A few years back I learned a powerful technique called "Cycles" that continue to help me process all kinds of emotional stuff. These Cycles are taught by Laurel Mellin in her book The Pathway.
The premise is that in order to get to a state of JOY, we need to work our way through the not-so-joyful emotions of anger, sadness, fear and guilt. So the Cycle technique can be done out loud or in writing (I looooove doing it in writing but it's also very good to do it with someone who is compassionately listening and not saying anything).
I feel very strongly about this concept of moving through the darker emotions, the shadowy, usually-unwelcome feelings in order to find the brightness of joy. And I'll be writing more about this in the future. Just something to keep in the back of our minds as we go through our days.
I promise myself to, as many times as I am able, acknowledge, name and accept any threads of anger, sadness, fear or guilt that are running through my body, mind and spirit throughout my day.
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