Feelings often get stuck in our bodies when we don’t allow ourselves to feel them. If I feel sad about how about how someone else has treated me, I need to be honest with myself about how I’m feeling and allow myself some time to get really sad and upset about it instead of pretending to be okay when I’m not. Another tactic I often use is distraction. If I choose to watch a movie or otherwise try to push it out of my mind, it’ll only come back stronger at a less convenient time. However, if I speak my truth and feel my feelings, though, they dissipate on their own. The more I try to control my feelings, the stronger the grip they have on me. Acceptance of what has happened and acceptance of how I feel regarding what has happened are the only sure way to keep the feelings flowing instead of stopping up my emotions like a clogged pipe. Let it flow. Let it flow. Be honest, open, and then vulnerable. The pain in our lives will continue to control us and be our driving force until we stop fighting it and allow ourselves to integrate the emotions into the realm of our daily human experience.