FEELINGS ~

[janbear]

FEELINGS ~

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We honor ourselves and our friends
when we can tell them how we feel.

Theodore Isaac Rubin

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I always felt that if I didn't rob a bank or tell
a lie that I was being honest. But when I
began working the Twelve Steps, I learned
what honesty really meant. Expressing my
negative thoughts and feelings in the fast-
moving world I found myself caused problems
... or I imagined it would. Therefore, I tried to
pretend everything was wonderful and right
and perfect.

One of the great blessings of my life is to
know that I can now "feel" my emotions,
express them to others who understand and
somehow always feel better for having done
so. Of course, I am still selective in choosing
to whom I express my deepest feelings, but I
do not pretend anymore that things are right
when they're wrong. I do not gloss over bad
things and make them good.

ONE DAY AT A TIME ...
I feel my feelings and express them honestly,
knowing that they're neither right nor wrong ...
and I rejoice at the feeling of freedom I
experience when I allow my emotions to flow
from me.