Feelings

We all have feelings in this world. Feelings are incredibly intangible. While emotions are not abstract, we cannot really grasp them, and often they do not make sense. Some feelings are more "wrong" than others, but in truth, no emotion is right or wrong. Actions have rights and wrongs, but feelings are real, feelings are truly who we are. We have the choice to act on the positive ones, and we have the choice to act on the negative ones. However sometimes those feelings overwhelm us to the point in which we do something based too much on feeling instead of what is rational. So in life we have to determine what feelings are appropriate to allow to takeover, and which ones we must try to control.

For me, I really have to control a few feelings like:
- self-pity
- sadness
- self-hatred
- anger.

On the other hand I really need to accept other feelings like:
- love
- joy
- humor

In my belief it is those positive feelings that need to be displayed, and while we often cannot help but have those miserable emotions overtake our lives, we have to find somewhere else to place them.

Nevertheless, the very first step toward conquering the negative emotions is to accept them. Sometimes we have too much negativity in our lives. I temporarily escape negativity by visiting beautiful natural settings or through active occupations. I run to escape depression and to let go of stress. I drive to my favorite viewpoints in the Issaquah highlands and Seattle to remind myself of all the beauty and splendor of this planet. Yet it can be so difficult. So often, we can find ourselves in such hard places. Whether it is uncontrollable dishonesty, anger, self-hatred, or depression, we can be overwhelmed by emotions that freeze our inhibitions and turn us into characters we loathe. Some people are awesome at stopping this jekyll/hyde affect, but most of us are still trying to figure it out.

We are all human, that's the basic message. We are all in this craziness together. Some people may seem to have perfect lives, but each of us have mysterious facets of life that make us more unique, and even more fallible. We must embrace our flaws. We must accept ourselves for our whole selves. Because otherwise we live a lie.

"Witchcraft" - Pendulum