Mel Moses

If you have emotional authority, you especially need to be okay with sitting in discomfort The purpose of emotional authority is to be able to feel all the feels, whether that be fear, anger, sadness, confusion, etc. And if you can’t sit with uncomfortable emotions, how are you ever going to eventually reach emotional clarity? How will you know what decision actually feels right in your body if you are robbing yourself of the ability to feel fully? Let's say you’re in a partnership and you are uncomfortable with vulnerability. And instead of sitting in that discomfort and working through potential feelings of embarrassment or shame, you run, in the midst of an emotional high. When you escape the feeling of necessary emotions, you are teaching yourself to make decisions based on what your body deems as safe and comfortable, even if it isn't for your highest good. You’re not letting your body experience true emotional clarity and connection Ending the feeling instead of letting it move through you is more of an act of control and immediate relief rather than surrender. It may feel right in the moment but may later come with regret and a body stored with unprocessed emotions We are not meant to be numb and emotionless, especially if your decision making is based on riding the spectrum of feeling. Next time you are in a difficult emotion, challenge yourself to sit through it and be open to emotional evolution. Allow yourself to feel alive in your body even if its initially uncomfortable