tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516826968322440651.post5726017823371726560..comments2020-08-17T04:59:19.786+01:00Comments on Life at Work: Q17: Why can't I let go of my feelings?Elizabeth English (Locana) – From Life at Workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08514632336450423931noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516826968322440651.post-4163264195318780382013-05-02T13:12:21.072+01:002013-05-02T13:12:21.072+01:00I'm delighted to hear this, Linda! Many thanks...I'm delighted to hear this, Linda! Many thanks for letting me know… I am convinced that the laughter practice has real depth and wisdom to it. I certainly feel more lightness and flow. I am very glad it is a support for you at this difficult time.<br /><br />All best wishes, Elizabeth Elizabeth English (Locana) – From Life at Workhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08514632336450423931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516826968322440651.post-23204154492842206612013-05-01T10:34:07.948+01:002013-05-01T10:34:07.948+01:00Hello Elizabeth
I just wanted to say how much diff...Hello Elizabeth<br />I just wanted to say how much difference your laughter yoga sessions are beginning to make to me already. Unfortunately I had to miss last Sunday's session but I am looking forward to coming again this week. I have had a lot of difficult times in my life and this last year has been very challenging, due to my daughter's serious mental health problems and the repercussions on our family. I felt so much lighter after coming to the sessions but I have found myself laughig a bit more than is socially acceptable at times, so I feel I have to tone it down a bit! I find that experiencing emotional pain in my body is very helpful to me. It feels as though I am accepting it rather than pushing it away and that it stops me ruminating about the past and possible future outcomes. Thank you.<br />Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516826968322440651.post-59414721493715604892013-04-19T09:33:00.534+01:002013-04-19T09:33:00.534+01:00Hello Linda,
I'm sorry to hear about your job...Hello Linda,<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear about your job! And especially about the exchange with your well-meaning friends. <br /><br />I'm so pleased you were able to sit down with those feelings, and give them some TLC. Feelings carry such wonderful messages about what matters to us, our values, our needs. I am so pleased you were able to listen to them. They often hold wisdom too about our next step or our direction forward.<br /><br />I hope something wonderful emerges for you next…<br /><br />All best wishes,<br />Elizabeth<br />Elizabeth English (Locana) – From Life at Workhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08514632336450423931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516826968322440651.post-11341476017139447852013-04-19T02:37:05.763+01:002013-04-19T02:37:05.763+01:00I am going through being made redundant, and at a ...I am going through being made redundant, and at a lunch with two well meaning work friends, they helped whip up feelings of inadequency and being hard done by financially, when they said things such as 'you will find it hard to get a job in your state(I have a disability, however I am more able than most), and 'you need to look after your financial future'. I thought I had worked through and put these emotions attached to these events behind me, but there they were again!<br /><br />Making room for those feelings - giving them some space on the couch and making them a cup of tea - rather than running for the shovel and burying them again is great advice. Thanks Locana and Peter!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718535528479696176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516826968322440651.post-9288852837428486322013-04-08T11:55:23.297+01:002013-04-08T11:55:23.297+01:00Hi Samo, yes, I really feel you have caught what I...Hi Samo, yes, I really feel you have caught what I was trying to communicate – many thanks! <br /><br />And you make another point which is really important to me.<br /><br />I did not have time in this blog to talk about what happens when we get really stuck, because when we say "hello" to any feeling, the danger is that we do fall into the feeling – we get merged, or identified with it. Then we need to take a journey to come into relationship with it. Only then can we really say hello to it fully. And that is when it will shift and change by itself.Elizabeth English (Locana) – From Life at Workhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08514632336450423931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516826968322440651.post-65618815758280159352013-04-08T11:52:51.125+01:002013-04-08T11:52:51.125+01:00Very true!
People always say happiness is a state...Very true!<br /><br />People always say happiness is a state of mind and you are the one that creates it. If feeling bad it is just upon us to start feeling good again - as it is state of mind we are creating.<br />Honestly, that does not help much to tell that man is responsible for feeling happy and if not so it is basically his fault<br />I like your idea to face any feelig straight and give them a room to be felt. However, the challenge is not to get stuck with them, especially with negative ones<br />Samonoreply@blogger.com