Posts tagged how to feel your feelings
Anger, Sadness, and Pain are the Ticket to a Fulfilled Life

About 12 years ago at the end of a yoga class my teacher Lakshmi Norwood casually mentioned that anger, sadness, and pain are not “bad” and they had value. My brow scrunched up in confusion and inside I felt a strong disagreement. “But wait” I wanted to say “I thought the whole goal of life was to be happy and aren’t all of those things signs that you are not happy?!” Instead I kept quiet and wondered what she could possibly mean by saying such a thing.

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The Worst Houseguest Of All Time & How I Fell In Love With Her

Last Saturday I had a friend show up uninvited to my home. She waltzed into my chest, threw her suitcase on the couch and screamed “ EVERYTHING IS GOING TO SHIT!!!”. Then she began to manically laugh and unpack. By unpack, I mean she threw her clothes all over the place. She found her highest heels with spiked edges, turned on some blaring nonsense and began to dance around my lungs, and heart.

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