Why make it more difficult?

It is so hard to act on a feeling that you can’t legitimize to someone else! Today I had very clear feelings about what I needed to do and then proceeded to let my head talk me into “smoothing things over” first—before I took the action I knew I needed to take. Luckily, it was a mild situation and the only real price I had to pay was losing an hour from the flow of my day and dealing with the resulting sense of annoyance. As I finally left the situation, I heard the voice of my feelings saying: “I told you Linnea, I told you exactly what you needed to do—sometimes you are not a good listener!”

            Following feelings may not always be the easiest thing to do. Sometimes it requires difficult conversations, but they are always worth the time. Standing around brewing in the feelings, trying to make them logical, straightforward or easy to explain is not worth the time. It seems that the waiting just results in a loss of momentum, and the feelings fester, and then you will inevitably be faced with them again, perhaps in a new situation, all over again.

            I am learning to trust my feelings even more. They come from the most honest place I know, in my heart. I would like their influence to take charge! And, I would like to thank my squeamish mind for putting me to the challenge, and being a catalyst for my truth to grow.

*** Thank you Kira for bringing this topic up recently in class! It made this more natural to write about.