I shared a work concern and brainstormed today.
With myself, I share optimistic thoughts about the new job and smart co-workers, and keeping in touch with my old co-workers.
At home, I will share love tonight. 2 months ago

Two days in a row now, I’ve shared my emotions with my online coach. It’s really a baby step. For now, it is good because it is easier than admitting my feelings to someone in my life in person. I like not having to see the reaction on her face; I’m just focusing on how I really feel.

Also, most of the emotions are unpleasant right now. I guess they do just have to come out. 4 months ago

How can I rephrase “I deserve this?” in a more compassionate way???

I wanted to share emotions carefully. So I thought about it and realized there was nothing to gain—why burden him and trigger his need to problem solve when all I want is sympathy. So then my feelings slipped out, without good directions for the response I wanted. What did I get? “I don’t want to hear your self pity.” That’s even worse than problem solving. I was so angry and couldn’t share that; I “deserved” it for not stating what response I wanted. 4 months ago

I don’t often have good words for how I feel. I just act (or not act, more frustratingly.) Maybe I need an hourly check in. 4 months ago

I realized my VIP doesn’t even know I have this list. I would feel relieved to share with him. I want reassurance and understanding. I kind of want help picking which goal to make public (for a charity fundraising I’m doing at http://atthecrossroads.org/campaign/index.php). I’m worried he’ll always remind of these goals, although of course that will help me make progress.

Am I worried about achieving the goals?
I am worried about overwhelming him. I will make clear he doesn’t need to help. And that I am fine as I am; he needn’t worry about his choosing me. 4 months ago

Yesterday, I shared that I was worried about failing. The listener kindly did not throw solutions at me. But I’m afraid saying it out loud made it come true. Anyway, I was impressed by the emotion too much all day, so I couldn’t focus. How can I share emotions without causing the worry to come true??

Let me share my idea now: that someone will comment with a new way of looking at this! Do you find it helpful to share your emotions? How do you “get over” them? 6 months ago

I feel content. I’m a little anxious because of tentative plans not shaping up as I had thought. Mostly, I’m happy and glad to be recognizing that!

Ideas: potato cabbage soup with leek, and salad with grilled meyer lemons and fennel and flax seed. Why not?! 14 months ago

I never followed up on an idea for work. I thought it was silly and not as important as my other pressing activities. Now I saw someone else tried it and published it. Oh well. That validates my idea and why next time I will muster the courage to follow up. 15 months ago

Today I am grateful for a good, useful, discrete task and my successful focus. I am grateful I am sitting straight.

At home, I managed to yell “I overslept” without blame. It was OK. (Whatever the response, it would have been OK that I said what I thought).

Today, necessity drives me to action and it is invigorating! 19 months ago

OK, I shared a work-related idea with a stranger yesterday. I copped out even more and did it as a joke. We laughed it off. Maybe I take myself too seriously; it is paralyzing…. 22 months ago

I wrote down 25 things that make me happy today!

I’ve gotten better about including emotions in my Toastmasters speeches; however, instead of connecting me to other members, I feel it separates me, oddly. Maybe I need to focus on letting out emotions at home, in a calm, timely, bearable way. I am getting aware of my feelings, but usually only when I am at the breaking point and can’t communicate them in a useful way.

At work, I brainstorm with some people, but not yet my new boss. I think, like me, he gets a little sleepy after lunch. 23 months ago