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Imagine with me for a minute that we are on a walk in the forest. We are well into the woods, and we come across a cave. Outside the cave entrance is a pile of bones. Some of the bones appear to be old and dry but some look like they have fresh meat onContinue reading “Fear”

Growing up, I was taught that anger is always bad. It seemed though, that the people that told me that were very angry people, and they only thought my anger was bad. They seemed to believe theirs was ok. I will repeat again here that I believe our feelings were given to us by GodContinue reading “Anger”

Sadness is the feeling that demonstrates how much we value what has been lost. Loss is a part of life. The first major loss I can remember is a dog, Smokie. I grew up in a rural area. Our house set about half a mile back in the woods off the paved road. We didn’tContinue reading “Sadness”

The next stop on the list of feelings I want to look at is Lonely. This one has been confusing for me in the past because the very word lonely leads me to believe that I would feel lonely when I am alone, but my experience has been that I can feel lonely even whenContinue reading “Lonely”

This is the second blog in a series on feelings. I read a story about a child that has a congenital disease that prevents him from feeling pain. When he was three years old his mother was baking cookies and left the kitchen just for a minute. The child had been asleep, but at thatContinue reading “Hurt”

What are you feeling? I ask this question dozens of times every week and most people give me one of two common answers. “I feel good”, or “I feel fine.” Neither are valid answers to my question. Good and fine are words we use to avoid having to think about what we are feeling. IContinue reading “What Are You Feeling?”

“I think I can do this by myself.” Here’s a simple question. How’s that going for you? A 12-step study I have been leading will be wrapping up this weekend. Seven of us have been in this study for about six months. We have spent two weeks digging into each of the steps. In additionContinue reading “I Think I Can Do This By Myself”

Therapist Adam Young talks about three questions of attunement. Does anyone hear me? Does anyone see me? Can anyone help me? With that first scream we utter as a newborn we are asking these three questions. Many of us add an additional struggle to this set as we grow older. We also struggle with theContinue reading “Does Anybody Hear Me?”

Ask any man, “What are you feeling?”, and nine out of a ten will respond, “I feel good” or “I feel fine.” The problem is, good and fine aren’t feelings. They are catch all terms we use to avoid thinking about our feelings and emotions. The truth is that most, if not all people strugglingContinue reading “What are you Feeling?”