This week has been hard. I’ve been keeping my emotions bottled up, knowing full well that I’d need to face them eventually. I knew it was time to turn inwards instead of running away.

 

When you remove the distractions of living from habit rather than with intention, you’re much more conscious of how you feel. You suddenly realise the discomfort exists to awaken you to the fact that you’re stepping towards another level of growth. It’s there to remind you of your strength (even if you don’t feel strong in the moment).

 

Sometimes you need a good cry (or two). Sometimes you realise just how neglectful you’ve been of your own happiness, health and boundaries. Sometimes you need a good book and the comfort that comes with reading about shared experiences of love and loss. But mostly, you need yourself.

 

I’m mostly writing this post as a reminder to myself that it’s ok to shut off from the overwhelm of distractions and noise. It’s ok to feel sad and hurt. It’s ok to be fearful of history is repeating itself. It’s ok to feel your emotions – even the ‘bad’ ones. It’s ok to feel however you feel and you don’t need to put on a brave face. It’s ok to feel.