When I feel vital, I feel connected to life, the energy of life. Now, life could be many things: a specific project, the manner of living, tissue/organs, a specific relationship, or the secret life inside you. When was the last time you felt vibrantly alive and thought to yourself, “I’m feeling vital?” What is the difference between feeling vibrant and vital?
I’m full of questions today. When I compare definitions of the two, vibrant refers to energy or activity, whereas vital has more to do with life sustenance. A subtle difference, but hey, we’re building our emotional vocabulary! Some would even say feeling vital is about feeling alive or important. Oh, there are so many ways to interpret feeling vital.
When I feel vital, I feel energetic, for sure. I also feel connected to life, like I’m an important component of life. Not like the world would not survive without me, but I feel connected to it. When I go to the doctor and they check my ‘vitals’, there is a context of the things required for me to be on the north side of the daisies. Here, though, I’m talking more about feeling vitally connected to a community, to relationships, to the heartbeat of the world around me. Connected to life.
In how emotions function on our behalf, vitality helps us understand what it means to feel alive. That sounds kind of ‘duh’, but feeling vital and connected keeps us coming back for more, doesn’t it? Perhaps the function of feeling vital is part of what keeps us living to experience another day. Aren’t you glad we get new days to try new things, or feel differently, or spring forth into a new adventure?
Vital is a nice emotion to keep in our library of feelings. When I feel disconnected, I enjoy pulling vitality off the shelf to remember how connected I am. What’s going on with you? What does it mean for you to feel vital?
Emotions are the heartbeats of our souls…
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To me, Bother looks like someone who deliberately places their hands on their hips and fumes a big sigh of frustration or disgust. You’ve probably experienced a parent or someone gasping at you at some point in your life. It also looks like someone or something pestering you. Perhaps a child keeps asking why or while you’re sitting at your desk working, your neighbor is chomping on some carrots.
What does Bother feel like? Where do you feel it in your body? Bother feels like a wound-up spring demanding to be set free so that it can relax. In my body, it feels like tension and a hovering cloud in my chest area. It feels impatient, urgent, and distracting. It also feels irritating because someone or something has interrupted a good focus or flow. It’s like a buzzing energy that never finds a resting place.
Feeling Bothered functions to point something out to me that is outside of my normal, comfortable little world. It interrupts me. When I feel bothered, it seems like someone around me is not being as sensitive as they could be to others around them. I’m then quick to judge or jump to a mindless conclusion either about the other person or in my self-talk. I think feeling bothered could transform into a reminder to me to get ‘outside of myself’ or to be compassionate toward someone else, if I stopped to recognize it when it occurs. I could dance with that, instead of being caught up in it.
If you’re feeling it, this is an invitation for you to explore bother today. What does bother look like to you? How does it feel to you? Imagine feeling bothered and how it works for you. How might you transform it to function for you?
We are beings with feelings…
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When you feel Lonely, what does that look like? To me, it is like a crab burrowing in the sand, hiding from the world. It is like wrapping myself in a shroud that keeps me separate from the rest of the world. Sometimes the shroud looks like a shield as if it is protecting me from something, and other times it’s more like Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak – it keeps me hidden from view, but I can still see what’s going on around me.
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Life Gifts
- Sending you giant pails of peace to spill or splash in.
- I send you calm as you step back into work from being off for a few weeks.
- Sending you friendship to warm your heart and knowledge that you’re loved.
- I send you appreciation for caring to make healthy choices for yourself.
- Sending you joy and glee in celebration of your accomplishment.
- Sending you peace and beauty, like the glassy stillness of a lake before the breeze’s caress stirs things up.
- I send you fresh, crisp apple bites of life to bite into everyday.
- I send you quiet fields of lavender to enjoy soft, quiet moments.
- I send you delicious caring and big love.
- I send you showers of strength as you walk your journey.
- I send you giggles and chortles to accent all the moments of your day.
- I send you wide open spaces big enough for all your dreams to materialize.
- I send you large bundles of gratitude for being who you are, and for being connected with me.
- Sending you patience while your body heals.
- I send you a warm, snuggly kitty to comfort your soul and remind you about the power of love.
- I send you a warm spot of cheer and buckets of love for you to use as you wish.
- I send you billowing bubbles of joy.
- I send you the deep, rich colors of berries to paint your soul.
- I send you bright-colored flowers that fragrantly shower your surroundings with joy and delight.
- Sending you calm and peace.
- Sending you sparkly confetti in celebration of your accomplishments today.
- I send you delicious moments filled with rare and marvelous accents that grow your heart.
- I send you the lightest hint of lilac and a handful of petals.
- Sending you a magical cool sheet to snuggle in and feel safe.
- I send you lush green mountain meadows splattered with wildflowers for you to rest and rejuvenate your soul.
- I send you delicious moments to remove clutter from your life.
- I send you moments of pause so that you can remember you are loved and cared for.
- Sending you quiet mornings to savor nature and listen to the musings of your heart.
- I send you virtual blankets to keep you warm, and good thoughts that your electricity is soon restored.
- Sending you willing, loving hearts and hands to help you.
- I send you permission to be exactly how you are today.
- I send you contagious child-like giggles and unstoppable smiles.
- Sending you loving hands to cradle your tender heart.
- I send you inspiration to put thoughts on paper.
- I send you gentle care and comfort, and I hold your heart with love in mine.
- I send you love.
- I send you peaces.
- I send you whimsical moments that make you giggle out loud, whether or not you’re around people.
- I send you calm, to remember love and caring.
- I send you calm and gentle breezes wafting love and joy around you.
- I send you clocks that indicate there is plenty of time.
- I send you a path of petals on which to tread as you navigate life.
- I send you chortles, giggles, and warm hugs.
- I send you soothing cups of hot tea, your favorite music to listen to and time for you to relax and enjoy.
- I send you warm blankets to snuggle with as you sip warm tea and warm up your cold body.
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