I have always been a crier. My mom said as a baby, I cried the most and even now it is the emotion that I use a lot. Recently, I figure I would cut back on the crying and use other emotions. We went to get items out of our car that had been just totaled a few days ago and out of nowhere, all types of emotion came over me. At the same time, I felt blessed, traumatized, and relieved. I decided to try a breathing exercise to calm myself instead of crying and I must admit, it worked for about 3 mins. However, the emotions were still deep inside of me and the only way I knew how to release them were with a good cry! I soon realized that it was ok cry. The crying released all of the emotions and it felt like a cleansing to my spirit. I realized that as much as it ruined my make-up, crying was good for me because it removed the buildup emotions inside of me and allowed me to move on. Crying is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength. It takes strength to tap into your emotions, heal and, cleanse yourself.

Lesson 11: It’s ok to have a good cry!