understand that you don’t want me around and my job is not to stay long.
I am a warning system that you have been hurt. Notice me, be aware….and wait, patiently. The lesson is coming and there is nothing you must do except notice me.
Sit with the pain. Let it pass, and I will retreat.
I’m sorry that you have been hurt and I hope you will never feel me again, but you are human. Stay present and feel the moment. Notice your breathing and be aware of your surroundings. Slow your breath and sit in the stillness. You may not have any answers, but that is alright, for there may not be any at this moment.
Feelings are neither good nor bad, right or wrong, they just are. As human beings, we will feel them all.
What do we do with them though? How do we treat others? How do we treat ourselves? Are we compassionate when we are confused or do we lash out in pain? Do we hurt others in retaliation or do we try to understand each other? Do we make judgments or do we ask questions to seek understanding? Do we hold space for others when they are hurting or do we demand that they respond before they are ready?
Do we offer kindness and a loving hand or do we abandon others if we feel slighted?
Do we expect perfection or do we forgive mistakes? Do we act impulsively or do we wait patiently? Do we yell and scream or do we breathe and calm our hearts? Do we feed the rage within us by acting out or do we seek the stillness of nature to soothe our soul? Do we let go when we should let it be?
For it is not our feelings which define us, but our actions—what we do with the feelings that we have—that determine who we are.
Sincerely,
Your Pain
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