In Search of Peace

[wlotus]

Perhaps I'll find peace faster, if I just accept the non-peaceful thoughts I have about various people and things, rather than trying to find ways to fight/change my feelings. The feelings will pass in their own time.

Comments

[lilrongal.livejournal.com]

Feelings are not good or bad. They just are. That's what my counselor always told me.

[rockbirthedme.livejournal.com]

Seconded.

You know how we've discussed the need for a person to be able to tell their story and have their pain acknowledged? We need to do that ourselves, for ourselves, too. If you just fight against your feelings, in a way you're fighting acknowledging that anything happened. You need to know within yourself that your suffering is legitimate.

[wlotus.livejournal.com]

You're right. Over the past few days I've thought a lot about my right to feel and acknowledge my uncensored feelings. Scratch that: I haven't just thought, I have actively embraced my feelings, rather than fighting them. I still carefully choose a response, but as for the feelings themselves, I am more open to them.