For those of you who follow Sarah's blog, you may have read her post about crying. I find it interesting that while we have both started posts on this subject, it's taken more than 3 weeks for anything to actually show up in a blog.
So, as Sarah examined crying as Bill suggested, we had some discussions during our "intentional friendship" times. Sarah and I are a lot alike. It's very helpful to me to be able to examine emotion, fear, etc. in the context of Sarah rather than trying to figure out myself. But reality is, just helping Sarah figure things out isn't enough. I need to examine my own life and understand what brings on the tears.
I'm talking about specific situations...
...when the topic of conversation gets personal...
...when emotion is involved...
...for no reason what-so-ever...
...and many more....
Why do I frequently tear up in these situations? I have come to the conclusion that I am afraid...
...afraid that the more people know about me the less they'll like me...
...afraid that my emotions make me odd or unacceptable...
...afraid that being me will cost me the people I love...
...basically, I'm afraid.
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I like this post! I'm proud of you for doing some introspection, and looking at what makes you cry. I hope we can both be intentional about letting go of our fears.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I'm totally finding an excuse to link to your blog. Soon. :)