Being Emotionally Open

 God is Love --- a noun. But when God manifests in this world through each of us, Love becomes a verb. 

We cannot be Love, do Love, know Love, unless we are emotionally open and authentic. Feeling and expressing our emotions are the way to come back to a remembrance of God within us. If we are shut down, God's Presence is covered. We must acknowledge and sometimes express our sadness, our joy, our anger, our fears, our vulnerabilities, etc. We must allow ourselves to be vulnerable, even if this means we can be hurt. You can only experience joy to the extent you are willing to feel sadness. We cannot allow society's norms --- that a woman can't express anger or a man can't cry --- to stop us from being who we are and who we need to be. We must be brave and willing to say what is on our heart. Being emotionally open with others leads to deep relationships with God shining through in full force.

Lawrence Doochin 

These posts are similar to the over 2600 statements on The Divine Speaks website where God gives YOU the one that you need to hear at that time. 

http://thedivinespeaks.com

Lawrence is the author of several books on emotional and spiritual healing and spirituality, including the latest: “A Book On Fear: Feeling Safe In A Challenging World” which can be purchased on Amazon at the link below. This is a powerful book for these times that helps us to see where our beliefs come from and how they create fear in us. It includes many simple tools to move out of fear. 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08B14Q3M5