Holding It In Makes You Sick: The Hidden Cost

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  Many of us grow up learning to “be strong,” “push through,” or “keep it together.” But what we rarely talk about is the weight that comes with carrying emotions we never release. Anger. Bitterness. Jealousy. Resentment. Unforgiveness. Hidden hurt. Silent disappointment. These emotions don’t stay neatly tucked away in the heart. The body feels them. The mind reacts to them. And the soul holds them like unspoken stories. The Body Keeps the Score When we bottle up hard emotions, the body shifts into a subtle form of stress response. Even if we smile on the outside, our inside is tightening, guarding, bracing. Over time, suppressed emotions can contribute to: Chronic tension Anxiety and irritability Fatigue and sleep issues High blood pressure Weakened immune system Digestive issues Emotional numbness or shutdown What stays unspoken becomes stored. And what stays stored eventually surfaces — often through the body. Spiritual Truth: God Never Designed Us to...

Shift of Focus: From Hurt to Healing


Here’s a thought: what if we shifted our focus?
What if instead of constantly replaying the pain, we turned our attention to what brings us joy? What if we chose to feed the solution rather than the problem?

We spend so much time revisiting our wounds—talking about them, thinking about them, even unintentionally reliving them. But every time we do, we’re giving them more power. We’re feeding that energy, reinforcing the cycle, and calling in more of the same.

It’s not that our pain isn’t real. It is. But healing begins when we stop giving it the microphone all the time.

What we focus on expands. So if we want better, we have to start focusing on better.
That means intentionally shifting our perspective—from the weight of what went wrong to the lightness of what’s possible. From who hurt us to who loves us. From the darkness to the beauty we still get to experience every day.

It’s a choice. And it doesn’t happen all at once.
But even small steps matter—like speaking more about what we’re grateful for, surrounding ourselves with uplifting energy, or creating space for peace and joy.

When we start feeding the good, we call in more of it.
So today, I invite you to shift your focus.
Your healing may just be on the other side of it.

 

Journal Prompt:
What are three things that bring me joy, no matter how small?
How can I intentionally give more attention to those things this week?

 

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