Emotions

Hello!

Emotions! Whoohoo! If you have not seen the movie, “Inside Out” it is worth seeing! I had no idea how deep this movie was going to be. It takes a look at all our emotions and basically teaches us that it is ok to take the time to experience all of them! Imagine that!
Even sadness and grief. You may have noticed that I have been silent for a while. Sadness and grief have been my companions. I have experienced them and took the time necessary to do so. How many times do we immerse ourselves in busyness in order that we do not feel or experience the emotions that are there for a reason?

If a situation is sad…it is ok to feel sad; we are humans after all and we have the capacity to feel emotion. Why would we not feel sad when that is the situation? It just stays pushed down within when we do not process it and it builds up over time.
I remember when my father died, I did not grieve. I went to the service and went right back home to Dallas Texas and jumped right back into work (I think we are taught this and not given time off to really grieve). This is not an excuse….I wanted to immerse myself in work so that I would not feel.

Three years later, as I was driving down the road, I burst out crying and remember saying out loud, “I do not have a dad anymore!” I was devastated. It finally came pouring forth and I regretted not grieving with my sisters, but did so alone.
Of course, I felt like an idiot. Sigh, so much to learn.

Anyway, I have just been through a very sad time and I stayed with it for a while without keeping up with the daily life like I did before then. My time has passed now, and I am back and hope to be writing in this blog every two weeks again!
In the meanwhile, if you have not seen the movie, “Inside Out”, you really should go and see it!
Until next time,

Roberta