All Emotions are Valuable

I’m working on loving and embracing *all* parts of me. All emotions. And that can be hard, especially if an emotion is not as comfortable or “socially acceptable,” I particularly struggle with my anger, jealousy, shame, and “neediness.” Sometimes I *hate* those emotions and wish they weren’t there, that they’d go away, that they weren’t a part of me.

I’ve been working on communicating with my emotions when they come up, asking them what they want to tell me, learning from them, understanding them. I’ve been discovering that they really do love me and want the best for me. They tell me what I’m wanting or needing in that moment, if I’m open to listening to them.

They have value. They are all information, so I’ve been opening more to not rejecting and turning away, but embracing and turning toward. Nurturing those emotions and accepting them. Hearing them. Validating them. Looking at each emotion as a color and part of the rainbow of me.

Emotions like anger and jealousy are not “bad” emotions. I’m wanting to challenge that stigma / narrative. They can be very necessary, helpful, informative emotions. Anger is just as valuable and important as joy. It might not be as comfortable to feel or communicate with, but it’s still so important.

All emotions are meant to be experienced. Without experiencing sadness, how would we know happiness? Without experiencing anger, how would we know peace? All emotions are a part of the rainbow! Each is needed and has value. 

Emotions have wisdom. Learning to listen to and befriend all of your emotions is essential. If you are feeling an emotion you’d normally turn away from, try leaning in and asking it what it has to tell you.