Intermeidary

When I think of the intermediary, the middle person, it conjures up this picture of folks trying to remove them as a way to either save money or skip a few steps to get to the ultimate result they are seeking. It would go something like this, “Hey, if we get rid of the middle person, we can pocket those savings for ourselves.”

Funny how the mind works. When I think about this, it also has me wondering how many people would like to bypass the middle, and simply not process and feel whatever challenging emotions may be coming up for them. You know what I’m talking about. Ignore the pain. Get over it. Move on.

Possibly a great strategy for some on occasion. But with this, we run the risk of never moving to healing, closure and/or growth. For with extremely challenging emotions, the ones that run deep, it may not be possible to restore our sense of inner peace without acquiescing to them first.

So, the next time a taxing emotion comes a-knockin ', consider opening the door, letting it in, and going straight for the middle. Because in many cases, relief will not begin until you lower the resistance and allow yourself to experience those ‘feels.’