Don’t deny yourself the power of your emotions

Your heart is full of wisdom and hope, let it be heard

Even when it feels like the world would prefer silence.

For the longest time, I felt frustrated with myself for feeling things so deeply, for being “sensitive,” for caring a little too much, for wearing my heart on my sleeve when it felt like the world rewarded the opposite. I often saw my emotions, the deep ones as obstacles and burdens. I saw them as an inconvenience and ultimately as something that stood in the way of my peace, comfort and sometimes my progress.

Through a lot of reflection, healing and unlearning I decided to stop seeing my emotions as my enemy and gave myself permission to feel without guilt, without shame, without this idea that ‘feeling’ was my weakness and I stopped denying myself the power of my emotions.

Every tear I’ve ever cried, every burst of laughter, every wave of frustration, every flicker of anger, care, or hope were all justified. My emotions weren’t ever there to harm me or break me even the most painful ones, they were simply there to guide me. 

There has been numerous times where I often wished I didn’t feel as much as I do, times where everything in me wanted me to harden my heart in the belief that it would make life easier, simpler and safer. Every time I tried, it only left me feeling disconnected from myself and made me dig deeper as to why I believed feeling less would mean more. It came down to this belief that somehow it would mean I was protecting myself, if I was able to walk through life caring a little less, loving a little more quietly, being a little more reserved it would mean I was less likely to be hurt. But isn’t that the whole point of life? To give love, care and kindness freely without expectation.

It was in the moments where I let myself feel freely without my own judgement that I found strength in being me. All the versions of me. My tears helped me heal, my anger helped me use my voice, my hope gave me courage, my frustration never let me settle, my love helped me find my purpose. My emotions weren’t there to weaken me, they anchored me and made sure I was becoming who I was always meant to be. 

Feeling deeply hasn’t made my life harder; it has made it richer, more meaningful. It has made love deeper, laughter louder, connections more real. It has helped me live life with more compassion and empathy and to hold space for the parts of life that aren’t always easy or perfect.

I hope you don’t deny yourself the power of your emotions, in a world where it’s easier to harden your heart I hope you know your sensitivity and care is a gift not only to you, but to others. 

We weren’t meant to walk through life free from emotions, numb or untouched.

Emotions are a language, it’s your soul speaking to you trying to guide you and loving you through it all. I thought protecting myself meant feeling less, but I realised feeling fully was the truest protection of all.

Don’t deny yourself the wisdom and power of your emotions. While some emotions may be bigger than others and more difficult to feel, every version of you deserves to be expressed.

With all my love.