ONE FOR YOU AND ONE FOR ME…

"You've had more than your fair share of difficult things," she said.

Whoa!

What a concept!

Does this really compute?

Who is meting out these shares?

What do ya say?  You don't buy into this one, right?

SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - FEEL IT AND HEAL IT!

Giving yourself permission to heal is not about erasing feelings, it's about moving through them.

Allowing yourself to feel helps you:

Move through difficult situations past and present

Get over whatever happened

Move on by releasing the pain, and finally,

Heal

In order to be emotionally healthy, we don't deny our feelings, but we also don't hold onto them.

DANCE WITH IT!   EXPERIENTIAL APPS                           

An opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas…

SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT:

1)  Sometimes when we're stuck it's because we are blocking feelings.

2)  Sometimes deep breathing helps us get in touch with what we are feeling.

3)  Sometimes just making a sound (aargh! Haha!) allows us to release stuck feelings.

4)  Sometimes imaginary dialogs allow us to get in touch with our feelings and release them.

SHOULD NOT!

'I shouldn't feel_________' you say.

(Fill in the blank. Could be:  Angry, sad, depressed, unhappy, even relieved…)

'Why not?'

You answer:

'I have no reason to feel…'

'They told me I shouldn't feel…'

'Other people don't feel…'

What do ya say?

You get how ridiculous this is, right?

Ever do it to yourself?

ANGER? NAH!

"No!"  He snapped.  "I am NOT angry!"

Hmmm…

Red face.

Loud voice.

Clenched fists.

Age two?

Nope.  Adult.

What do ya say?

Ever deny anger?

Ever see anyone else do it?

Weird, right?