Sobbing On The Bed

A while back, I was having a good old ugly cry on my bed.

The kind where there is a heap of crumpled up tissues, smeared mascara, and wet spots on the pillow.

This was not just a few tears slipping down my cheeks, this was gut wrenching sob.

Many of you might have the urge to respond and ask: “Is everything ok?” or "What's wrong?"

Guess what though...when you are sobbing on the bed, freaking out about your loved ones choices, afraid of what could happen in the future, or just feeling like this is too much....there is actually NOTHING wrong with you.

So instead of making your emotions a problem, what about offering yourself some compassion.

That's what I did while I sobbed on my bed.

I told myself: “this is the part of being a human that really stinks…

And whatever I feel and need to do to take care of me…

Is totally okay to feel and do.”

So I just laid there and cried.

I didn't try to make the heartache go away, I just let it be there.

Friends, it is OK to not be OK.

Feeling terrible is part of being a human.

It happens to all of us sometimes.

Even the most intense human emotions are OK to feel.

Let yourself be sad, furious, irate, jealous, disappointed, and grumpy.

There is nothing wrong with a good old cry.

There is nothing wrong with feeling really hard emotions.

Sending so much love.