Surfing the waves…
I feel thankful, I feel happy, I feel stunned.
I feel tired, I feel confused, I feel scared and sometimes terrified.
I feel sick.
I feel a sense of peace and connectedness to the world around me.
I feel hope, I feel calm.
I feel numb.
I’m full of anxiety, fear, doubt, distrust, restlessness.
I am up, I am down, I am happy and I am sad.
I feel fear, I feel safe.
I feel content.
Emotions; We all have them, and they come and go like waves. Some of them are little sets of gentle ripples and some are as intense as a tsunami. Waves come, and waves go, each breaking on the shore of our mind and bodies, each is time-limited.
I have learned to sit with the emotion, to understand that even the most intense feelings will soon ebb. Even though it sometimes feels like they take up all the space, I know that if I remember to breathe and sit for a moment that it will pass.
When I feel the intense emotions begin to rise, there are times I try for control. I want to balance perfectly and ride them to the shore with ease. But the reality of life is that even the most eloquent and prophetic surfer wipes out. It’s okay. Another set of emotional waves will come soon enough. Sometimes gentle, sometimes stormy, sometimes so small they are barely noticeable. That’s normal, natural, human nature.
I feel grateful.
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Thank you for reading my books: If I Could Tell You How It Feels, and Untangled, A Story of Resilience, Courage, and Triumph
They sure do. I’m sure glad they are always moving though 🙂
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Emotions certainly do have a life of their own!!
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Thank You!
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Thank you lovely. 🌸
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Superb blog
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They sure can!
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Thank You!
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Thanks Jason. Yeah, those waves can be exhausting sometimes! 🙂
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Nice blog
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Very nice. Been riding waves myself. 🙂
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Received and sending one right back my friend. ❤️
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Sending you a warm hug. ❤
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Oh Rayne, Thank You! I cant even begin to tell you how timely your comment is. Thank you, thank you, thank you my friend. ❤️❤️❤️
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Brilliant post, as usual. I always feel so excited when I see a new post from you in my reader. I’m never disappointed. 😉 ❤
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And meaningful lyrics. 🎵🎼🎶🎸🎷🎙🎚📻🎻🎺🎤
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Thank you so much
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Ah Thank You, Drew! Big huge smile on my face as I read this. And perfect timing for sure. You have a good week too my friend. And keep being inspired by your “muse.” 😉
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Shu-ah! 😌
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Loved that song! What a soulful voice 😎
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Feeling connected to the world around you is a wonderful feeling.
And there is nothing as warming and beautiful as being grateful.
Lovely post Alexis.
I hope your week is as gorgeous as your heart.
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😀😃😉😊😎
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Im going to go check out that song right now.
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As Frankie Beverly sang, Joy and pain. Sunshine and rain.
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Thank You, Ana 😊
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Thank you, Nicole 💐
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😄
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Reblogging to my sister site Timeless Wisdoms
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Reblogged this on Art by Nicole Corrado.
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Next time let’s space it out a bit. Haha
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Thank You!!
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Wow what a embroidery of words with feeling.
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Thank You, Ronda ❤️
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They should have a love button. Far too many of us don’t sit with our emotions. We run from, overlook them and don’t acknowledge them. Thank you for the reminder.
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Thank You! I love that saying. It’s so true, isn’t it. Even if we don’t need to react to them, we still our way of reacting. Lots of deep thinking for both of us on Monday morning. ❤️
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Thank you! 😊
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I remember this saying: Emotions are a funny thing, they’re ours and we have a right to feel them. What matters is how we react to them.’ Insightful Alexis.
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You wrote this perfectly 😩
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