Yeah, I said it.
They take you all over the place and keep you wondering all kinds of questions: "Why?" "How?" "When?" "Who?" "What?"and so on and so on and so on. They betray you constantly, changing as often as you change your underwear. They MAKE you THINK things OTHER THAN what is actually the truth because they can be so insecure. They are untamed, yet constrained; cold, yet warm; intense, yet calm; trusting, yet deceitful.
Let's face it, feelings move like a tree in the wind and all they do is either keep you excited at their spontaneity or frustrated because of their instability.
However, you can't deny them because they make up the very fabric of our being. They are what give each and everyone of us character, personality, and a smile that is just as unique as our own DNA. Feelings are what make us beautiful or ugly; moral or immoral; introverted or extroverted; passionate or indifferent.
These things are what makes feelings so complicated.
However, I have made a decision not too long ago to put feelings in their proper place. Feelings are nothing more than feelings. Yeah, I know, I'm sounding real strange and ridiculous. However, I understand that while I have feelings and they are real, I also know that my feelings shouldn't direct the way I live my life.
Here's something to think about: You get in the car with someone who tells you where they're going, but as soon as they see a street name, they either get angry, sad, happy, confused, or depressed. With every different street name, a different emotion is triggered sending them a different way. As a result, you're not only lost, but you're not getting to your destination any time soon. How would you feel? Would you be frustrated? I know I would.
...but this is what changes our feelings take us through.
So what am I saying? No, you can't get RID of your feelings all together. That's inhuman and you and I are truly human. I tell you what I've learned. I've learned that I can FEEL a certain way, but what's important is that I don't allow those feelings to direct my life. I've learned that in order to really understand the power of my feelings I have had to keep it real with myself that I really do feel that way THEN make the decision NOT to live my life according to that feeling if it is opposite of what I think.
Whew...now writing this blog made me feel a whole lot betta...
Unconditionally,
Andre
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