We should pay attention to our emotions. It is our emotions that are the barometer for where our hearts are and where we are going. These subtle inner shifts in our feeling system are what the Spirit uses to shape us and teach us. It is problematic that we are always trying to dull important emotions and in that way, render the work of the Spirit ineffective. Our pathology springs from our attempts to always dumb down, lock up and forget about the myriad emotions that have been given to us to engage and use.

Real, strong emotion is hard to take. It is hard to see, and when we see it in others, we usually try to shut it up or get away from it. We don’t want to see it or be affected by it, so most of us go around believing that the things we feel are shameful and useless. But your inner emotional world is there for a reason. It is there to produce and guide the vital forming of your insides, and to bring about much needed change.