Sitting With Feelings

Tuesday's inspirational thoughts for a happy and fulfilling day.   [View Online]( INSPIRATION [Sitting With Feelings]( It can take great courage to really sit with our feelings, allowing ourselves to surrender to their powerful energies. All too often we set our feelings aside, thinking we will deal with them later. If we don’t, we will end up storing them in our minds and bodies, and this is when anxiety and other health issues can arise. Denying what our bodies want to feel can lead to trouble now or down the line, which is why being in the thick of our feelings, no matter how scary it seems, is really the best thing we can do for ourselves. One of the reasons we tend to hide or push aside our feelings is that we live in a culture that has not traditionally supported emotional awareness. However, as the connection between the mind and body — our emotions and our physical health — becomes clearer, awareness of the importance of feeling our feelings has grown. There are many books, classes, workshops, and retreats that can help us on our way to emotional intelligence. We also can trust in our own ability to process what comes up when it comes up. If sadness arises, we can notice its presence and welcome it, noting where in our bodies we feel it, and allowing ourselves to express it through tears or a quiet turning inward. When we simply allow ourselves to fully embrace our feelings as they come, we tend to let them go easily. This is all we are required to do. Our feelings simply want to be felt. We often complicate the situation by applying mental energy in the form of analysis, when all we really need is to allow — just like the Earth allows the rain to fall upon it. As the rain falls, the Earth responds in a multitude of ways, sometimes emptying out to form a great canyon, sometimes soaking it up to nourish a forest of trees or a valley of flowers. In the same way, the deeper purpose of our feelings is to transform the terrain of our inner world, sometimes creating space for more feelings to flow, sometimes providing sustenance for growth. All we need to do is allow the process by relaxing, opening, and receiving the bounty of our emotions. ❁ Did you miss yesterday's inspiration? Click [here]( to view them all.   DailyOM Companion Course [Living in Calmness When Emotions Overwhelm You]( Learn the key to managing your response to stress and taking control of your emotions. In this transformative course, Dr. Kathy Gruver combines her Harvard mind-body medicine expertise with proven stress-reduction techniques to help you become less reactive and more present, so you can liberate yourself from the mental chatter that affects your emotional and physical well-being. With breathwork, mindfulness, and meditation practices, you’ll be equipped with supportive tools to live a life of greater calm and fulfillment, regardless of what challenges you’re facing. [Learn More]( New Courses - [Quitting Self-Created Loneliness]( - [The 4-Minute Fat-Burning Tabata Workout]( - [Feng Shui to Release Unhealthy Emotions]( - [Bone Health: Holistic Exercises to Increase Balance, Flexibility, and Strength]( Recommended For You [The Japanese Art of Happy Money]( [Learn More]( [Activate Your Fascia, Free Your Body]( [Learn More]( [Haiku for Healing]( [Learn More]( [Holistic Approach to Pain: Shift Focus and Reclaim Your Life]( [Learn More]( [Lose Emotional and Physical Weight With Tapping]( [Learn More]( [8 Weeks to a Happy You]( [Learn More]( Top 10 Courses 1. [The Art of Manifesting Your Soulmate]( 2. [The One-and-Done Fat-Burning Workout]( 3. [Science-Based Plan to Reduce Visceral Fat]( 4. [The Vagus Nerve Miracle]( 5. [Quitting Self-Created Loneliness]( 6. [Go Sleeveless in 14 Days]( 7. [Next Level Fascia Miracle: The Lymphatic Secret]( 8. [The Japanese Secret to Slow Aging]( 9. [A Year of Writing to Reveal Who You Really Are]( 10. [Bone Health: Holistic Exercises to Increase Balance, Flexibility, and Strength]( Explore 350+ Courses There's something for everyone. What do you want to learn today? [Browse by Topic]( [DailyOM Logo](   [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( [Twitter]( You are receiving this email because you're subscribed to DailyOM. You are registered with {EMAIL}. [Inspirations]( | [Courses]( | [Horoscopes]( [Remove me from this list]( | [Help/FAQ]( Copyright © 2024 [Everyday Health, Inc.]( All rights reserved. DailyOM is among the federally registered trademarks of Everyday Health, Inc. and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. 114 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10011 Subject to our [terms of service]( and [privacy policy](.