Feeling

“Feeling is a profound act of rebellion when you’ve been conditioned to stuff everything in. Overwork and grind it away. Pretend it away. Bypass it away. Joke it away. Pray it away. Fuss and fight it away.

Do anything, just get it away.” ~ Octavia F. Raheem

We are taught and told that unless our feelings are positive and make other people comfortable or feel good that we shouldn’t feel them. That they must be hidden; so we run and fill up all of our time to avoid feeling anything at all. We carry the shame of our hearts and feelings because “we don’t talk about that.”

But…

You can’t keep running.

You can’t keep hiding.

Because…

“You carry yourself with you. “~ Jenifer Lewis

And…

“True feeling justifies whatever it may cost.” ~ May Sarton

So follow your inner moonlight, and don't hide what you feel.

Feel your feelings.

Sit with them.

Feel ALL the things.

“Feel as an act of reclamation of your wholeness. Feel as an act of faith. Feel as a way to honor your heart.” ~ Octavia F. Raheem

Love.