Gladness. Last year I had the privilege of officiating my oldest daughter’s wedding. Long before the day, I sat with my daughter and soon to be son-in-law as we worked on the outline for the ceremony. As we talked about what they wanted, who would be in the wedding with them and other associated thingsContinue reading “Gladness”
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Guilt
Guilt is a feeling that can produce tremendous good in our lives if it is recognized and processed in a healthy way. Guilt allows us to recognize that we have done something wrong, we have caused harm, we have hurt someone. Let me start with a story from this past week. Wednesday was a difficultContinue reading “Guilt”
Shame
Shame is a feeling of embarrassment or humiliation that comes from the belief that we have done something dishonorable or immoral, or that we have fallen short in our own eyes or in the eyes of someone whose opinion is important to us. The effects of shame can last hours or maybe days but willContinue reading “Shame”
Easter Sunday
I’m taking a break from my series on feelings to post something I wrote a few years ago on the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter. It’s a lot longer than what I usually post and it may not speak to anyone but me. I’m sitting at my normal spot for a Saturday morning. It’sContinue reading “Easter Sunday”
Fear
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”
Anger
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
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”
Lonely
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”
Hurt
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?
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?”