Ride the Wave

I am truly blessed to be able to live so close to the ocean. It's probably one of my most favorite places to go because of the vast expanse that just goes on forever and ever. I leave feeling beyond relaxed and there is nothing that quite beats the feeling of sand between your toes as you listen to the waves gently wash ashore.

Emotions are like that. For the longest time I didn't believe it and thought that whenever some strong emotion hit me, that it would be like an unwelcome guest who outstayed their welcome and never left. To be honest, there are still days where it can feel like that but now it's different. I consciously know that I have a choice - to feel the emotions and let them wash over me because they'll pass, or to allow myself to stay stuck in them where I don't really feel at all. The reality is, however, that even if I choose to stay 'stuck', it's impossible because emotions truly are like the ocean waves I love and will ebb and flow in the same way. Granted, some days they crash ashore with power and destruction, but even then they will eventually subside AND I will survive!!!

So today I DARE you to sit in the emotions that raise their head, good or bad, and trust in the promise that they WILL pass and that you WILL come up for air the other side. Positive emotions, or those overwhelming feelings of anger or pain, they'll all stay a while but will eventually move on with their journey - and you get to choose whether or not to be a passenger along for the ride!

You know, it's a work in progress and some days I don't get it right. Emotions .... well, they still can feel overwhelming! The difference is that now I have tools that I can use and so long as I remember that, I come out the other side and you can too!! Go on, you've got this - feel a little because if you don't, you lose all the positive moments in the process and they're too good to miss!