Feeling the feelings more comfortably

It feels like I have started to feel my feelings more lately, and it’s actually not a very difficult thing right now. I don’t know if this skill comes better with age, or if it’s just my personal maturity journey, but nonetheless, I can just feel things and accept them better now.

I can sit with hard feelings, but not go under. I can feel a little bit of discomfort without panicking. That’s a huge step in a more peaceful direction.

If we are meant to be wiser with age, I think it’s naturally a thing to handle emotions better as well. Because that skill comes with wisdom. Without wisdom, it’s hard to know how to interpret our emotions. It can seem like a simple task at first, but to most people, it is not. Contrary to popular belief, emotions are hard to interpret even though they’re completely natural. It’s fascinating to me, that such a natural thing can be so complex like human emotions.

I’m just 31 years old, almost 32. I’m not that old. But I feel a significant difference in emotion regulation in my current age compared to, say, ten years ago…

To anyone having a hard time knowing what they feel, I just want to say that sitting in peace and not forcing anything will make it easier. Also, give it time, regardless of your current age. If you’re older than me, it doesn’t mean you should be better at this, because we all bloom at different paces.

xx

Trix.