So when I was little, I used to hear my grandfather say to my brother all the time "Don't cry. Crying is for girls." I can't remember if he knew I could hear him or if I was lurking off to the side, but either way I heard. Ever since then, I've always associated crying with weakness and still to this day have a hard time crying, even when I'm by myself.
Until today, I probably haven't really cried in about two years. I had ben having a really hard time at work for the last few months and all of that frustration came out today. This time though, I didn't judge myself. I didn't try to make myself stop crying, I just allowed the tears to flow as long as they needed to.
Earlier today, I described this as an emotional breakdown. I'm now amending that to emotional breakthrough. Sometimes our emotions get backed up if we don't process them on the regular. Crying is one of the ways that we can push through all that clogged up mess so that we can start fresh and everything internally can flow smoothly again. I'm grateful for this cleansing today and now I can move forward in peace, holding onto nothing.
Thank you! I appreciate the encouragement!
This is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Yes, this is an emotional breakthrough! Holding back emotions and not allowing ourselves to truly feel what we are feeling causes more pain in the long run. Its beautiful that you were able to see where this limiting belief, about crying, came from and you chose a new way to react. You showed yourself self-love and compassion in the moment, and allowed yourself to truly FEEL. Then, you chose to refrain from guilt or shame about it all, and you reframed the way you looked at the whole experience. That sounds like healing. I know it doesn't change what caused you to feel those emotions in the first place (work situation), but you chose the way you handled your own EMOTIONS. Little by little, when we choose a new way, we begin to re-program our lives. Thank you for sharing. #StayStrong #Stories #SelfLove ❤️