Feelings. Stick and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me. Feelings are an enigma to me. They are something that can be up or down. Bring smiles, laughter and joy or tears, deep sorry and hurt. Feelings are a giant box with many layers, categories and sub categories. Are feelings and emotions related? Are they the same thing? It would seem that emotion is the expression of said feeling. Expressing our feelings is healthy but not always necessary. Repressing our feelings is not healthy but is sometimes called for. Acknowledging and embracing ones feelings but not letting them control and dictate decision making is worth striving for balance. Feelings.
Notes: I proposed a writing challenge with my brother, 30 days of writing our story, following a set of prompts under the theme “About Me”. Oct. 1st, was day one, the prompt was About Feelings. We set up a few extra parameters in addition, one being to write a minimum of a paragraph and we have to make it public.