Let Yourself Feel
How many times have we heard when we were kids why are you crying, stop being grumpy, change your attitude, be a bit happier, you have no reason to be miserable, stop acting that way? Constantly we were told to stop feeling how we wanted to feel. We were being told that the way we were acting was inappropriate and that we should change our attitudes. Still to this day how many conversations are we having with ourselves or others that involve these questions? When did we stop validating our feelings and start trying to control them?
Sometimes it is easier to ignore our feelings and emotions than it is to be upfront with ourselves. If you are having an off day that is ok. Allow yourself to feel off. Stop questioning and over analyzing why or what makes you feel off. Just allow yourself even for a few minutes to feel what you need to feel. Acknowledge them. Validate them. Allow them to be. The more we bottle up our emotions and feelings the more we become numb. We tend to let things pile up until there is no more room and eventually we break down.
Let yourself feed sad when you're feeling sad. Let yourself cry, let yourself weep, let yourself completely go. Chances are if you let yourself feel then something inside you begins to shift. Perhaps even a weight is lifted off of your shoulders and you begin to start to feel. Feeling with all your heart. Sit there and just be. Maybe ten minutes will go by, maybe hours will pass or maybe even a day will be consumed but at least you're feeling something. Chances are after you let go of how you're supposed to feel and just feel during that moment you will end up feeling better. Relieved, less stressed, anxiety may have dissipated.
Yoga has been a life preserver for me. It has saved me in so many amazing ways. If I am feeling happy I let myself. I am allowed to. I am supposed to. I am able to. No one else controls how you should feel or feel. You are in charge of you and you only. Your feelings and emotions are part of what makes you you. So next time you begin to tell yourself to stop feeling a certain way just allow yourself to be present with your emotions and feelings. Give yourself permission. Take a deep breath in and a deep breath out. The universe has your back. It supports you when you're feeling down, it supports you when you're happy, it supports you no matter what. Allow yourself to feel supported. The more support you give yourself the more grounded and thankful you become.
Sometimes it is easier to ignore our feelings and emotions than it is to be upfront with ourselves. If you are having an off day that is ok. Allow yourself to feel off. Stop questioning and over analyzing why or what makes you feel off. Just allow yourself even for a few minutes to feel what you need to feel. Acknowledge them. Validate them. Allow them to be. The more we bottle up our emotions and feelings the more we become numb. We tend to let things pile up until there is no more room and eventually we break down.
Let yourself feed sad when you're feeling sad. Let yourself cry, let yourself weep, let yourself completely go. Chances are if you let yourself feel then something inside you begins to shift. Perhaps even a weight is lifted off of your shoulders and you begin to start to feel. Feeling with all your heart. Sit there and just be. Maybe ten minutes will go by, maybe hours will pass or maybe even a day will be consumed but at least you're feeling something. Chances are after you let go of how you're supposed to feel and just feel during that moment you will end up feeling better. Relieved, less stressed, anxiety may have dissipated.
Yoga has been a life preserver for me. It has saved me in so many amazing ways. If I am feeling happy I let myself. I am allowed to. I am supposed to. I am able to. No one else controls how you should feel or feel. You are in charge of you and you only. Your feelings and emotions are part of what makes you you. So next time you begin to tell yourself to stop feeling a certain way just allow yourself to be present with your emotions and feelings. Give yourself permission. Take a deep breath in and a deep breath out. The universe has your back. It supports you when you're feeling down, it supports you when you're happy, it supports you no matter what. Allow yourself to feel supported. The more support you give yourself the more grounded and thankful you become.
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