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bluidkiti · 02-28-2019, 06:52 AM

February 28

It feels so good to cry…

~Susan Cygnet

Some of us were taught that it's bad to express our feelings directly—crying, wailing, jumping up and down for joy—that it's good manners to talk softly, slowly, and politely and to sit still.

But what happens to our feelings when we sit still? If they don't get expressed, they must be caught inside our bodies. Trapped feelings are like birds in a cage, or a rabbit in a trap—they try to get out any way they can. They peck on our heads and give us headaches. They scratch at our stomachs and make us hurt.

We must let them out. We must laugh and cry. Then our bodies will be happy, and our feelings will curl up in our laps like happy puppies.

Am I ignoring the physical symptoms of trapped feelings?

Today's reading is from the book Today's Gift, Daily Meditations for Families

02-28-2019, 06:52 AM	#28
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 73,889	February 28 It feels so good to cry… ~Susan Cygnet Some of us were taught that it's bad to express our feelings directly—crying, wailing, jumping up and down for joy—that it's good manners to talk softly, slowly, and politely and to sit still. But what happens to our feelings when we sit still? If they don't get expressed, they must be caught inside our bodies. Trapped feelings are like birds in a cage, or a rabbit in a trap—they try to get out any way they can. They peck on our heads and give us headaches. They scratch at our stomachs and make us hurt. We must let them out. We must laugh and cry. Then our bodies will be happy, and our feelings will curl up in our laps like happy puppies. Am I ignoring the physical symptoms of trapped feelings? Today's reading is from the book Today's Gift, Daily Meditations for Families __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.

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