by skimhenson | Aug 30, 2021 | Mind Over Matter and Emotions, On The Other Side of Trying Hard
“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it …” Nicholas Sparks, At First Sight When it comes to emotions, we may try hard to eliminate or deaden the difficult ones because we don’t know what else to do. However, we can’t...
by skimhenson | Jul 22, 2021 | Dead for a Decade, On The Other Side of Trying Hard
“There is no solution to our emotions except to feel them, even the hard ones, especially the hard ones.” I figured out one more thing – the most difficult and the most healing – while walking through a decade of deadness. I had to get out of my crazy head and deal...
by skimhenson | Nov 6, 2019 | depression, hope, suicide
“There is no solution to our emotions except to feel them, even the hard ones, especially the hard ones.” When I read about astronaut Charlie Duke speaking at our church for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, I expected to hear a lot about the moon and a...
by skimhenson | May 31, 2019 | emotions, feeling our feelings, gratitude
“We judge, reason, analyze, and rationalize our feelings in an attempt to feel in control, yet we often forget that our feelings are there for a very good reason.” Josh Barad in the article “No, You Don’t Have To Feel Grateful All The Time. Here’s Why.”...
by skimhenson | Apr 5, 2019 | depression, emotions, feeling our feelings, getting your own life, while loving the people in it
“But your tears? Oh, they are liquid magnets drawing others in. They are a river of reality. A healing for hurts. A bonding for brokenness.” “You see, it’s through your tears that people are united. It’s what makes you a safe person to others when you simply whisper,...