Setting A Limit To Sit With Emotions

by Pooja on July 05, 2009, 05:27:02 AM
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Our emotions color our lives with varying palettes. Sometimes we feel a strong emotion in reaction to something that has happened, but emotions also visit us seemingly out of the blue, flooding us unexpectedly with joy or grief or melancholy. Like the weather, they come and go, influencing our mental state with their particular vibration. Sometimes a difficult emotion hangs around longer than we would like, and we begin to wonder when it will release its hold on us. This is often true of grief stemming from loss, for example, or lingering anger over a past event.

Usually, if we allow ourselves to feel our emotions fully when they come up, they recede naturally, giving way to another and another. When an emotion haunts us, it is often because we are afraid of really feeling it. Emotions like despair and rage are powerful, and it is natural to want to hold them at bay. Certainly, we don’t want to let them take us over so that we say or do things we later regret. When we are facing this kind of situation, it can be helpful to ask the spirit, “How long do I need to sit with these emotions, how long do I need to feel these emotions before they can pass?” If you ask sincerely and wait, an answer will come. Setting a time limit on your engagement with that difficult emotion may be just the technique you need to face it fully.

When you have a sense of how much time you need to spend, set a timer. Sit down and make yourself available to the emotion that has been nagging you. All you have to do is feel it. Avoid getting attached to it or rejecting it. Simply let it ebb and flow within you. Emotions are by their nature cyclical, so you can trust that just as one reaches its apex it will pass. Each time you sit with its presence without either repressing or acting out, you will find that that difficult emotion was the catalyst for much needed emotional healing. (nm)
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deepika_divya
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«Reply #1 on: July 05, 2009, 05:31:30 AM »
Wow Di such a nice post.. its really help us to control our emotions as well as the anger...

Thank you Pooja Di
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angel4u
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«Reply #2 on: July 05, 2009, 06:04:48 AM »
Just too good Di...
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Rajesh Harish
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«Reply #3 on: July 05, 2009, 07:30:52 AM »
Wonderful sharing Pooja Ji
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superspawn10
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«Reply #4 on: July 05, 2009, 08:07:04 AM »
Wow...wonderfull...
Mere kaam aayegi ye post...Thanx...
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madhuwesh
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«Reply #5 on: July 05, 2009, 08:13:20 AM »
beautiful sharing Pooja ji,thank u so much. Applause Applause Applause
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Pooja
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«Reply #6 on: July 06, 2009, 01:14:15 AM »
SHUKARIA DOSTO!!!
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Roja
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«Reply #7 on: July 06, 2009, 04:06:08 PM »
Wonderful informative sharing  Applause Thanks for this nice stuff di
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Pooja
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«Reply #8 on: July 09, 2009, 06:22:23 AM »
Thanks Dear!!
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