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The Language Of Letting Go.
Taking Care of Ourselves Emotionally
What does it mean to take care of myself emotionally? I recognize when I'm feeling angry, and I accept that feeling without shame or blame.
I recognize when I'm feeling hurt, and I accept those feelings without attempting to punish the source of my pain. I recognize and feel fear when that emotion presents itself.
I allow myself to feel happiness, joy, and love when those emotions are available. Taking care of myself means I've made a decision that it's okay to feel.
Taking care of my emotions means I allow myself to stay with the feeling until it's time to release it and go on to the next one.
I recognize that sometimes my feelings can help point me toward reality, but sometimes my feelings are deceptive. They are important, but I do not have to let them control me. I can feel, and think too.
I talk to people about my feelings when that's appropriate and safe.
I reach out for help or guidance if I get stuck in a particular emotion.
I'm open to the lessons my emotions may be trying to teach me. After I feel, accept, and release the feeling, I ask myself what it is I want or need to do to take care of myself.
Taking care of myself emotionally means I value, treasure, explore, and cherish the emotional part of myself.
Today, I will take care of myself emotionally. I will be open to, and accepting of, the emotional part of myself and other people. I will strive for balance by combining emotions with reason, but I will not allow intellect to push the emotional part of myself away.
Whatever I am thinking right now is creating how I am feeling. I turn to positive and loving thoughts because I choose to feel good. --Ruth Fishel
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I have to work on my emotional sobriety daily. Going through a very emotional time at the moment with my son and where he is at in the, my two sisters`health issues, supporting my two best friends through difficult times, my friend Bert going into surgery, not to mention my own health, which thank the good Lord is getting better, at least better than it was. As I shared with my sponsor today, I am not sure if I am just numb, or whether it is just peace and calm within the storm of the chaos.
Found myself reacting to a pigeon on my balcony this morning. He just wouldn`t co-operate and fly out the hole I made for him in the netting. I thought I made it quite obvious for him as to how he was suppose to get out, I even put down cracker crumbs to tempt him. He was so dumb and waited so long, they blew away, the stupid bird. I finally gave up after arguing with him for almost two hours and called the superintendent on duty at 1 p.m. to help me get rid of him. At least I remembered to apologize for interrupting his Sunday dinner.
