[Radiant Living] Expressing Emotion is Food for Your Soul
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Emerge Healing
Aug 21, 2008, 2:38:01 PM8/21/08
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By Alice Moore
Did you ever consider that expressing our emotions could be just the "food" we need sometimes? That it might be nourishing?
As we continue to eat whole natural foods, our emotions want to come out. We become more authentic, more natural. When our bodies are clogged up with processed and chemicalized foods, we may be numbed out and emotions may become suppressed or confused. Eating and drinking processed and refined foods may cause us to experience extreme mood swings because our blood sugar is not stable. We may believe there is something wrong with us when in truth, our blood sugar is in a state of extreme fluctuation and we need different kinds of food to balance our chemistry.
Ideally our blood is balanced, our organ systems are working peacefully and we can discern: "My blood sugar is low and I need to eat or I need some vegetables and protein." (a physical need) or "I can't believe she said that to me this morning, I'm feeling very angry. Maybe I do not need to eat this entire pint of ice cream, but I need to talk to someone." (an emotional need).
Emotions are there to be felt and expressed. They are messages that inform us of our truth and help us grow. When we suppress our emotions, this can create imbalance and manifest dis"ease" in the body. We may get a cold, a headache, feel depressed, tired, have back pain and many more physical effects. We may also continue to eat things we don't want to eat or overeat or not eat at all!
We have emotions no matter what we eat. The idea is to be able to identify what we are hungry for and take care of those basic needs whether it is the need for nutrients in food or the nourishment of expressing our true feelings.
Here are some ideas for releasing emotions:
CRY. Let yourself cry. What a wonderful release. Puffy eyes, red faced! Let it out! Let the energy release. It usually feels really great after or the next day.
BE ANGRY. Call someone (not necessarily the person you're angry with) and talk about it or write it down. Rip it up! Punch a Pillow. SCREAM into a pillow or just SCREAM! Jump up and down. Run or walk around the block. If it feels like too much, tell someone "it feels like too much!". Just express that ANGER. You can do this without hurting yourself or anyone else.
LAUGH. Do this as much as possible! Share it with someone. Laugh until you cry! Rent funny movies. Hang out with those people who make you laugh. Call the people who make you laugh.
Expressing our emotions can be a satisfying and delicious meal or snack! Try it.
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Posted By Emerge Healing to Radiant Living at 8/21/2008 11:35:00 AM
Did you ever consider that expressing our emotions could be just the "food" we need sometimes? That it might be nourishing?
As we continue to eat whole natural foods, our emotions want to come out. We become more authentic, more natural. When our bodies are clogged up with processed and chemicalized foods, we may be numbed out and emotions may become suppressed or confused. Eating and drinking processed and refined foods may cause us to experience extreme mood swings because our blood sugar is not stable. We may believe there is something wrong with us when in truth, our blood sugar is in a state of extreme fluctuation and we need different kinds of food to balance our chemistry.
Ideally our blood is balanced, our organ systems are working peacefully and we can discern: "My blood sugar is low and I need to eat or I need some vegetables and protein." (a physical need) or "I can't believe she said that to me this morning, I'm feeling very angry. Maybe I do not need to eat this entire pint of ice cream, but I need to talk to someone." (an emotional need).
Emotions are there to be felt and expressed. They are messages that inform us of our truth and help us grow. When we suppress our emotions, this can create imbalance and manifest dis"ease" in the body. We may get a cold, a headache, feel depressed, tired, have back pain and many more physical effects. We may also continue to eat things we don't want to eat or overeat or not eat at all!
We have emotions no matter what we eat. The idea is to be able to identify what we are hungry for and take care of those basic needs whether it is the need for nutrients in food or the nourishment of expressing our true feelings.
Here are some ideas for releasing emotions:
CRY. Let yourself cry. What a wonderful release. Puffy eyes, red faced! Let it out! Let the energy release. It usually feels really great after or the next day.
BE ANGRY. Call someone (not necessarily the person you're angry with) and talk about it or write it down. Rip it up! Punch a Pillow. SCREAM into a pillow or just SCREAM! Jump up and down. Run or walk around the block. If it feels like too much, tell someone "it feels like too much!". Just express that ANGER. You can do this without hurting yourself or anyone else.
LAUGH. Do this as much as possible! Share it with someone. Laugh until you cry! Rent funny movies. Hang out with those people who make you laugh. Call the people who make you laugh.
Expressing our emotions can be a satisfying and delicious meal or snack! Try it.
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Posted By Emerge Healing to Radiant Living at 8/21/2008 11:35:00 AM
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