Day 51 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - If you feel cranky, unhappy or...
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Lesson 51: If you feel cranky, unhappy or...
When we feel stressed, unhappy, confused, fearful, sad etc, these are said to be signs to open our hearts. Can we move beyond these emotions now? I am to think about if I move beyond these emotions now and if not now, why not? And when would be the right time.
How does one measure how open your heart is? I’d like to think I live more openly now than I ever have but am I fully open? I think it’s more than okay to have these emotions without that meaning you’re closed off. Sometimes I have days when I just need to cry as a stress relief. Does that mean I’m closed off? I don’t think so. I think that’s just a form of my own release. Or does the fact that I’m self-aware make me more open, or fully open? I think I live a lot freer than I ever have in terms of my mindset. I don’t want to limit myself, so that means I am open to what comes. I really think my heart is open for receiving. Not all moments are necessarily good ones, but I figure there is some message to be learned, no matter the circumstance.
I guess I’m struggling with having those perceived “negative” emotions as being associated with not being “open”. You can still have these emotions and not actually close yourself off. I don’t think feeling cranky, sad, afraid etc should be automatically categorised as your heart not being open. I feel like these emotions can be circumstantial and/or you’ve lived quite openly and this is could be a reactionary response. Clearly, as you can see I’ve had trouble associating with today’s lesson. All I can say is, live with a more open heart to receive more possibilities. Don’t be limited by thinking that having an emotional response to something is being closed off. This is also just my opinion by the way.