Ugly Letters

Journaling is very therapeutic and it helps de-clutter your spirit of thoughts, emotions, reflections, and revelations.

Oftentimes, we live our lives overwhelmed with thoughts and sometimes in thoughts so deep, that we need a submarine to help us rise from that level of depth.  We are not designed to stay submerged in thoughts for extremely long periods, especially when they are not positive.  Would it be comfortable to sink under murky water for a long period of time? No, suffocation would occur, systems would shut down, and then some form of resuscitation to recover, would be needed. Journaling can be to us what protective gear is to those who go down deep into the waters for long period of times.  It helps set direction, it tracks progress or the lack thereof, it brings order to what may not appear clear, it helps you to recalibrate your mind, body, and soul to come in alignment with the flow of the beauty around you, and it is supports you as you rise to establish your footing on solid ground.

I wrote a letter recently, with the intent to deliver it.  There was no cursing in it, just a flow of my thoughts concerning matters of the heart.  The more I wrote, the more I sensed a great and a very fluid release of pressure - from my heart.  As the weight of the matter lightened in my spirit and the residue of the final words melted rhythmically onto the paper – I felt as if my spirit was afloat.

I honestly thought, as I dove in to write, that I would deliver this letter to the intended recipient, but the gravity of the words could not be supported or the depth of them truly interpreted by someone else – as I felt them. These words did not deserve to be transferred to another heart, mind, or soul. They were not living or life giving words. Even as they were within me, they detained me – they attempted to suffocate me. They only needed to be released for my benefit - so that I could live and not die.

This expressed sense of freedom, caused my spirit to float like a swan upon water, with peace, silence, and love.

Ugly letters contains words that may not be fit for the eyes of others, taken them captive by journaling. A journal supports you by providing privacy, it allows you to feel the freedom that writing for release and cleansing brings.  What good is it to share words that may cause choking within someone else?  Those words may take their breath away and make them ‘blue’ in the face –.  Empty your heart, mind, and soul – in the proper way, so that you can observe and appreciate the beauty of life without the continual interruptions of life’s least favorable moments, and allow others to live through your new found freedom.  It’s beautiful – I promise.

1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Matthew 11:28-30  Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Believe, Love, and Obey God
~Tanika