Emotions: Feel Them, Process Them, Release Them

Godd3ss Aisha

There's a line from the '90s H-Town song "Emotions" that takes me right back:

"The first time I felt emotions was when I came out of my mother's womb and cried." 😌

Ohhhh, the memories that song brings back!

But during the beginning of my Internet Fast, I found myself thinking about emotions in a completely different way.

I realized some things in my life needed to change.

Actually...

Not things.

Me. 🥺

In Meditation...

I started crying. 😭

My Higher Self asked:

"It's okay to cry. Why have you been holding back for so long?"

My answer?

"Because I have to be strong. I have to push through. Crying isn't going to solve anything."

Then came the response I needed:

"Godd3ss, crying is a form of release. Pain, joy, anger—whatever you're feeling, allow yourself to feel it. If you don't feel it, how can you begin to heal it?"

That stayed with me.

As the days passed, I found myself experiencing so many different emotions.

There was a time when my answer would've been simple:

Grab a glass.

Pour a drink.

Blast some music.

Cry until my eyelids were swollen. 🤦🏾‍♀️

Did that thought cross my mind?

Of course it did.

But then I asked myself:

And then what?

The emotions would still be there.

So instead of escaping them, I decided to sit with them.

Let's process these emotions and figure out what they're trying to tell me.

Pain 🥺

"Why are you hurting?"

If I was going to be completely honest with myself...

I already knew.

Or at least I had a pretty good idea. 🤔

Part of my pain came from realizing I had been right about something when I desperately didn't want to be.

That hurt.

So I cried.

I allowed myself to feel it.

Then I started releasing it.

Because carrying that pain wasn't changing what happened.

It was only changing me.

My sleep was off.

My eating was off.

My energy was off.

Something had to change.

Anger 🤬

Next question:

"Why are you angry?"

My immediate response?

THE AUDACITY!!! 😂

Then my Higher Self checked me:

"Is this really you...or is this pride?"

👀

Well...

There goes that ego and pride again.

Deep down, I had already seen some signs.

My intuition had been speaking.

I didn't want to listen.

And that's okay.

The lesson isn't to beat myself up because I missed—or ignored—the signs.

The lesson is to learn from them.

Sometimes those little feelings and questions inside us are telling us to slow down and pay attention.

So I reminded myself:

Patience, Goddess.

Give yourself grace.

But learn from this.

Fear 😳

Then came the hardest question:

"What are you afraid of?"

🥺

"I don't know."

"Yes, you do."

😭

"What do I do now?!"

And then...

"You already know what you're going to do. You've just lost some confidence."

That one hit me.

So I went back to something that's helped me before.

Affirmations.

Deep breath. 🧘🏾‍♀️

I am powerful.

I am abundant.

I am healthy.

I am prosperous.

I am protected and guided by The Most High.

SO IT IS. 😌

Deep breath.

Nothing magically changed overnight.

The situation was still the situation.

But I was beginning to change.

Feel It Without Living In It

I went deeper into meditation.

I cried.

I practiced my breath work.

And between the tears and breaths, I kept repeating:

"I release you."

That doesn't mean pretending something didn't happen.

It doesn't mean forgetting.

And it certainly doesn't mean every difficult emotion disappears because you meditated once.

For me, it means acknowledging what I'm feeling instead of running from it.

Our emotions can affect how we sleep, eat, communicate, work, and move through our everyday lives. Constantly suppressing them doesn't necessarily make them disappear.

Sometimes we need to permit ourselves to feel.

To cry.

To journal.

To breathe.

To pray.

To meditate.

To talk with someone we trust.

And sometimes, when things become too heavy to carry alone, reaching out for professional support can be another form of strength and self-care.

Life is going to throw curves at us like the letter B. 😂

We can't control all of them.

But we can work on how we respond.

If you're carrying emotional baggage that's been eating away at you, don't automatically bury it.

Sit with it.

Ask yourself why it's there.

Process what you can.

Learn what it's trying to teach you.

Then, when you're ready...

Release what you no longer need to carry.

And above all, give yourself grace while you're doing it.

You are not alone in this. 💚

If this message speaks to you, share it with someone you love and care about. They may be carrying emotions they haven't permitted themselves to release.

Until next time, my beautiful souls. 😌

Peace, Love & Light. 💚🧘🏾‍♀️