Inner Space the Next Great Frontier

I was once told by a doctor that she thought there was more to be revealed about what makes us alive than humankind knows, and that we know less about our inner selves than any other thing on earth.  This was the greatest paradox to her because she observed that the thing closest thing to any human on earth is the very life they are living.  She concluded that there is indeed something about humanity that is other worldly that we don’t know about.  That special something that gives us life and breath was quite evident to her even though she was raised as an atheist.  She reported that even the strictest atheists she knew cried out for God at the time of their death.  

Could our feelings be part of this great unknown life force? We all feel so differently, but we all do have feelings.  The ways we describe our feelings are often the same.  Sometimes the real ‘feelings’ get lost in the translation of that feeling into words.  We all eventually find our own way in the world and sort through our feelings in a way that matches our own personal stamp.  Eventually we become used to our feelings and our own way of being in the world.

Building emotional literacy can open the door to emotional power, happiness, success and satisfying relationships. Being aware of our own emotions and ways to communicate what we are feeling is the first step to expressing and talking about our feelings.  This is the beginning to healthy relationships with ourselves, others, and maybe even God.