Emotion /əˈmōSH(ə)n/
A natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one’s circumstances, mood, or relationships with others. -Oxford
This is such a great definition. We spend way too much time apologizing for or hiding from our emotions. It’s time to acknowledge them for what they are and give them the credit they deserve.
Emotions are Signals
Emotions are meant to bring something to your awareness. They are messages and signals that may bring a pleasant or uncomfortable feeling, but emotions (feelings) are not “good or bad.”
They are instinctive—that’s your intuition at work. These subtle or intense signals bring a circumstance or relationship into your awareness for review.
Emotions tell us when these relationships and situations are worth our time and energy, when we need a shift or change, or when it is time to walk away.
Emotions give us the opportunity to learn.
E-motions are meant to move
It is in the word E-motion. Emotions are energetic signals, and energy is meant to move. That’s why you sometimes hear the adage, “A wave of emotions came over me.”
Waves move.
They aren’t meant to be held onto.
When we hold on to emotions, they become baggage or stuck energy. Stuck energy becomes mental suffering that can turn into dis-ease (physical suffering).
When we learn to recognize emotions for the intuitive message they bring into our mental awareness, we can learn, heal, grow, and release the emotion, message, and energy.
This is much healthier for body, mind, and spirit than not trusting yourself and thinking you have to hold on to a memory or feeling so that it doesn’t happen again.
In trusting ourselves, we find a good flow.
Riding the Waves
Not all emotions are one-and-done. Sometimes, they hit us intensely, and we need to remove ourselves from the situation to learn and grow and find the response that is in our best interest.
Then, after releasing, we might feel it come back. That doesn’t mean the work wasn’t done; it just means there is still more work to do.
This is often the case in recurring situations. It took time for it to build up, and it can take some time to break it down (shift, adjust, change) and let it all go.
Really getting to the heart of it is where miracles happen (and I intentionally used the word heart – healing the heart of the situation heals us for manifesting our highest good into the physical instead of more lessons to learn).
Emotional Growth
I have many clients who talk with me about how they don’t show emotion or apologize for being “too emotional.” We talk through what I have written here and explore these emotions, sometimes through talking and sometimes in the healing session.
I’m grateful for these moments. These feelings come up because they are stuck energies wanting to be released. The energy recognizes that it is in a safe place to do so.
I love the emotional growth that comes with it. Emotional growth is instinctual/intuitive growth. This growth is trust within ourselves and where we are in the world around us.
We can navigate our lives better.
Emotional Empowerment
It’s empowering to remove the restrictive narratives from what emotions really are. Now that you’ve given them the credit they deserve, what can you do the next time you get emotional?
- Celebrate the intuitive awareness. Give gratitude.
- Take a breath, ground yourself, and recognize the signal. Is there learning or growth that needs to happen within you, or is it a feeling that all is well—things feel in sync and aligned?
- Suppose there is learning and growth to do. Go through it. Do the work. Step through your fears and fully embrace the changes. Release the energy and ride the wave if it comes back to show you more.
- If all is in sync or you’ve done the work – release the feeling and give thanks!
No more apologies or hiding needed! Celebrate your emotions and feelings. Listen to those signals.
If they feel too loud, heavy, or stuck, contact me. Let’s schedule a session!