Riding this Emotional Roller Coaster with Courage!
Welcome to the theme park of life. People of all ages, races and genders welcome.
To our left, we have what’s probably the biggest ride of your life – The Emotional Roller-Coaster!
This is the ride that everyone will ride at least ONCE in his or her lives. It’s a great one, believe me!
Some will ride it more often than others.
And I’m riding it now.
I entered the theme park of life 30 years ago…
This blue-eyed baby boy had no idea what fun rides the park had install for him… and eagerly made his way to the ticket office.
As he received his ticket, he turned it around, and on the back, life had written him a little message:
“Dear little me: Life is going to be a beautifully messy ride. You will be loved and hated. Told the truth, and lied to. Have your heart broken and break hearts. So go ahead and cry your tears. Laugh from your belly. And remember… YOU decided what you’re worth – not them. I love you, Me”
And as the gates to the roller coaster opened, he leaped at the opportunity of getting onto it, because he knew this was going to be exciting!
And now at the age of 30, so much of it started making sense. So much of what was written on that ticket Life handed me clicked. Because everything happened, just like Life said it would
Here I was, on this ride, experiencing one of the biggest heartbreaks of my life, being an emotional wreck and this roller coaster wasn’t stopping. I couldn’t get off!
Like the ups and downs of this roller coaster, people kept on telling me that these emotions come and go, and that, with time, they become less intense, and they are right.
But yet, it’s hard to take comfort in such advice when the roller coaster is throwing you this way and that way, up and down, and you are just trying to hang on.
But HANG ON! Hang in there!
You’re strapped in securely. You WILL be fine!
I’m writing this blog thinking wow, I’m becoming so good at sharing my thoughts with others, at thinking of ways to make this better, not only for me, but for others too!
Because I’m NOT alone in this!
You can’t deny or shove your emotions aside forever. And you shouldn’t do it either. You need to embrace them!
They all play such an important role in the recovery process but try and keep your thinking balanced. You will get to a state of equilibrium again.
Surround yourself with supportive friends, doing new things and think about the future! They’re all on this ride with you!
Whether you feel victimised or empowered by your emotions depends on how you work with them from day to day. And that’s what I’m doing here.
I’m working with them day to day. I’m starting to feel more and more empowered by my emotions. Because I’ve accepted that I cant change them or speed up the process. I just had to let it be.
And although some people think of emotions as disturbed states of mind, emotions aren’t positive or negative in themselves.
Emotion is simply a powerful, creative energy of the mind and it’s always present in some form.
And when we connect with our emotions, we have the potential to experience a new level of openness and peace.
Where you are happy being you.
Where you are at peace being you.
Where you stop looking at people to complete you and realise that happiness comes from within. You complete yourself.
Where YOU are the REAL you!
And only then, when YOU are the REAL you, can you be open to letting others into your heart again, you can build new relationships, you can love again…you can be loved again, climb off in paradise… all using the valuable lessons you’ve learned from the past.
This ride you’ve been on.
Have you ever watched “The Beach”…?
In the film, Leonardo Di Caprio’s character talks about paradise. That place where we all want to be… He said:
“And me? I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it’s not some place you can look for. Because it’s not where you go. It’s how you feel for a moment in your life when you’re a part of something. And if you find that moment… It lasts forever.”
To our left, we have what’s probably the biggest ride of your life – The Emotional Roller-Coaster!
This is the ride that everyone will ride at least ONCE in his or her lives. It’s a great one, believe me!
Some will ride it more often than others.
And I’m riding it now.
I entered the theme park of life 30 years ago…
This blue-eyed baby boy had no idea what fun rides the park had install for him… and eagerly made his way to the ticket office.
As he received his ticket, he turned it around, and on the back, life had written him a little message:
“Dear little me: Life is going to be a beautifully messy ride. You will be loved and hated. Told the truth, and lied to. Have your heart broken and break hearts. So go ahead and cry your tears. Laugh from your belly. And remember… YOU decided what you’re worth – not them. I love you, Me”
And as the gates to the roller coaster opened, he leaped at the opportunity of getting onto it, because he knew this was going to be exciting!
And now at the age of 30, so much of it started making sense. So much of what was written on that ticket Life handed me clicked. Because everything happened, just like Life said it would
Here I was, on this ride, experiencing one of the biggest heartbreaks of my life, being an emotional wreck and this roller coaster wasn’t stopping. I couldn’t get off!
Like the ups and downs of this roller coaster, people kept on telling me that these emotions come and go, and that, with time, they become less intense, and they are right.
But yet, it’s hard to take comfort in such advice when the roller coaster is throwing you this way and that way, up and down, and you are just trying to hang on.
But HANG ON! Hang in there!
You’re strapped in securely. You WILL be fine!
I’m writing this blog thinking wow, I’m becoming so good at sharing my thoughts with others, at thinking of ways to make this better, not only for me, but for others too!
Because I’m NOT alone in this!
You can’t deny or shove your emotions aside forever. And you shouldn’t do it either. You need to embrace them!
They all play such an important role in the recovery process but try and keep your thinking balanced. You will get to a state of equilibrium again.
Surround yourself with supportive friends, doing new things and think about the future! They’re all on this ride with you!
Whether you feel victimised or empowered by your emotions depends on how you work with them from day to day. And that’s what I’m doing here.
I’m working with them day to day. I’m starting to feel more and more empowered by my emotions. Because I’ve accepted that I cant change them or speed up the process. I just had to let it be.
And although some people think of emotions as disturbed states of mind, emotions aren’t positive or negative in themselves.
Emotion is simply a powerful, creative energy of the mind and it’s always present in some form.
And when we connect with our emotions, we have the potential to experience a new level of openness and peace.
Where you are happy being you.
Where you are at peace being you.
Where you stop looking at people to complete you and realise that happiness comes from within. You complete yourself.
Where YOU are the REAL you!
And only then, when YOU are the REAL you, can you be open to letting others into your heart again, you can build new relationships, you can love again…you can be loved again, climb off in paradise… all using the valuable lessons you’ve learned from the past.
This ride you’ve been on.
Have you ever watched “The Beach”…?
In the film, Leonardo Di Caprio’s character talks about paradise. That place where we all want to be… He said:
“And me? I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it’s not some place you can look for. Because it’s not where you go. It’s how you feel for a moment in your life when you’re a part of something. And if you find that moment… It lasts forever.”
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