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Get Good at Feeling
Until you get good at feeling, you won’t know what feels good
I think it’s telling that in the U.S., it’s normal to ask, “How are you doing?” but it’s rarely asked, “How are you feeling?” Unless we already know someone has gone through something tragic, such as a diagnosis, a car accident, the loss of a job, or the death of a loved one, we avoid the question.
Somehow, feeling is reserved for moments of crisis, yet doing is what we accept as the practicality of everyday life.
Feelings Are The Language of the Soul
Standing outside the Green Room on the second floor of our urban vertical village, the doors opened as Into the Mystic by Van Morrison played softly through the speakers. The Mystic is a live podcast sponsored by Church Health, a monthly gathering where we laugh, listen, and share stories about the human condition. Before each conversation begins, the host offers the same reminder:
“The Mystic isn’t just about feeling better; it’s where we learn to get better at feeling.”
Six months ago, those words held a different meaning for me. I was in the thick of my own healing process, wondering not only how to recover, but how to understand the range of emotions I experienced from one day to the next.
