That Sinking Feeling

Here’s a new term for you, emotional quicksand.  There have been plenty of times, and will be more I’m sure, where I’ve felt I was sinking in the emotional quicksand of things from my past. My sinking feeling typically happens, because of my inner fixer/rescuer that thinks I can fix everything instead of realizing some things cannot be fixed and need to be accepted, period.  Judith Sills, PhD., sums it up quite nicely: “We don't get over the past.  We get past it.”

The next time that sinking feeling of the emotional quicksand hits you, think about Judith’s words.