Be Still My Soul Lyrics. (Really needed to hear this.)

Some days I'm good.  Some days I struggle.  Sometimes that's all in the same day.  (and in the same hour)

I came across this song by Kari Jobe- Be Still My Soul (In You I Rest).
I had to download it.  It was just what I needed to hear.   

Here are the lyrics:

I was reading this month's Ensign magazine, and came across an article called "Emotion and Addiction".  The point of the article was that we need to learn to deal directly with painful feelings rather than attempt to self-medicate to escape our emotions.  

It suggested:
1. Take time for negative feelings. Feel them and observe them. Such a process is the enemy of addiction. One cannot learn how to manage feelings without paying some attention to them. Sometimes negative emotions will pass if we simply allow ourselves to observe and experience them.
2. Find productive ways to express negative feelings. Jesus taught, “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5:4). I wonder if the Savior is teaching that there is a helpful relationship between the outward expression of our sorrow and the receipt of comfort. Expressing the painful feelings of our hearts can occur through open and heartfelt prayer, talking to a loved one or a Church leader, writing in a personal journal, or counseling with a professional.

**  I call it flight attendant syndrome- where if people ask how you are doing.  You respond good.  No matter what you're really feeling.

I found this funny meme: 

This was a little too true!!  (and made me smile.)  I told 3 more people that I had a miscarriage.  (That didn't already know I was pregnant.)  It's getting easier to talk about it.  I am slowly opening up to trusted friends.  (Family already knew.)  But in regards to finding productive ways to express negative feelings... I think it's interesting that the author of that article wrote about the correlation with expressing our painful feelings (which is really hard to do) and the receipt of comfort.  It's been over a month since my miscarriage, so it takes a while for me to open up about it.  But it's getting a little easier.  And when I haven opened up about it to select people, the majority have been so sympathetic.  A lot of women have gone through this.... you just don't know about it.

The rest of the article had other interesting points, but those were the ones that stood out to me.  Here's the link if you want to read about the others:  https://www.lds.org/ensign/2016/10/emotion-and-addiction?lang=eng