Understanding Intense Emotions -- How to Manage Today's Heightened Levels of Stress

By: Mashubi Rochell
Submitted: 2007-11-16 11:38:32
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Today's world is changing at the most accelerated rates ever, and our bodies, minds, emotions and spirits are all being affected by these larger changes.  Have you noticed recently that you're experiencing more intense emotions?  Many people are feeling a heightened sense of emotional intensity, so we are seeing more incidents of disruptive outbursts and behaviors, and also more positive emotions related to expanding love, that are inspiring people to take more risks within their interpersonal relationships, and in relation to important life choices.    

The human heart is growing larger on a spiritual level, expanding beyond its perceived small boundaries of focus on the self.  The growth of technology and the process of spiritual evolution on the Earth have created unprecedented levels of communication between people, and also between humanity and the planet Earth that we live upon.  It has become clear that our previously self oriented behaviors have created multiple planetary crises that must be addressed.  Each of us is being called by the time we live in, to step forward into greater self responsibility and a greater willingness to join with others to find solutions to our common problems.

As the spiritual evolutionary impulse continues to transform us and to open the hearts of humanity, we are also seeing increased incidences of the worse of humanity as well.  We see shocking examples of negativity expressing itself in large and small ways, which seem even more abominable as we become more spiritually aware and more sensitized to the world around us.  

This process which seems so harsh and difficult is known as the process of purification.  As greater levels of spiritual light manifest on the Earth, the light acts both to open the heart and open spiritual awareness, and it also acts to illuminate what has been hidden and separated from the light of spiritual oneness.   When the negativity is released, it floods our awareness and feels like it will never end.  This is the most difficult part of the process, which we are in the midst of right now on planet Earth.  

Once the flood of negativity has subsided, we can begin to be able to feel the greater love, light and freedom that results from being cleansed at a deep level.  The end result of the process of purification is a life that exists in harmony with oneself, with God, and with all of life.  This process is happening both individually and on a global level, so that humanity can live at peace, in harmony with God and with all of life.  

Most of us carry within ourselves pain which we endured in our younger lives, or that we are aware of from within our hearts.  As the spiritual atmosphere of the Earth becomes more illuminated, we may feel these emotions in a more heightened way.  It could be a constant sense of anger, or despair or grief, that seems to pervade our consciousness no matter what is happening in our daily lives.  It may be that little has changed in our outer lives, but suddenly we are beset by all these feelings which seem to emerge from an endless well.  Or, we may have endured unexpected life crises which trigger deep and painful wounds that feel like they will never be healed.

These intense emotions that are surfacing right now are a part of this larger movement happening on the Earth.  Your inner being is a pure and divine child of light which carries within itself the inner knowing of what needs to be healed within you.  If you can hold the awareness that the emotions you are feeling are a part of a natural healing process, then it becomes easier to breathe, and to remember that you are feeling the emotions but you are not your emotions.  

You are a precious and beautiful soul, created in God's image with infinite care, to share something special with the world that only you can offer.  Allow your emotions to pass through you like water, with trust that they will pass.  On the other side of the storm is a new tomorrow with infinite possibilities that exist within God's loving embrace of spirit.  You are deeply blessed with the gift of God's life, for a divine purpose.  Trust this and follow your innermost hearts calling.  Your body, mind, emotions and spirit will find a new harmony and alignment, and a new level of peace and inner fulfillment.


Mashubi Rochell is a spiritual counselor and the founder of World Blessings, an online spiritual support community for people of all faiths which offers free e-mail daily meditation and spiritual guidance.

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