Emotional Baggage
I think it is time I brushed up on my notations. I wanted the all lowercase feel initially, but feel it is not correct and so here goes my first proper entry.
Have you ever wondered, why the older we get the more hunched over we become? Some are affected minimally whilst some end up like the Hunchback of Notre Dame (no offence meant). Well, another oddball theory of mine today. I believe each person carries a burden on their shoulders throughout their journey in life. As time wears on, some emotional baggage may increase slightly or increase dramatically. It really depends on what we deem necessary to “pack” with us.
So, what could be in this imaginary suitcase? Well, I have reason to believe that it harbours memories, thoughts, problems, aspirations and so forth. A memory of the brightly lit Eiffel Tower in Paris. A wandering thought about life. Love-related problems. Looking for a slice of happiness. All these are the contents, which fills an emotional baggage. There maybe some other things, which are not apparent and I hope someone will step up to lend me a helping hand on this.
There is an odd balance, I have stumbled on. Negative contents, tend to be heavier than others. On the other hand, happy contents are light. So light, that it sometimes helps you with your current burden. Hence the term, “My heart feels light and I could fly/skip happily”. This is the cancelling effect, but there is another way to lighten the load. It takes a lot of effort and control to discard the negative emotional baggages. I really envy and respect those, who are able to do this. I wonder if I will learn to let go of my own personal emotional baggage. Sometimes, I feel so bogged down in life and this would really help me and i presume everyone out there too.
As usual, I usually end by requesting for some tips or guidance in regards to my blog. Do any of you have a method of reducing your emotional baggage? Care to share?
spot on!how come of late your topics are so much online with my problems?hehe (; anyway,i do not have fantastic tutorial notes to share on how to offload the ‘excessive baggage’, but like what you wrote.you already provided yourself with one of the good ways to lighten it. HAPPINESS.if being happy makes the content lighter,find things that make your heart skip.but i know saying is easy and sometimes you are so overloaden with negative baggage,you just can’t find any ways to make yourself happy,agree?its like the difference of being black,or smearing yourself with charcoal,the latter being able to clean it off easily and the first one already states that there’s nothing much u could do about it.maybe the best thing u could do is to do something before it becomes permanently damaging. hope my analogy isnt difficult to understand.
hehe. just a fluke i guess, that situations crossed. i understand your analogy perfectly. i think i need a break. been too caught up lately. need some "me" time.
haha… not only are the things similar wit u blueangel… same thing wit me too. but diff circumstances. good entry man. i think i’ll try and keep the happy thing goin if that will make me feel better. for me the problem is lettin go. i keep myself attached emoitonally to a person that ceases to care abt me. sigh.
btw Nawooz…. i’ve posted up the pics of my prom edi!! haha…
aww shan, c’mon man. gimme a big group hug with blueangel! by the way, i saw the pics yesterday. damn envious. you lucky bugger. but i can’t seem to load all the pictures. it stops after the guy group pic at Marriot’s staircase.
reciprocating the *group hugz* (: yeah,sometimes we find ourself so attached,that we simply dont know how to let go…
*Hugz*
lol… eh man jus havin fun man but not as much fun as i would hv wanted la… could have been better. hehe… i’ll check the links now so try again and it shud be fine.
got any tips ar blueangel??? i NEED help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
still the same effect ler, Shan. hmm…what could be the problem huh? anyways, be happy okay. you were surrounded by lovely ladies that night.
eerrmm… what kind of tips er shan??
tips to let go!!! how are u doin it Nawooz?? saw ur latest post man…. i’ve been trying but dont seem to be workin.
deep breathes and one step at a time, shan. it also helps when you’ve got awesome friends and blog buddies around! Belated Deepavali wishes and Selamat Hari Raya to all!
i cant understand……