Emotional Sobriety

Emotional Sobriety

The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers. -M. Scott Peck

Emotional sobriety allows me to be more of who I am

Just for today, I can sit with what I am experiencing right now, I can live my life a feeling at a time. I am learning what it means to live an emotionally sober life. I used to think that emotional sobriety sounded dull, flat, and unexciting. I thought that living in the emotional extremes was living life to the fullest. But today, when I feel the beauty of feeling my feelings without acting out, I have a kind of peace inside that feels good. When I can allow my emotions to fill and inform me, but not control me, I feel my life as it's happening. I experience a new choice. There is a space where I can reflect on what I am feeling before I swing into action. Doing this expands my sense of self and my confidence that I can manage my own inner world. It allows me to live in the moment and to be more spontaneous and adaptable. Living in emotional extremes is a form of acting out or running away from what I feel, running from my manageable feeling center. Emotional balance and sobriety actually allows me to experience a deeper, wider inner world.