How are you doing?

The past couple of days have been pretty intense and heavy with everything going on in Ukraine. And even if you don't know anyone who lives in the area, it's pretty much impossible to NOT be feeling something when you see so many innocent people impacted by one person's decision.

I believe actions like these go far deeper than someone just being "an as*hole." I believe that many of us are so wounded inside and when we're not addressing those wounds, it can lead to ego and power trips like the one we're seeing play out at the expense of so many others.

So many of us are hurting right now. And it's important to work through your feelings, not avoid them and stuff them down deep inside you. Or try to numb them out with food, drugs, alcohol...which is what many of us do when we have those feelings that don't make us feel so good.

Feelings are really, not good OR bad. They just ARE. Feelings are telling us something about ourselves and if we actually stop and pay attention, we can give them the space they need, maybe learn from them, and then walk on through to the other side. And once we're on the other side, we're better equipped to make a difference in the world in our own unique way.

Why? Because we allowed ourselves to feel what we were feeling, and thus...took care of ourselves. So we could then go out and be that Badass Ambassador of Love, Kindness or whatever your deal is.

Because the world needs you.

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