Men Who Cry
Break the stereotypes and societal expectations. Crying for a man requires strength for those
exact reasons. When we can be in the moment where there is an emotional authenticity and display of vulnerability that is embraced and expressed, that is powerful. Crying is simply an overwhelming feeling of an emotion. It's independent of the feeling linked to the emotion. We cry when we are angry, happy, or sad. Most of us associate crying with being sad as that tends to be the one that overwhelms us more often and something can be said for that. We have to work on feeling more happiness and joy in our lives and be expressive in this practice. When we do so, we can shed tears of joy as often as we shed tears of pain.
As the saying goes, "When the cup runneth full, it will overflow." And that is essentially what happens when we cry. This illustrates the importance of crying. Forcibly repressing this only hurts in the long term. Our emotional concepts are not set in stone although they feel like they are. Crying when we are sad or in pain is accepted and normal for many of our concepts. I am working on actively being more expressive and crying when feeling joy and love simply because I know this will enable me to experience these emotions more often and more deeply which is what I desire.There is great strength in vulnerability, it is after all the gateway in which we connect at the most intimate level.
#elliotyi
#paradigmleft
#habits
#mindset
exact reasons. When we can be in the moment where there is an emotional authenticity and display of vulnerability that is embraced and expressed, that is powerful. Crying is simply an overwhelming feeling of an emotion. It's independent of the feeling linked to the emotion. We cry when we are angry, happy, or sad. Most of us associate crying with being sad as that tends to be the one that overwhelms us more often and something can be said for that. We have to work on feeling more happiness and joy in our lives and be expressive in this practice. When we do so, we can shed tears of joy as often as we shed tears of pain.
As the saying goes, "When the cup runneth full, it will overflow." And that is essentially what happens when we cry. This illustrates the importance of crying. Forcibly repressing this only hurts in the long term. Our emotional concepts are not set in stone although they feel like they are. Crying when we are sad or in pain is accepted and normal for many of our concepts. I am working on actively being more expressive and crying when feeling joy and love simply because I know this will enable me to experience these emotions more often and more deeply which is what I desire.There is great strength in vulnerability, it is after all the gateway in which we connect at the most intimate level.
#elliotyi
#paradigmleft
#habits
#mindset
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