{"id":201,"date":"2015-07-02T22:17:19","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T12:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parentequip.info\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2015-07-02T22:17:19","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T12:17:19","slug":"4-allow-yourself-to-feel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parentequip.info\/?page_id=201","title":{"rendered":"4. ALLOW YOURSELF to FEEL"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To deny yourself the right to feel, is to deny yourself the right to be human.<\/p>\n

Isn’t it more ‘elite’ to live above a base emotional level & to focus instead on the virtues of discipline & self-control? ‘Elite’ perhaps, but usually the more difficult & challenging option!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Feelings are your friend!<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Although we don’t live by them, we simply MUST hear them, acknowledge them, feeeeel them…. then make right choices\u00a0despite<\/i>\u00a0them!<\/p>\n

Emotions are alive!<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

When we ignore them, or bury them, their ‘life’ squirts out in other ways. Mismanaged emotions can result in physical, nervous, or mental conditions\/labels.<\/p>\n

In relation to feelings, consider that what goes up, must always come down again!<\/p>\n

Acknowledge the fear<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Fear\u00a0can be realized as you consider letting go & forgiving; fear that next time will be the same; the same misunderstandings, the same emotional torment\/turmoil, the same prison , the same feelings of being backed into the corner again! Face your fears head on! Be real with yourself, &\u00a0decide\/choose<\/b>, to do it afraid anyway! Realize that often the feelings will be mostly negative until new pathways of managing the feelings are grasped; until new pathways in your thinking are forged; \u2018new pathways of righteousness,……for\u00a0His<\/b>\u00a0names sake\u2019.<\/p>\n

Understand that\u00a0the emotional response to feeling threatened<\/b>\u00a0& backed into a corner is to become\u00a0hostile & defensive<\/b>. You will default to reacting every time until you begin to catch & identify the feelings and discipline yourself to respond differently!<\/p>\n

Journal DAILY<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Consider starting a ‘feelings’ Journal<\/b>. Stop, look & listen by asking, what am I feeling right now? Write it down. (It may look s’thing like a Melbourne weather report; changing often & suddenly, but that’s okay! The nature of feelings are indeed fickle! Validate your feelings, but understand & remember their untrustworthy nature! Be careful not to over-intellectualize or journal your thoughts, just your feelings. A helpul list follows:-Am I<\/b>\u00a0angry, joyful, hurt, hateful, sad, peaceful, loved, scared, excited, worried, loving, satisfied<\/p>\n

Tune into what your soul is telling you & tell yourself, \u2018all is well with my soul\u2019. Even when the feelings are what they are, & often negative, \u2018all is well with my soul\u2019!!!<\/p>\n

Choose<\/b>\u00a0to allow yourself to FEEL!\u00a0Determine the emotion, then thoughtfully choose the right response!<\/b>\u00a0Control your feelings, instead of allowing them to control you!<\/p>\n

Remember, it’s not your emotions that are bad, but the\u00a0thought processes\u00a0<\/b>attached to the feelings that start a negative chain reaction!<\/p>\n

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To deny yourself the right to feel, is to deny yourself the right to be human. Isn’t it more ‘elite’ to live above a base emotional level & to focus instead on the virtues of discipline & self-control? ‘Elite’ perhaps, but usually the more difficult & challenging option!\u00a0 Feelings are your friend!\u00a0 Although we don’t … Continue reading 4. ALLOW YOURSELF to FEEL<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":193,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parentequip.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/201"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parentequip.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parentequip.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parentequip.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parentequip.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/parentequip.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202,"href":"https:\/\/parentequip.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/201\/revisions\/202"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parentequip.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parentequip.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}