Troubled

"I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long."             Psalms 38:6 

Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional when life knocks you down hard.  There’s no reason to be ashamed for feeling something or for expressing pain if it’s real to you.  It’s a sign that you have a big heart, and that you aren’t afraid to be honest about it.  

Showing your emotions is a sign of human strength.  The people who judge you for being human, and not being modest, emotionless, and “in line,” are the ones who need to apologize.

By trying to hide your pain, and not wanting to feel bad, you make your bad feelings worse.  But by allowing yourself to feel bad, and realizing we all feel bad sometimes, you give yourself space to deal with the truth.  So give yourself this space, and embrace it.  

Too many people want to feel happy all the time, and positive every single second, but that’s not reality.  We all feel bad sometimes, and that’s OK.  When you accept this, and embrase the growing pains of living, you rise above the pain.  It happens, then it fades, and you’re stronger than you were before.