Understand this deeply and completely pushing your feelings down, pretending like they are not there, wishing that they will just magically go away is not possible. 


Feelings are meant to be acknowledged and felt.

Ignoring them means they will come out sideways in another form, like road rage, addiction, self loathing, depression, or abuse of power.

When a feeling comes up, pause, feel it deeply, name it, begin to understand what's happening for you in the moment, and then decide what action you need to take that's in the best interest for you and others.

Most of the time naming the feeling you're having causes the feeling to subside. Feelings truly just want to be acknowledged, given the permission to exist, and be accepted, then they will move through your body.

- Barb Schmidt -