Stories of Black Women
You can learn to take your emotional temperature and deal with your emotions. I regret every action I took when uncontrollable emotions enslaved me. Last week, someone standing behind me in a supermarket said something awful to me and I stood there, powerless and hurt. I wanted to smack this stranger who watched me with …
# 4. They process painful emotions. Do you ever wish you could be more emotionally strong? . Do you ever feel like your emotions are all over the place? . Or like your moods ping-pong around erratically and unpredictably? . Do you ever wish you could feel a little less at the mercy of external …
Pay attention to all the colors that form your emotional palette. We assume difficult emotions, mean demons within, shatter us when they suffocate us. We deny these battles we wage daily their right to feel and end up suffering. We forget difficult emotions, when unprocessed, stagnate and fester. They acidify and become corrosive. Difficult emotions, …
Lesson from the unforgettable painful emotions recovery advice my grandfather gave me. Have you ever wished to expel the demons your painful emotions create in your body? Have you ever wished to shine a light on your painful emotions? Have you ever wished to enter into the room where you’ve locked your painful emotions and …
Stop trying to seal your heart. Remaining in emotional solitary confinement costs us. There is a cost to making your heart neatly sealed, safe from the joys and sorrows of life. I never heard my dad talk about his feelings. He never told me he loved me in words. He sucked it all in, where …
On people, places, and things that see us in our lowest points Sometimes the most unexpected gesture saves you from drowning in sorrow. Sometimes simple things like the sun rays playing with the golden leaves lessen your grief. You close your eyes and remember loved ones whom you have lost with fondness. These simple things …
Even in the middle of a great struggle, there are things to be thankful for. “Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.” -Rumi Counting your blessings with clear intention might make you feel better in these troubled times. While I would love to grow old with my best …
“You can’t heal what you can’t feel. ” – Dr. Edith Eva Eger Feelings are fierce and wild. They don’t take well to anyone trying to domesticate them. They are impetuous. And their sole job is to make themselves heard. Are you marching through the crisis of the coronavirus pandemic stoically, your heart neatly sealed, …
By asking one heart-wrenching question. Will you still hate the person who soul-crushed you if that person ceases to exist tomorrow? Will your heart still shimmer with bitterness and hatred? Will you still like to see him burn? How to forgive a soul-crushing betrayal? To your inspirations, Banchi
A short guide to cool the flames of anger. For most of my life, anger defined me. I chased the culprit, the perpetrator, the enemy like the devil was upon me. You are not the daughter of my dreams. My dad would say those words and I chased this person who hurt me with his …