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by: brutallycurious

Sigh. So where is the "something big"? I'm still waiting, but it's beginning to form.  It has to do with the skill of embracing my emotional life, honoring the way I operate, without losing my way in the meantime.  It feels like I can now allow these tidal waves of emotion and change to go through  me without fighting it. That's been one of the most painful parts...I resist it until I can't take it anymore. I mean, how many of us were raised to be stoic, unemotional people? I know I was. I can now put on that mask when it serves me, but most of the time it does me more harm than good.

I am not afraid of them anymore. Let them flow through me, I'll still be me, I'll still be here. I don't know how much sense this is making, but it *is* big for me. It is hugely important that I know I can contain my lava-lamp of emotions without them drowning me. And that I might just drown anyway if I DON"T allow them to be expressed. Ahh...there's the crux of the matter. The thing I fear is the very tool that gives me power.
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