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you've found your way to feeling emotional, 3's homepage.
 
below you will find a description of what the emotional feelings network of sites is about as well as the best way to use this invaluable resource for your own personal needs.
 
kathleen

Tips for navigating thru the emotional feelings network of sites!

please read each paragraph below carefully so you can understand & consider how these sites can be helpful for you.

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Your dictionary definition of:

joy

n.

1.        Intense & especially ecstatic or exultant happiness.

a. The expression or manifestation of such feeling 

2. A source or an object of pleasure or satisfaction: their only child, their pride & joy.

 

Happiness birthed by joy is an inside decision. You must fight against the human tendency to be hurt by someone else's failure to see your needs.

You must become an incurable optimist, not an optimist that wears rose-colored glasses & doesn't see the reality of life; rather, an optimist that says,

"Thanks to God I am filled with joy, a joy that transcends all of life."

Elizabeth B. Brown

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welcome! to feeling emotional, 3!
 
after looking things over here at feeling emotional, 3, try out "the layer down under," (part of the emotional feelings network of sites) & read a special "i just gotta say it" column concerning porn addiction by clicking here! Be sure to scroll down towards the bottom of the right hand column to find it!
 
Another Suggestion! Visit the homepage because it has more information about the emotional feelings network of sites!

click here to read my personal column!

 
click here!  Bob Woodruff: Turning Personal Injury Into Public Inquiry click here!
 
I was personally very touched by this inspiring story as I watched it on television last night (2/27/07); especially after I experienced a life altering injury which took me 2 years to recover from.
 
What I want to ask you is...
If you can't help out with the helmets, below for our military men, can you volunteer or help our returning soldiers who are recovering with extreme traumatic brain injury?
 
Here are some links!
Check them out, I know that my family will be searching for a way we can help! Remember, extreme or traumatic physical injuries affect mental health as well.
 
 
 

 What is Operation Helmet?

Founded in 2003 by Dr. Robert H. Meaders whose grandson is an active duty Marine in Iraq, Operation Helmet is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing safer helmet pad upgrade kits to the troops in Iraq & Afghanistan. To date, more than 6,000 kits have been shipped to the troops in the field.

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visit the website! help our soldiers!

How this site works best for you!
 
You'll notice that there are many underlined link words in each article below. The reason for this is that you have reached not only, "feeling emotional, 3," but the emotional feelings network of sites. There are many sites included within the network that'll be visited by clicking on these underlined link words.
 
The reason for this opportunity is very simple & yet you may be unnerved by all those underlined words! I've been in recovery from post traumatic stress disorder, depression & many other dysfunctional ventures & thru it all I've discovered that emotion & feeling work may be the missing link that many people miss when trying to find solutions to their problems.
 
Developing a sense of curiosity about why you feel the way you do, is essential in finding the solution you so desperately are searching for.
 
If you can't find what you came here looking for, visit the homepage for the emotional feelings network of sites by clicking above & read the options on the homepage for the networks index of sites. Try to be specific when looking for an emotion or feeling word & click on the site you need!
 
It's very simple & very interesting to follow your way thru the layers of your buried or stuffed emotions & feelings that have accumulated throughout the years!
 
when you've reached this point, or this website, you know you're making progress!!!! this part gets difficult because now is the time to look within & become emotionally honest with yourself!!!
 
Best of luck & if you're still stuck, send me an e-mail anytime, by clicking here & I'll be glad to send you an immediate personal response!
 
Sincerely,
Kathleen

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The Joy of Spirit

By Dr. Margaret Paul

You might try to find your
joy with substances such as alcohol or drugs, but I've never met anyone using these substances whose energy was truly joyful.

 

You might try to find your joy thru getting love from others, or thru sacrificing yourself & caretaking others, but I've never met anyone who was a taker or caretaker who was truly joyful.

 

So, what creates joy?

 

This article is about creating true joy in your life.

What brings you joy? What really brings you joy, as opposed to what you think brings you joy?

We've all been taught that we'll be
happy when we:

  • Find our soul mate
  • Make money
  • Work at something we love

Or, we'll be happy & fulfilled when we have a house, have a child, do service. Yet I've worked with people who have & do all of the above & are still not happy & I know of people who have little or none of the above & are frequently joyful.

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Joy, like love & truth, is a gift of Spirit. Joy, love & truth enter your being when your heart is open. Joy is the feeling of exuberance & oneness that envelops you once you have opened to feeling your pain, learning from it & moving thru it.

Joy can't enter your heart when you're protected against your pain. When you protect against your pain, you close your heart to avoid the pain & joy can't enter a closed heart. Thus, joy is the result of doing your inner work.

Sometimes this feeling of
joy amazes me. I used to think that my joy would come from good things happening outside of myself. I certainly love for good things to happen, but often I find myself feeling great joy even when nothing's happening!

I feel
joy when my inner child feels loved by me, important to me, cherished by me, seen by me, valued by me. I feel joy when I attend to my wants & needs, saying "no" to others when I mean no & "yes" to others when I mean yes.

I feel joy when my child feels safe inside, knowing that I'm taking care of her, knowing that I’m connecting with my spiritual Guidance each moment so that we're not alone.

Joy is your birthright. It's what makes life worth living. Once you taste it, you'll want more & more of it. Yet too many people stay stuck in their safety zone, thinking that protecting against pain & trying to get love is what will make them safe & happy.

But do you really feel safe inside? Are your protections really working to create safety within? If you’re willing to be honest with yourself & see that your protections aren't working, then maybe you'll open your heart & embrace the pain so that you can feel the joy of Spirit

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True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done,

the zest of creating things new.

Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

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 He who binds himself to a joy

Doth the winged life destroy;

But he who kisses the joy as it flies

 

Lives in Eternity's sun rise.

 

 

William Blake

Feeling Joyful

Meditation by Orin & DaBen

I allow myself to feel good right now.
I feel my soul all around me,
sending me its
joy.
I open to receive my soul's
joy.

Joy is flowing into me.
Joy is streaming into my cells and atoms.
As
joy flows into me I expand.
I feel
free.

Joy flows out from me,
touching everyone around me.
My thoughts are positive.
I feel
happy.

I think of my life.
I imagine what would be different
in the next few hours
if I expressed my soul's
joy.
I now do it.

When I encounter someone
who is less joyful,
I draw in the quality of
joy,
I fill myself with
joy,
then radiate
joy to the other.

I now ask my soul and higher self,
to send me a clear vision
of the next steps of my path.
I ask for greater clarity
about my higher purpose.

I ask myself each hour,
"What am I doing next that
is part of my higher purpose?"

I create my higher purpose
from moment to moment.
As I do, I feel
joy,
for
joy comes from living in the flow
and creating my higher purpose.

I let go of power struggles.
Whenever I encounter power struggles
or people who are negative,
I
connect with my soul
and draw in its
joy.
I stay
centered in my own energy
and feel my soul's
joy
radiating through me.

I expand my potential for joy,
I live in a rhythm of
joy.
I radiate
joy to others.
I am becoming more
joyful
everyday.

As I wake up tomorrow
I connect with my soul's
joy
and let it radiate through me
and out to others.

I am a source of joy to others.
My
joy lifts others and
makes their burdens easier to carry.
I bring light to everyone around me
through my expression of
soul joy.

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Secret To Living Joyously  by Barry Long

You’re dissipating your energy out into existence thru the personality, instead of using it to stay in your reality. The mask is kept on by energy going out. As you deny the projection of the personality, you conserve energy. When enough energy is retained, the mask collapses. It loses its independent & selfish existence.

I'm going to show you where you're wasting this energy. Since you’ll then be conscious of it because you've seen it in your own experience, you'll begin to stop the leakage. You'll have more energy to address other wasteful mannerisms, attitudes & behavior. Gradually you'll become more conscious, more responsible, more authentic. Your character will reveal itself & your personality will be less in control of your life.

Anger arises because you aren’t getting your own way.

Im going to mention several things to do or stop doing. They’ll conserve your energy. To begin w/it’ll be a challenge. As you get deeper into the process, you may become confused.

The personality will always be trying to bamboozle you & make you give up. But keep going: the 6 exercises will always be there to remind you & guide you. Your own undeniable experience that it's working will be the demonstration of the truth. You’ll notice that you’re lighter, easier, more joyous. A new harmony will start pervading your whole life, within & without.

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Stop talking about the past

The personality lives off the past & feeds off you telling your story. Each time you hear yourself indulging in talking about the past, stop. The more you practice, the easier it gets. You may lose some friends who'll say you're getting dull & losing your former interesting & stimulating personality. You'll know by this that you're doing well.

There will be times when you have to refer to the past. However, to break the old habit, initially you must be extreme. The extremity is to not say anything that refers to the past. This includes what happened a minute ago, unless there's a purely practical reason for speaking, such as, "Did you post that letter?"

Don't tell your sad, sad story. By stopping talking about the past you’ll eventually stop thinking about the past. And that’ll be the beginning of the end of worry.

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Don't talk unless you've got something to say

The personality is always talking. Talking consumes enormous energy. So this exercise is focused on learning to talk less. ‘Talking' refers to talking about something, having a discussion, giving your opinions, speculating, rationalizing & repeating what you've heard. In this exercise, you learn the difference between talking & speaking.

i.e., everyone talks about what the politicians should do. You can't talk about what the politicians should do unless you do something yourself towards righting the situation:

write to the politicians, phone them or cast your vote. Then you'll be taking action & be able to speak from your own experience.

Otherwise you're just a talker. Only action, or speaking what you live, is true.

No more complaining & blaming

Complaining about your life & blaming other people & things for your difficulties, is one of the main leakages of energy. When you hear yourself doing this, stop.

The truth is that you’re responsible for your life. If you're not responsible, it's not your life & that's absurd. Similarly, if you blame something else for what happens to you, you're giving up responsibility by giving it to others. To be responsible is to be responsible for everything that happens to you, unfolding as your life. Indeed, there are continual difficulties you have to face. They may seem to have been caused by other agencies. But you have to do your best to sort them out. That's life.

You don't complain when you get a promotion at work, do you? You don't blame the boss. You feel you deserved it; that you must have earned it. In other words, you accept that you were responsible. So how can you duck out from being responsible for the not-so-good things that happen to you? Again, it's the personality being two-faced, not being straight. It presents life as it’s not & gets away w/it while you continue to blame & complain.

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Be true to the situation

Be true to the situation & not to your personal likes & dislikes. The personality lives off emotional swings, between what you like & what you don't like. It uses the dynamic of the pendulum to keep itself going. You can't be sure of your likes & dislikes. They change w/experience & the years. So be true to the situation, to the event or circumstance you're facing.

What does the situation require? It may not be what suits you personally.

i.e., if you're employed to do a job, be true to what you're paid for, not to whether you like it or don't like it. If you insist on reacting in dislike, be true to the situation & resign, because clearly, you won't be doing a good job.

Complaining about your life & blaming other people & things for your difficulties, is one of the main leakages of energy.

The personality, remember, actually enjoys conflict. It wants you to go on doing a job & not liking it, because then you can complain