emotional alchemy – unfiltered from the heart

Being Okay With Not Being Okay

I asked God what it was that I was missing as I was “doing the work” and yet felt so unhappy. My message was “to be okay with not being okay.” I needed to accept that sometimes it really is OKAY to not be okay. This year has had more than its share of heartbreaks,Continue reading “Being Okay With Not Being Okay”

The Antidote to Fear

When we bury, push against or deny our fears, we ultimately give them more power. Our fears then unconsciously control us, keeping us from peace. That is, until we choose to face our fears. Our willingness to face our fears is the first step. Fear is held in place by holding our breaths, and contractingContinue reading “The Antidote to Fear”

Fear is Your Friend, Really!

Bear with me for just a hot minute on this one. I promise I have not completely gone off of the deep end! A great deal of the work I have done on this site and in my life the past year plus has been about facing my fears and sharing my journey in theContinue reading “Fear is Your Friend, Really!”

Degrees of Freedom

Freedom from emotions that threaten to crush us occurs in degrees. When we allow our feelings their due course, they move through and out of us. The challenge is that in the fear of feeling we often block the process, which keeps these emotions locked in our bodies and in our subconscious. These blocked emotionsContinue reading “Degrees of Freedom”

Transformation

The law of the conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it is merely transformed. Emotions are the energy of feelings. When a strong emotion we do not want to feel presents itself, we so often tell ourselves or are told by others to “let it go.” While we canContinue reading “Transformation”

Alchemy: Turning Emotional Coal into Gold

Sometimes the most simple tools, are the ones that last and endure. Look at the knife, the hammer, the wheel. Ancient tools that we still use. They are simple and in their simplicity, they are still useful. This is the case for the tool that I am about to share with you here. It’s simple.Continue reading “Alchemy: Turning Emotional Coal into Gold”

Each moment offers a unique opportunity

When presented with a situation that brings about unwanted emotions, we can choose to deny what we’re feeling. We can also choose to dive headlong into the emotions. If we are fully present during the dive and we allow the emotions to lead the way, we can heal the current suffering as well asContinue reading “Each moment offers a unique opportunity”

Feeling Betrayed

It stings the eyes, it burns the chest. There is a disconnect when one feels betrayed. The moment comes when we feel that someone else did not honor us. Perhaps a boundary was overstepped, we were pushed too far. Or that the boundary was completely obliterated, as if it had never existed. I don’t knowContinue reading “Feeling Betrayed”

Overcoming emotional turmoil

My Dearest Friend, Overcoming emotional turmoil is about knowing that we are stronger than our emotions. As children we are taught to fear our emotions, to push them down, aside, away… anywhere but here, maybe we’ll deal with this later, we were taught. This gives away our power to what we are feeling, and weContinue reading “Overcoming emotional turmoil”