A sense of feeling
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Oh those darned emotions. They take hold and sweep us back and forth, trying to get what they want. There is no battle so difficult as the one to keep them under control. It’s wearying — in the end what did they get? The same thing they always get. Our energy.
Maybe emotions need to take a back seat. They are like children, after all. They don’t want the best for anyone else but themselves, and they will use us up to remain fed. The worst is when we try to wean them. Oh, the pain they can cause! All the fussing, the screaming and yelling. No wonder we find ourselves behaving in the strangest ways for which we later have to make amends. Or we watch others act strangely. Chances are it’s those darned emotions.
But we have to wean them, and we have to wean them kindly and gently, otherwise they will control our lives. We have to look them square in the eye, finally, pick them up, give them a hug and send them out the door. We have to trust they will be taken care of.
Then the real work begins. We have to get used to being with out them.