"Being alive takes time."
Mark Nepo
THE BOOK OF AWAKENING
We are hurt by disappointment and sorrow; but do we allow enough time for it to move completely through us? When we are too quick to move ahead, we do not deeply absorb all there is to learn from the moment. Unaware, we continue to carry the residue of emotion deep within our hearts.
Mark Nepo states, "When the wind stops, the trees still move." The same is true with lodged emotion. The brain stops dwelling on sadness, but the ripples of emotion continue to flow within us. In the following days, we may feel irritated or angry not making the connection back to the original sadness. We think we have dealt with the loss, but it is still playing out in our life.
"Nature has a sway," comments Mark Nepo,"its approach, its impact, and especially, its echo." The same can be said for emotions. When a deep emotion, seemingly out of no where, penetrates our heart, we can be sure it is an echo from a previous experience ... emotional residue.
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