A note from Sean
Sometimes the greatest thing we can do when we are caught in rage or fury is to pause, feel it, and breathe with it. Later we might journal it, or use it to state a boundary without violence. I also sense what is underneath, and whether it traces back to old patterns.
Try this today. Recall one recent conversation where a strong feeling showed up. Take one slow breath, name the emotion in a word, and find where it lived in your body: throat, chest, hands. Then ask question 3: what did it make you say, and what did it make you hold back? Question 2, about earlier incidents, can wait for another day.
Keep going: A Compassion Meditation for Emotions and Gabor Maté on Healthy Ways to Cope With Difficult Emotions.
This suits anyone who loses their words, or says too much, when feelings run high. If the memory brings up trauma, grief, or intense distress, go gently, and let this complement the care of a therapist or counselor, not replace it. Stop when you need to.
