By Michael Armijo

Recently, I visited the office above the tavern where my counseling sessions are held.  And once again, I have found useful knowledge.

Like-kind, quality people love the familiarity of others who match their emotional state. Subconsciously they seek out others who are feeling the same and have the same issues. In essence, they look for themselves.

I realize that lately I’ve been dealing with a lot of emotions that have come my way in many different forms.  From the standpoint of companionship, health, family – and recently the death of my mother – my emotions have been on a wild ride similar to an out of control rollercoaster. So I’ve found others who are also on this same ride and we hang on together, consoling one another, and giving each other free, bad advice.

This is why I believe we need to seek out our emotions, discuss them, filter out what’s unnecessary, and deal with what’s relevant.  In a way, it’s our duty to force ourselves out of the darkness and into a brighter life.  It’s certainly a better option.

Just as the sun tries to burn its way through a cloudy day, so must we. We need to continue to try and be a source of energy to one another as we work through our own emotional instability.