HUMAN EMOTION
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.
While traveling through life, I have made choices that have injured
myself and others. Others have made choices that have hurt me. Remembering
and
writing about my past has proved to bring up a plethora of negative
emotions. At this moment I feel pain, remorse, anger, frustration, and
am overwhelmed.
~ Susanne
Only through experiences of trial and suffering
can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared,
ambition inspired and success achieved."
Helen Keller
Every human on earth experiences these same feelings at one time or
another. This is part of what I am here for. How could I ever comprehend
bliss
without experiencing misery? How could I enjoy inspiration without
suffering depression? How could I appreciate peace without encountering
turmoil? I
am grateful for the problems life gives me -- partnered with the emotions
they bring -- because without the bad I could not understand the good.
Everything has its opposite. Things will always change. Things will always
get
better, just like the sun shines after each storm. The good news is that
even
though I may be experiencing negative feelings, I am learning empathy and I
am
gaining wisdom. And how much more will I value the rays of sunshine that
break through the gray clouds?
One day at a time...
I will allow myself the honor of feeling human emotion. I will ask my Higher
Power to give me comfort in my hardships and to help me remember why I am
here. I will ask my Higher Power to open my heart to the lessons I am
learning. For today, with hope and faith, I will look for the sunbeams
shining through the haze.
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