Sometimes emotions get the better of me, high, low, round in circles, just changes in the emotion I’m feeling, which is fine. It’s normal, everyone feels changes in emotion, and everyone needs to figure out how they control, balance and distribute these emotions constantly. From happiness, to sadness, to anger, to fear, to excitement, we all feel emotion.

I was thinking of writing about something else today. I had been reading about Lao Tzu and Taoism this morning and an aspect of the teachings that stuck out for me was the concept of the flow state. Like a flowing river allowing your emotions, thoughts and a mindful approach to the world, to flow in motion. Pondering on emotions, thoughts and issues, much like the banks of a river create hurdles, which prevent you from maintaining a flow state of consciousness through the universe. Subsequently preventing your progress and creating an energy stall. A mind in motion stays in motion, a mind at rest stays at rest.

I was on my way home today and my partner and I had a disagreement somewhat. It’s been a big week, and it broke a little bit. I got home, came in and emotions were tense. I wasn’t completed sure why she was feeling that way and wasn’t really sure why I suddenly had a deep tense building in me either.

Relationships in all realms rise and fall constantly, it’s part of the journey and understanding each other’s cues, stresses and riverbanks are important to help iron out the flowing river ahead. Sometimes you struggle to break the hurdle down and are left in a state of rest as you contemplate and process how to support one another. Subsequently your own emotions can rise drastically, anxiety and a disgruntled Ness can pursue and your left in an unhappy mood.

Today was no excuse, I was struggling to break down an emotion, dissect and process. After a couple of hours, I decompressed, and the ball of twine slowly began to unravel. We were able to talk it out and find resolve which was great. Trying to maintain a base line is a key skill in balancing your life and various cultures have a similar idea around never letting an emotion, whether it be good or bad absorb you to deeply, because then the path back is so much harder.

Sometimes just stewing a thought over, breaking it down for what it is and sustaining the flow of the river in whatever direction it’s taking you is important. Because dissecting it, understanding and overcoming it is a crucial element in finding happiness.

Live in the now, everything is happening for a reason and trying to resist, as opposed to process, dissect and resolve is the way through. Overcome the challenges big or small because every win, is a win in the right direction

Thanks,

Dean