Sometimes, all we want to do is run away from our feelings. They hurt too much to sit with, they take too long to go away. We often think we have better things to do that “waste time” feeling how we feel. Guess what? We feel how we feel for a reason. Crazy I know.
If you’re upset, let yourself feel upset until you feel like you’ve got it all out of your system. Only then should you try and patch things up and move on.
Suppressing your feelings will only make them arise later in a much uglier fashion.
“Numbing the pain for a while will only make it worse when you finally feel it” - Albus Dumbledore.
If you feel in love, tell them. Who cares what they say?
If you want to say no, say no. Does it feel awkward? Maybe, but think how many times someone said no to you.
If you feel happy, celebrate it, no matter how long it lasts.
If you want to wish someone good luck for their new job even though you haven’t spoken in a while - DO IT. You’ll feel better knowing you sent someone positive vibes, and they’ll appreciate the luck. If the don’t - it’s their loss and hopefully they’ll be late for work.
Feelings can sneak up on us when we least expect it. It could be months after an upsetting event and you find yourself crying in your kitchen at 2am. Let it happen.
The sooner you let yourself feel, the sooner you will feel better.
Healing comes in waves. Some days you swim, some days you hit a current. Either way, you become a stronger swimmer.
Your feelings are not your enemy. Sure they hurt sometimes, but that is because you care.
Sit with them. Feel them in their full rage. Only once they have settled do you then get to the route of the problem.
Time is sometimes all we have, and that isn’t a bad thing.
Remain kind after all the hurt you have gone through, don’t let it harden your heart.
What is coming is better than what has gone. The future is the horizon, and we are the only car on the road.
- Lucy
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