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...

The Greatest Project by Michelle Pitt

I didn’t know
there was something in me
that needed to heal.
I was aware of everything
but me.

I’d mastered the art
of showing up for others,
while quietly disappearing
from myself.

Then came the shift—
a whisper in the silence,
a nudge from within.
I realized:
I needed me.

So I became
my own project,
my own priority,
my own sanctuary.

And oh,
what a journey it's been—
full of revelations,
unexpected grace,
and sacred becoming.

I’m learning
to see myself with new eyes,
to trust the sound
of my own soul speaking.

What I focus on
begins to bloom,
so I plant with intention,
and water with truth.

I reprogram my mind
not from fear,
but from love—
from the vision
of who I truly am.

This is the life I create:
rooted in healing,
growing in purpose,
whole in every way.

 

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