Here is a quote to ponder. Imagine you are at a show and a magician is performing an amazing feat before your eyes. From where you sit you are in wonder. Now go and sit to the side or behind the stage. All of a sudden you see how the trick is performed. It does change things doesn’t it? It is the same with feelings.
Feelings arise in us and often without warning. When I studied karate, our master would tell us that our goal was to not let our emotions overcome us. In the beginning of this practice we can not help our emotional reactions. In time we can learn to observe them. We see them coming. We feel what we feel. Our being is in control not our instinctual reaction. It was such wisdom. It IS such wisdom. Our emotions create drama. Sometimes I need to express what I am feeling. Not because I am blaming the other, but because I am observing how I feel. In order to learn from my emotions, I still have to be aware of them. They are messengers. Sometimes revealing profound elements of ourselves. I have learned a lot from asking, “Why do I feel this way?” When we get lost in our emotional state we may get lost in drama too. Good only comes from drama when we are on a stage. In life it creates more problems than it solves.
Our life is a matter of perspective. Remember to take the time to change yours to see what else there is to discover in your world with the people you love.
Namaste!
Bianca
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