There are a lot of people who are still talking about the movie Inside Out!! I had the chance to see it when it came out in theaters and was inspired to write this amazing blog about how the we all needs to gain a better understanding of how to expresses themselves or use their emotions appropriately. This being said I apologize as I let time get the better of me. Through the courses I have been taking at school as well as the course of my years as an adult, I have come to realize a few things: There is a time and place for everything (see Eccl. 3) discussing my fears or emotions is one thing, while conquering them is another. It may seem obvious when you put it in such plain words, but as much as I thought I knew this I guess I thought writing about it was how I could deal with it. While writing about what I am going through may inspire me to change or help me come up with ideas to do so, but it will not necessarily solve the problem unless I allow it to.
Living Inside Out!!
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NIV)
"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace."
Titus 3:9-10
9 Do not argue with people about foolish questions and about the Law. Do not spend time talking about all of your early fathers. This does not help anyone and it is of no use. 10 Talk once or twice to a person who tries to divide people into groups against each other. If he does not stop, have nothing to do with him.
There was a time in life where I unknowingly was believing a lie or only half of the truth: "If God's got everything in control then life's great. What reason do we have to complain?" Often people (myself included) think that those who complain are annoying. They judge them for what they see on the surface rather than ask if they are ok or simply come down to earth and just listen. Within the last year I have found for me it is easier to process or think through problems externally. Now I may not want to, but if not, I will bottle it up. Instead I should leave the cap loose if not off, so as to not later burst all at once. Now, I am not saying we should complain all the time, but it's ok to cry every now and then and learn how to express yourself appropriately. Take the movie "Inside Out" for example. The whole movie was built around the fact that the little girl was doing all she could not to cry, when in the end crying was a way to release all the unnecessary tension in her body. Now I do not cry as often as I should. It is as if I feel there is usually something wrong with me if I am. There are also times when it is best to talk or simply vent with someone and there are times you just need to cry and that is ok. So look at it this way. The next time someone pisses you off there may be something going on under the surface. This is not always the case and they may not even want to talk about it; however, instead of jumping to conclusions, stop and say maybe they are hurting. Even if they are not, what good is it to add fire to the fire. Put it out with water instead and try to fight heat with kindness. Life is easy. People make it difficult.
In the pilot of Friday Night Lights, Coach Taylor says, "Every man at some point in his life is gonna lose a battle. But what makes him a man is that in the midst of the battle, he does not lose himself." It is just like the saying, it's not the mistake, but how you deal with it. From the world’s perspective, how we deal with life is often determined by our emotional state; however, it doesn't have to be. It all comes down to finding the appropriate use for our emotions. As stated before in "Inside Out" she finally gave in at the end and used sadness to express herself when she had no other option. Have you ever seen the commercials for allergy medicine where the picture starts off fuzzy and then later the fog is lifted? Now, when I say God has everything in control it has a deeper meaning. I don’t just brush it off and say everything is ok. I do my best to stop, pray, and think about what I should do in the midst of my everyday life. It was as if I was looking through a cloud and all of a sudden it was just lifted and the colors around me were heightened and I saw everything anew. I try to think more positively or if I get stuck in the mud ask God to provide a way out of it. Sometimes we all need to cry or step out of our comfort zone to heal. Sometimes he will do it on his own or through others, while other times the answer to prayer comes through actions. It's not always easy to express yourself and society's expectations don't make it any easier, so rid yourself from any preconceived ideas or intentions of how to go about it and just try it. You will never really know until you do. As we see in the scriptures it says to cast your cares and concerns upon the Lord. There are many ways of expressing yourself. Just because you are using something someone else wrote does not make you weak, it's still your voice so let it be heard.
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