Like water, emotions take on different forms and if functioning correctly, will continue to flow throughout its course or progress. The continuous progression that eventually resolves over time is understood as release. At times, the natural flow of progression will stop, and this is known as blocked or stuck emotions. Because emotions is a physical experience (heart rate, breathing, etc.), a simple physical act such as a sigh paired with a conscious acknowledgment of the emotional experience (stating "Right now I feel...") will prevent our feelings to repeat or go around in circles. Furthermore, a simple acknowledgment doesn't necessarily quantify in release of the emotion. However when the feeling is confronted, the threat no longer exists. Therefore, the ability to release the emotion will take place as this is necessary to make room for other emotions to arise. Releasing an emotion can be thought of dividing a number by two in which it never completely becomes zero, but will become smaller as the numbers continue to divide by two.
Exercise 12 explains the physical act of writing as a release. Using a preferred writing instrument, start "writing" for one minute without forming any letters. If you are using a computer keyboard, just type without forming any words. Here is mine:
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rk eur aser alskue ru se rakjse8 jehr owjd r wlidr aise rl sieur ls 9 ali r au sle r
a leiur laiuse r a elkr k rlwieri alsiuer lQIWU ALSEKR L iwR ALISER LAIUER L SEU alsieur lasieur leiru lasieur leiru aliseu rl as
erl is elri ualseiru aliw erk asier ;asieru alsieur ;lasieur leiru a;liru asleir
The idea is to get the feeling of the physical act of writing itself. Was it just me or did one minute seem to last a long time?
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