What Emotions Are You Carrying that You Can Release?

What Emotions Are You Carrying that You Can Release?

I have always found it fitting that my name is Carrie.

For so long, I felt that I was always “carrying” stuff. In my younger years, I was lugging my things to and from school - I had a year in elementary school without a backpack for some reason. And once I was older, I always seemed to have my arms full walking into work.

Of course, once I had children, I felt that I was truly living up to my name. I barely had enough room to tote the tiny humans themselves between the diaper bag, toys, blankets, teethers, and endless snacks.

With the focus on the external, physical stuff, I never paid much attention to what was going on inside. I would get stressed or face complicated feelings, and I would blame it on not enough time, organization, sleep, money, or maybe even someone or something outside of myself.

Mindfulness Brings Big Benefits to the Mind and Body

Mindfulness Brings Big Benefits to the Mind and Body

It seems simple. But many think that “it’s too hard” or “they don’t have the time.”

Stopping. Pausing. Paying attention to purpose without judging yourself.

The accumulating scientific evidence of mindfulness suggests that the investment may be small compared to the big benefits you could experience.

My Anger Playlist Was on Repeat and Only I Could Change the Channel

My Anger Playlist Was on Repeat and Only I Could Change the Channel

One of the most prominent difficult feelings I was seeking to “rid” myself of when I began meditating was anger. Though I worked hard to suppress my anger as a child, I found myself experiencing anger like a volcano as time went on. I would swallow it, bottle it up, and store it until the pressure became too great, and then I would blow.

Actually Sit and Feel Your Big Emotions: Acceptance Optional

Actually Sit and Feel Your Big Emotions: Acceptance Optional

While it’s a natural human reaction to push away pain, resisting it and oftentimes judging ourselves for the having the feeling can leave us feeling more frustrated and upset. Add frustration and self-judgment to the unresolved emotional storage that sits below the surface and it can prolong the pain and build pressure.

Slow Down to Create Space

Slow Down to Create Space

Years ago, an elderly gentlemen who observed me running a large-scale event, that I had planned for 6+ months, commented to my client saying, “The grass doesn’t grow under her feet.”

At the time I wore it like a badge of honor. Sit? No thank you. I need to keep busy. Take a break? Maybe later, there’s still work to do.

Tuning Day

Tuning Day

Emotions actually cause biochemical reactions in our bodies, sending molecular messages that can impact how we respond to a given situation. Because the chain reaction directly impacts our bodily cells (for the better – in tune or worse – out of tune), it is important to know what you can do when these reactions have been triggered.