It's Okay to Feel Hurt

It’s okay to feel hurt. It’s okay to acknowledge that your best friend hurt your feelings, that your spouse made a thoughtless remark or that your co-worker said just the very thing designed to set your teeth on edge.

You are HUMAN. You were given emotions for a reason – to feel things. Feelings are great indicators of things we should pay attention to. If our feelings are hurt, there is most likely a reason. And you should reflect on what that reason may be.

You are not Super Woman or Super Man. Everyone feels pain. Everyone gets hurt. Your job is to reflect on the circumstances, learn from them and move on.

Acknowledge your PAIN. Ignoring it will only make it worse. It’s important that you acknowledge and deal with it because it has a nasty habit of compounding in the back of your mind when you’re not paying attention.

A thoughtless remark on top of a too-close-to-home criticism does not make a person happy. Be happy – by allowing your pain to be acknowledged, explored, and then dismissed.