Leaving space for negative emotions
0It is easy to speak or think about accepting and loving our negative emotions. However doing so in practice is not done in words we speak or think about it in our head when faced with negative emotions arising within us.
We do not love and accept our negative emotions by using those words as a way to push away or bludgeon our anger, fear hate or whathaveyou.
That's still a reaction, and its still repressing it. Actions speak louder than words, and so does restraint. Sometimes putting into action the talk of love and acceptance is done by letting ourselves really FEEL those emotions, rather than trying to smother them away thinking of love and taking a few deep breaths until it 'goes away'.
Still, this is not something to judge ourselves for either. We can be patient with ourselves too. This is a matter off fine tuning the right balance with ourselves, and it takes practice like anything.
And moment to moment, day to day, we let go of the protective barriers around our hearts, until were ready to really let that love flow.