How do you let go of your emotions ?

How are you doing at the idea of spending the Holidays far away from family or good friends because of a virus ? I miss them already, and I’m trying to make the best of it, with FaceTime, texting, emails, phone calls, and just the idea of keeping them all safe is reassuring. 
How many months to wait until the next time? … Destinations seams so far away when you cannot easily hop on a plane and see your loved one!

I’m so glad I went to France a year ago, visit my parents for Christmas, being with my daughters, visiting Paris with my sweet love…good memories to remember.

How do you let go of your emotions ? How do feel about it?
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When I was a teenager I was writing everything.
Journals and Journals, pages after pages, creating a keeper of my memory.
When I was done with an adventure of mine, broken heart or else I was reading them and was thinking they were stupid so I was burning them. Tearing them appart page after page, and burning them little pieces by little pieces, looking at the words disappearing in the fire. 
Big mistake… now I regret…because it was a moment of my life! 
My Emotions! My hope! My heart!
But, I suppose, at that time it was helping my emotions to move on.

After years of not writing, (I was thinking it was not necessary), I started writing a journal for my baby girls, I was so tired I never finished…but I didn’t burned them ;-) 
And I stopped again, for years…Why writing? for which purpose? for who? for what ?… Myself ? pfff … I was wrong…so wrong…Unfortunately, I never let go of my emotions during that period of time.

Stopped writing, came along with stopping reading... Every day life, busy, taking care of others before me, and ...and ...and ….

And,…with Reiki healing me...

I, 
First, started to read again, discovering again the pleasure of turning pages on a good story. Appreciating time in the world of imagination. One French book, one English book is my pace. Having my sweetheart reading a lot, sharing our books stories, reading to each other…and even reading the same book at the same time in a different language - because this one was too hard to read in English ;-), really helps.

With Reiki, my writing, journaling habit came back naturally, Quickly the feeling of a fountain pen in my hands and blue ink on paper, the joy of a long time missing experience. Personal Journal…Reiki Journal…Art Journal. 

Every time I have a Reiki or personal experience, it’s an amazing way to get out every feelings, emotions, that needs to still exist, but not in my head anymore.
While I am writing these lines, I have the image of Dumbledore and the Pensive ;-) , except I’m writing on paper and it’s for real!.

When I have a client in Reiki Distance, the first thing I ask them is to be ready with a piece of paper, a pen, and write down their intentions for the session. After our time together I  gave them time to write down their emotions, feelings, pain, joy…anything that will help on their way to healing, on their growing path, and it give them material to go back to until we meet again.

Maybe, years ago, you were writing your emotions to a friend? or still have those exchange of emails with your decease parents ? Those letters are a reflexion of who you were at that time, on your journey, in 10 or 20 years you might enjoy reading them, they might help you in your own path, or just for the souvenirs, or for your children to read one day….do not erase, forget, and certainly do not burn them!

I promise myself to not burn mine anymore, even if my life turns around again. It’s my Life, a keeper of my emotions.

How do you let go of your emotions ? do you write? sing? draw? create?

Let me know if you need my healing services, I am back to offering only Distance Reiki because of the new lock-down. 
1mile away or 10.000, it’s the same universal healing energy, and it’s amazing.

ISabelle, Love and Light until next month.
I wish you all Happy Holidays !
Reiki Master certified, Reiki Maternity - Newborn, Bioenergetic massage Certified, self taught Artist.