“Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.”
– Audre Lorde
How do the words above resonate with you?
Pause here and free yourself from distractions:
Take a deep breath in... exhale slowly... deep breath in... exhale slowly... deep breath in... exhale slowly... calm your mind and be present...
In general, feelings remain a hot topic of study. Feel them or don’t feel them... Show them, don’t show them... Express your feelings or keep your feelings to yourself... Gay Hendricks explanation of the quote above presented an interesting analogy:
Don’t squeeze your feelings.
Give all your feelings room to breathe, and like breath, they will pass quickly.
When you lighten up your grip on them, they get room to breathe, and so do you.
Your thoughts... How do you handle your feelings? Take time to think about that for a moment...
Today’s Challenge: Make a commitment to holding your feelings lightly.
(from Gay Hendricks, A Year of Living Consciously)
I commit to giving all my my feelings room to breathe today.
I allow myself to feel all my feelings when I feel them, and I allow them to pass through without interference.
“Feel what you need to feel and then let it go. Do not let it consume you.” -Dhiman
What are you willing to do?
Don’t miss your opportunity. Be intentional. Encourage others to do the same and watch what happens.
You got this!
Coach Tavia
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Reference:
Hendricks, Gay; A year of Living Consciously: 365 Daily Inspirations for Creating a Life of Passion and Purpose. Harper One, New York, NY 1998.
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