Do not run away from what you feel

Avoiding an uncomfortable emotion can relieve you for the moment, but it can also keep you from growing. Sometimes you run away right from what needs to be heard. Sitting for a moment with what you feel does not mean closing yourself in it. It means looking at it with truth so you can bring order to it and heal. Repressing and blindly obeying are two extremes. Maturity consists in integrating what you feel into a life directed toward the good.