Moving Into Feeling: Poems to Ponder for Embracing Emotion

By Kathleen Furstnau

Yep, That’s Me (part 1)

Fatigued
Yep, that’s me
Tired to the bone
Stretched to the max
Blatantly overextended
Surreally enervated.
Why?
From shutting down
Pushing aside
Pretending to be unaware
And staging a coup
Against my feelings

“Whatever you don’t feel now, will come back to haunt you.”

This collection of poems, #4 in the Moving Into: Poems to Ponder Series, covers the gamut of emotions. In an often witty and entertaining way, they normalize and legitimize even your bad feelings – like anger. Your path through this maze becomes clearer and as you ponder these poems, you will begin to befriend and embrace your emotions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kathleen Furstnau
• Release date: Aug 8, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463816707

Kathleen Furstnau

Kathleen Furstnau began writing poetry as a part of the grieving process for the sudden death of her husband. After sparingly sharing these poems, she was encouraged by many to share more broadly. She launched poem piecesTM her poetry on canvas business and beginning blog. Again sensing from others the need to continue sharing, she published a series of ebooks called the Moving Into: Poems to Ponder Series. She has worn many career hats and defined many roles as a current septuagenarian. Her life experience is found in the depth of insight found in these poems. Woven into the intent and verbiage of many of them is her deep faith in God. She treasures life and it is her aim to love at least one person well. She is a mom/stepmom to six and a delighted grandma to 8. She lives with her new husband in Auburn Hills MI.

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Quotes

"Whatever you don’t feel now, will come back to haunt you."

The process of feeling your emotions makes you more humane and more energized.

A lot of body ills are just deeply stuffed emotions.

-Kathleen Furstnau-

Introduction:

Moving into the realm of feelings is pretty scary for most people, me included. However, it is a necessary journey for a full and satisfying life. My tendency in this, and perhaps yours, is to ignore, push down, and blatantly disregard most emotions. I consider a few of them to be acceptable and allow them to emerge, while others are deeply shunned when they show up. With life experience, I have come to see ALL of them as friends that help me to process and make sense of what I am experiencing. Through them