Let It Out

My Tears Are Cleansing My Soul

A problem shared with the right ears is a problem already half solved. If nothing else, the tension is being released and the person hears him/herself. Hearing one's self stirs up the thinking process. Herein are the power and purpose of journaling. You cannot escape thinking as you talk and/or write. No man was created to bottle up the issues of life. You've got to release it one way or the other. Otherwise, you either exploded or imploded.

"What we don’t let out traps us. We think, “No one else feels this way, I must be crazy.” So we don’t say anything. And we become enveloped by a deep loneliness, not knowing where our feelings come from or what to do with them. Why do I feel this way?" (Sabrina Ward Harrison)

Bottling up gives ammunition to the devil to create doom's day pictures in one's mind. He makes a seemingly simple issue larger than life. You don't want to give him any space in your mind. Any small space you give him, he seeks to take it all. He is no gentleman at all. He seeks to steal, kill, and destroy.

Links to Related Studies:

Knowing Myself is the Key to Knowing Others (Part Nine)

Resources for Further Study:

- Love Sense (Dr. Sue Johnson)
- The Relationship Cure (John Gottman)
- Relationship Help (AJohn and Jenny Marks)
- I Love You But I Don't Trust You (Mira Kirshenbaum)
- Communication in Marriage (Marcus and Ashley Kusi)
- Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away (Gary Chapman)