Everywhere I turn, the advice is always to “sit with your emotions” rather than numbing them away with food and shopping (ahem…). Inspired by The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler I’ve decided to write my own descriptions of my emotions, just to make it a little bit easier to sit with them. Here is a little story about Fear…
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Create some really fun stories
A friend of mine invited me and my boyfriend to a party hosted by friend of hers. I didn’t know the host. But I assumed my friend had checked with the host and that it was okay that we came along too. On our way there, however, my friend said that she hoped her friend knew we were coming and that he was home.
And I thought “what!? Aren’t we going to a party?” Of course her friend must be home, right? And then I started questioning if it really was alright that we came along. Turned out the big party I had expected (where I could easily blend in) was just a small gathering with a few close friends.
My friend laughed and joked about it all and called the host to hear if he was in and if it was alright that we came a little early. But before she called him, she said something I though was really wise . . .
The art of healing a wounded soul
just suffered a setback. Things have been going really well in my life the last month or so. And then suddenly life handed me a blow that threw me off path. Shook me out of balance. Scared me into taking a giant leap backwards.
I won’t lie and say it wasn’t hard. It was incredibly challenging. I spent most of yesterday putting the pieces of me back together.
Have you ever felt that way?
You have just finished writing your essay, your dissertation, your blog post or your important job document. And then your computer crashes and everything is . . .
