A lot of emotions come up for many of us this time of year. Although we are "supposed" to be happy and joyful as Christmas approaches, some of us have a sense of sadness or grief. It could be because of the loss of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, or a sense of loneliness. We may feel unhappy because of the stress of shopping, the financial burden of the holidays, or dealing with family issues.
There is often a conflict within us because we hear
in New Thought we can't allow ourselves to experience negative emotions since we don't want to create new experiences from these negative emotions. We have to be happy and if we are not, we are told to "fake it until we make it." We are told to focus on what we want and not on what we don't want -and we don't want to feel unhappy, depressed, lonely, or mean.
in New Thought we can't allow ourselves to experience negative emotions since we don't want to create new experiences from these negative emotions. We have to be happy and if we are not, we are told to "fake it until we make it." We are told to focus on what we want and not on what we don't want -and we don't want to feel unhappy, depressed, lonely, or mean.
So it is completely logical that we suppress our negative feelings. We avoid them and we deny them but they come up and we think we are failing at being "good" metaphysicians. It's time to give ourselves permission to feel our emotions, to identify our emotions but not to identify WITH our emotions. it is through our emotions and all the situations in our life that we evolve and grow. Let's learn to love and adore the tapestry and majesty that make up our own life. It's all God!
My Christmas wish is for every person to recognize that everything - all emotions and all situations - is an expression of the One Life, the One Love, and experiences the freedom to live authentically. Right on!
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