Prayer:
Divine Spirit,
Thank You for bringing me closer. Thank You for showing me that anger is simply "fear on its way out". It is my last gasp to hold onto an old idea that no longer serves me. Thank You for showing me new ways of expressing my anger so I don't have to be afraid of that emotion anymore.
And so it is.
Contemplation:
Actors in movies or on television often must exaggerate their feelings in order to create drama on the screen. If they are hurt, they cry with a special intensity. If afraid, they scream and cower in a corner or curl up on a sofa. They may grab a person trying to leave and beg for that person to stay. In rage, they may stomp around hollering in a dramatic storm.
We can learn to separate what we're feeling from what we do. If we're feeling fear, hurt, anger, or any other emotion, we need to experience the emotion until we become clear. Sometimes beating a pillow helps release our anger. But we don't have to stomp around and slam doors. That's letting our emotions control us.
You don't have to revel in your emotions. And you can separate your behaviors-- what you do-- from what you feel.
Stop being a twentieth-century drama queen. It isn't necessary anymore. We are more conscious than that now.
God, help me let go of the unnecessary drama in my life.
Actors in movies or on television often must exaggerate their feelings in order to create drama on the screen. If they are hurt, they cry with a special intensity. If afraid, they scream and cower in a corner or curl up on a sofa. They may grab a person trying to leave and beg for that person to stay. In rage, they may stomp around hollering in a dramatic storm.
We can learn to separate what we're feeling from what we do. If we're feeling fear, hurt, anger, or any other emotion, we need to experience the emotion until we become clear. Sometimes beating a pillow helps release our anger. But we don't have to stomp around and slam doors. That's letting our emotions control us.
You don't have to revel in your emotions. And you can separate your behaviors-- what you do-- from what you feel.
Stop being a twentieth-century drama queen. It isn't necessary anymore. We are more conscious than that now.
God, help me let go of the unnecessary drama in my life.
~ More Language of Letting Go, Melody Beattie
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