Hello, welcome to Musing Interruptus, thank you for clicking and thank you for listening.  I did the Spotify wrapped for podcasters and was humbled and surprised. You are out there, listening, there are people who I don’t know and people who I do know. Thank you for subscribing.  But specially, thank you for continuing the conversation. Since April 30th, 2021, I’ve written and podcasted 72 episodes, and been on the other side of countless conversations. That is what it is all about, I love when you tell me what you think or wonder. You can send me messages via anchor, my Instagram @lucidnomadenglish (and watch the reels I make for these podcasts, I’m really proud of them), on Twitter @lucidnomadeng or Facebook, if you still do that :D at Lucid Communication Academy.  Thank you.  Let’s do number forty-six for 2022. Pull up a seat, do you have a cup of tea, mate or coffee? Maybe you are on your way for a walk.  Today, I start off with a question, right off the bat, just like that! What do you listen to when it hurts?
Knowing what to, how to take care of your emotional self is not always readily available.
You might be surviving the passing of a loved one, losing a job, losing love, a home, the idea and expectation of a love affair. Maybe it is bad news at the doctor’s office or failed project. Knowing what to do requires clarity, what a thing, sometimes feelings are so intense and aggressive that thinking isn’t the intuitive option or even at hand. For others, hubris (arrogance) outweighs their own humanity, shoving and repressing feelings way down.
I’ve heard two big schools of thought on this, one is let it hurt and the other is try not to think much about it. I’ll start with the latter.
There are things that need to get done. Wash the windows and take out the trash. Keep busy, get through your inbox, and go to the grocery store. Exercise, keep it up. Don’t stop. Deadlines keep coming and the world won’t wait for anyone. FOMO or fear of missing out might push you to continue, or simply the fear of being overwhelmed and struck down by the emotional pain associated with a series of events or processes is enough to just keep going.
In this case, listen to the music that will build you up, bring up the fight song that makes your insides burn, focusing all your energy on the task at hand. Give it your all. That sadness inside feels like it can be transformed. You believe it and envision coming out on the other side of whatever fuckery this is. Just push through this, don’t look back. Play the song again, don’t let go of the phrase that fuels you, and let the melody and when the music drops become the tunnel through which you make it through. You are rough, you can withstand this you have been doing it for years. An expert in your own right. This is on you, and nobody is coming to save you. You know this. The music is just one of the many tools you have to get it done and never look back.
I get that. I have no rebuttal. Just know, there is some unnecessary roughness there you might want to reconsider. You can’t hold on to nothing. The way I see it, acceptance results in real strength. Facing the emotional distress, therein lies a test of valor. A life obstacle. It is life. Continue Reading. 

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