Feelings of regret, anger, sadness, guilt or loneliness will always be felt. A JOYful life is had by being able to feel these emotions, and not stuff them down. Being able to take ownership for why you feel this way, FEEL it, then do with it what needs to be done so that you can move forward with JOY.
I may have said this before, but our emotions are our God-given signal that we need to pay attention to what is happening around us. Take for instance regret. Regret is when we felt a prompting to do something and we chose not to. It is an automatic response to help us learn, so that the next time we are prompted, we will listen. Regret is not meant to paralyze us or make us feel bad about ourselves.
Is it possible to take what we have labeled as "negative" emotions and think of them as positive ones??
I have learned that when I respond appropriately to an emotion, even it doesn't feel good at the time, I see my life shift tremendously. I find myself achieving goals and becoming closer to the person that I want to be.
I will take those uncomfortable feelings ANY DAY, because it means that I am alive! It means that I get to make changes and be a better person! I now know that JOY is everywhere and in everything.
Just like a seemingly "negative" emotions drives us forward to change, JOY drives us to soak in the good, be better and appreciate life in all it's glory.
This is such an important point to remember! This post came at just the right time for me. I so appreciate your posts and I always look forward to them :) Love ya sista!
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