Do you struggle to do what you know is right because of things like fear of disapproval from others, fear of failure, pride that keeps you from taking advice or admitting you are wrong, or other habitual responses ? All of these responses can be expressions of a mind and/or heart that has not learned to stay open when faced with new opportunity and the reactions of others around us.
"Everything is Energy"
I'm sure by now you have heard the saying, "Everything is energy." Science has now revealed to us how physical atoms are made up of vertices of energy that are continually spinning and vibrating to radiate their own unique energy signature. I believe the same concept applies to what goes on inside of us as well as others. Energy fields inside of us which I believe are our heart create our mental and emotional patterns of response, instincts, drives, etc. So if everything basically is energy, how do you handle the energy around you starting with yourself and then others?
Survival Instinct
One of the most basic responses we have learned is the survival instinct. Although today instead of our focus being primarly on physical danger and survival, many of us in the West are focused on psychological threats. Survival instincts may help us in unsafe situations, but they can also hurt us if overused to protect us from all emotional pain.
The Root Response
The most basic response to emotional pain is to avoid it. This can make sense when the people we are around do not have our best interests in mind or the interests of those we love in mind. However, we only begin to hurt and limit our own personal growth when this response becomes a "default reaction" to any emotional pain we may face. The result is a closed heart and/or mind.
Another Limiting Belief System to Consider
Somewhere in our past we learned how to view and manage pain. Many of us have built our lives around avoiding pain. Our schedules, relationships, habits, etc. may all reflect these decisions we have made along our life's journey. As with any belief system, we need to take the necessary steps to release it in order to gain our personal freedom to grow.
A Brief Explanation on Letting Go...
To let go of a limiting belief system we need to:
1) acknowledge it is there
2) embrace it or we need to take responsibility for learning it before we can unlearn it and feel the pain it has caused us
3) experience how it has affected our lives
4) finally, let it go!
That May Not Be All!
If you still struggle with how you handle pain in life there may be other "buried emotions/memories" and belief systems that need explored and dealt with. A well-versed counselor who understands memory healing and emotional health may be able to help here.
So Where Does This Take Us Next?
The final step in how to handle pain and emotional energies associated with pain generally speaking is letting go of the pain and/or energy, redirecting it, or a combination of the two. Letting go of emotional energies associated with pain involves "letting these energies or feelings pass through you." Instead of building our lives around avoiding pain and becoming closed, we can be open to face pain realizing it's only energy and emotion that is a temporary passing experience. It can also be looked at as just part of our overall life experience.
Bringing It Together
So to sum it all up, we need to learn to face pain instead of avoid it by dealing with any limiting belief systems, and let it go as explained in this article, redirect it, or a combination of the two.
So How About You?
How do you handle emotional energies and pain associated with them? Are your habits healthy and helping you grow? Where and when did you learn these responses? Are you ready to let go of any unhealthy responses and face emotional energy with openness?