No Feeling is Final

Friends,

This is my first post on my blog, and I thought I would take this time to explore my favorite quote I use with many, many of my clients; "No Feeling is Final".   I can't give credit to the actual person who said this because, in all honesty, I saw it on a magnet.  A magnet that is now displayed proudly in my office.

Every event we experience in our lives tends to be linked with an emotion (feeling).  Some life events can create so much pain, we believe we cannot go on.  Other events can create feelings of joy we hope to never see end.  However, most of us tend to fixate on the "bad" feelings, desperately trying to avoid any emotion that causes us discomfort. Sorry, friends...you don't get to skip this part.  But remember this quote when your pain is intense..."No Feeling is Final".

I always tell my patients "You might feel worse; you might feel better, but one thing I can promise is you will not ALWAYS feel this way...the way you feel in this moment of intense pain."

This quote also reminds us to cherish the feelings of "good" in our lives, because those feelings are not final either.  And although pain is...well, painful, it can help to make us strong and bring us to more intense feelings of joy.  However, becoming strong from pain is choice, just as it is a choice to become a victim of our pain.  It is no easy venture to choose to become strong from our pain.  It requires self-reflection, and sometimes a little outside help.  If that makes you frustrated, no worries...because after all, "No Feeling is Final"

Happy Tuesday, friends.