tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243072173285925221.post8538550963566899908..comments2023-05-24T07:25:04.035-05:00Comments on Jesus & My Orange Juice: Manage Your EmotionsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17886093879851123261noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243072173285925221.post-20850284256732642992012-10-22T15:00:06.456-05:002012-10-22T15:00:06.456-05:00Thank you so much for this testimony of God's ...Thank you so much for this testimony of God's healing! Love it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886093879851123261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243072173285925221.post-59641908534200341362012-10-22T14:59:24.282-05:002012-10-22T14:59:24.282-05:00And your writing doesn't just help you. It hel...And your writing doesn't just help you. It helps soooo many others too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886093879851123261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243072173285925221.post-58053210176433144982012-10-22T10:26:47.833-05:002012-10-22T10:26:47.833-05:00I have always tended to stuff my emotions. I grew ...I have always tended to stuff my emotions. I grew up as the oldest of 6. (The youngest was less than 10 years younger than me.) I always felt that there was so much going on that as the oldest, I ought to make sure not to cause any more trouble than necessary ... which to me meant "no trouble at all". If I was sad, or lonely, or feeling rejected, I cried into my pillow at night. To cry aloud would be causing trouble. If I was angry, I'd carry out full conversations in my mind where i told off the person who made me angry, but I would never consider saying anything aloud. This strategy caused big problems that I can't talk about here. Thankfully, God freed me from that, and I now have healthier ways to deal with my emotions. "Express" is still the hardest, but I have come a long way.Julie Merrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535352710739104399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243072173285925221.post-67971273416622545262012-10-21T10:08:55.245-05:002012-10-21T10:08:55.245-05:00Shannon, I love your creative way of dealing with ...Shannon, I love your creative way of dealing with emotions. I think we all deal with them differently, but what you're offering is a great guide to help us keep perspective. Emotions can be so damaging to the relationships in our lives if we don't manage the emotion and/or the root of the problem well. I think a key part of managing emotions is talking about them. I often realize how much I'm over reacting to something when I talk it out with another person and then hear their perspective. Of course, that's a slippery slope because sometimes we don't want to hear what the other person tells us which causes the emotion to spiral out of control even worse, OR we get bad advice which only deepens the root of the problem. That's one reason I love writing, because I can write about it and while I won't get feedback, writing helps me work through it from all angles and find solutions. :-) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594967600495492941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243072173285925221.post-82427994942976529692012-10-19T10:49:53.795-05:002012-10-19T10:49:53.795-05:00I'm not an expert but as I understand it, our ...I'm not an expert but as I understand it, our emotions our signals - indicators of what's happening inside us at a deeper level. If you have a couple of emotions that just linger continuously perhaps you would benefit from speaking about how you're feeling with a professionally licensed Biblical counselor. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886093879851123261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243072173285925221.post-55257926884672107672012-10-19T10:48:10.442-05:002012-10-19T10:48:10.442-05:00I am pre-menopausal and just beginning to experien...I am pre-menopausal and just beginning to experience this new season. Thanks for your wisdom and insight. I needed it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886093879851123261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243072173285925221.post-74970469971490359532012-10-19T10:47:04.680-05:002012-10-19T10:47:04.680-05:00Express is my weakest too. Thankfully God's st...Express is my weakest too. Thankfully God's still working on me!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886093879851123261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243072173285925221.post-70465445288226630312012-10-19T10:46:40.083-05:002012-10-19T10:46:40.083-05:00Love that - living in the balance instead of the e...Love that - living in the balance instead of the extremes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886093879851123261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243072173285925221.post-17848321902522758632012-10-19T05:56:06.994-05:002012-10-19T05:56:06.994-05:00I can understand the welcoming and working through...I can understand the welcoming and working through said emotion,so that you are not carrying it around. But, what if there are only a couple of emotions/feelings that are permanently being carried around? They are not coming at me in an internal loop, just always sat there bombading me on all fronts.<br />I have not spoken/typed these words to anyone else so forgive me if its unsettles you <br /><br />go in peace Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243072173285925221.post-91825804926976339702012-10-18T16:55:58.245-05:002012-10-18T16:55:58.245-05:00Hi Shannon,
You are so right about emotions, we ha...Hi Shannon,<br />You are so right about emotions, we have to feel them, cause stuffing them and holding them in keeps us from feeling good things as well, like love and joy. I liked your analogy to having friends over for dinner and your steps, all very good !!<br />Many years ago, I learned to journal when I was feeling down or upset about something. I would make a list of what was bothering me, then attach an emotion to it, like you said. Sometimes I was amazed at how much stuff was on the list that I was just unaware of, until I took the time to really soul search. So then I would talk to the Lord about each one, and tell him how I felt and ask him to either help me forgive someone or to help me deal with the anger or whatever in a positive way. Very helpful.<br />Seems the older I get the more I have become aware of the fact<br />that I am having some help with many of my emotions, and I don't<br />mean good help either, help from the old kill, steal and destroy<br />entity, the enemy of our soul..........about 10 years ago when I was going thru menopause I used to just feel so angry and didn't know why or even feel like I had a reason, and I talked to one of my Pastors wives who was about 10-15 years older than me, and she was also a counselor. She suggested that when I got up in the morning to ask the Lord to control my anger, and I did, and when I prayed I was fine, and when I didn't it would get the best of me. A few months ago I was experiencing a lot of negative emotions about a lot of different things and I just didn't really understand it, but then I thought about what my Pastors wife said about the anger, so I started turning my will, thoughts, emotions, and feelings over to the Lord every morning and asking Him to control them, and I have just been amazed at how much that has helped me. Incredible the difference!<br />I highly recommend it!<br /><br />Blessings to you hon, and thanks for the good information.<br />Nellie<br /><br />Nellie's Cozy Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619797669030115088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243072173285925221.post-81659116751848016722012-10-18T13:24:26.507-05:002012-10-18T13:24:26.507-05:00Thank you for sharing. I have been going through m...Thank you for sharing. I have been going through many emotions over a varity of things that have been going on for a few years. I have for the most part been doing what you have explained but its nice to see it wrote with a rhyme and reason. Express is the one I need to work on to complete the cycle. :) TheMomsGroup.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680675841518813867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243072173285925221.post-23629323409290558132012-10-18T09:22:47.837-05:002012-10-18T09:22:47.837-05:00What clear steps you offer to managing emotions: A...What clear steps you offer to managing emotions: Acknowledge. Analyze. Express. I love the dinner party scenario also. God has been sharing, as I get older, the need of balance & living not in the extremes. This post is a great demonstration of that. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358082469481452041noreply@blogger.com