Feeling States Round-up

Over 8 years ago (9 in November), I started a series called Feeling Your Emotions. The intention was to look at different emotions (such as anger, sadness and depression, fear and anxiety, peace and love) and get in touch with them, to help heal and move forward. 

You can read the introduction here: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2017/11/feeling-your-emotions-introduction.html

Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, so if you're having mental/physical issues please seek medical help in addition to reading this. :)

 

I've carried on the series sporadically since then, with my most recent post being in November 2024 (about peace). Prior to that, I wrote a recap of all the Feeling Your Emotions (FYE) posts in 2022. You can read it here: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2022/09/feeling-your-emotions-recap.html

In addition to that, I've written  "stand-alone" post about other feeling states (not specifically core or basic emotions) and just focusing on feeling better. While I currently don't have any plans for another post in the FYE series, I thought that I would share a round-up of the other posts which aren't part of  it. And also look a bit more at emotions and feelings. :)

Here are the posts:

 

Feeling Like a "Loser": https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2019/05/feeling-like-loser.html

Feeling Lonely: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2020/05/feeling-lonely.html

 

Feeling Low: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2020/07/feeling-low.html

 

Feeling More Positive: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2020/11/feeling-more-positive.html

 

Feeling Stuck (When Your Dreams Feel Far Away): https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2024/02/feeling-stuck-when-your-dreams-seem-far.html

Feeling Powerless: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2024/05/feeling-powerless.html

 

Gratitude List

 Things I'm grateful for this month:

• First full month of spring
• Easter
• Lots of sunshine! 
• Simply K-pop coming back (I thought it had finished for good last year)!  
• The days continuing to get longer 
• Amina Makhdoom's Joy Challenge- it's my 9th year doing it live (I think I first did it by myself in 2016)! :) 
• Lana's YouTube channel-  relaxing videos all about her solo life. 
• Listening to music- sometimes it's good to return to basic gratitudes and this is one of mine. :) 

Gratitude List

Another Tuesday post (like last month) but never mind! :)

Things I'm grateful for this month:

• Birthday presents and cards
• Birthday wishes :)
• Oestara/the Spring Equinox and the "official" start of spring
• Longer days
• Reading a good book 
• Going to the park
• Pre-Easter chocolate! 
• Blossoms

Gratitude List

I normally post on Sundays or Mondays but I didn't get round to doing this yesterday, so I'm posting on a Tuesday instead. :)

Things I'm grateful for this month:

• Imbolg/Imbolc 
• The days getting noticeably longer 
• Signs of spring
• Re-reading favourite books
• Sunny days after lots of rain
• A video by Janet Ndomahina about staying positive and getting motivated
• Parks
• Finding like minded people/communities online 

 

Gratitude List

 Things I'm grateful for this month:

• Early Easter chocolate!
• Getting fingerless gloves- handy because you can still use the computer/phone with them! 
• Adriana from YR Studio's A Slow Start to 2026 series.
• Eat in Month- a free challenge that's running this month, hosted by Diana of The Chic Life. 
• Rediscovering old music- I've just been listening to Blu Cantrell's first two albums! 
• Finding inspiration on YouTube 
• Daffodils emerging
• The few music channels that are left (after MTV shut theirs down!) 

 

Note: January can be a hard month for me (and other people too) but it does help to write these lists. What's been inspiring you lately? :)

Letting Go of 2025

It's the start of a new year and so time for my annual year-end (letting go of the previous year) post! I most often write them at the end of the previous year (and publish them on New Year's Eve), but I didn't manage to get this one done in time. I did include a quick section in my December Gratitude List post though:

Gratitude List + Year-End Thoughts (2025): https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2025/12/gratitude-list-year-end-thoughts-2025.html 

 

So now I'm doing my letting go post at the start of the new year instead. I've written letting go posts for the past 8 years. You can see them at the links below:

Letting Go of 2017: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2017/12/letting-go-of-2017.html

Letting Go of 2018: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2018/12/letting-go-of-2018.html

Letting Go of 2019 + Starting a New Decade: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2019/12/letting-go-of-2019-starting-new-decade.html

Letting Go of 2020: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2020/12/letting-go-of-2020.html

Letting Go of 2021: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2021/12/letting-go-of-2021.html

Letting Go of 2022: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2023/01/letting-go-of-2022.html

Letting Go of 2023: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2023/12/letting-go-of-2023.html

Letting Go of 2024: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2024/12/letting-go-of-2024.html

 

The first half of 2025 was quite difficult for me, due to personal issues and also having a hard time with anxiety (specifically health anxiety). I also write a mid-year reflections post and I mentioned it in that post and also linked to some resources to help people with health anxiety. You can see the post here: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2025/06/mid-2025-reflections.html

I usually mention numerology in these posts. If you follow that, the Universal Year Number was 9, which signalled the end of a cycle, completion and closure. So 2026's is 1, the start of a new cycle (which will last for another 9 years). Themes include new beginnings, change and release. You can read more about it here: https://astrostyle.com/2026-numerology-1-universal-year-predictions/

Gratitude List + Year-End Thoughts (2025)

I normally post on Sundays or Mondays but I was behind with posts on my other blogs (Star Sparkle Blog and The Seasonal Life), so I'm writing my monthly Gratitude List today instead.

Also, I write an annual year-end post but I haven't managed to get that done yet, so I thought I would include some year-end thoughts here and then write the more in depth post later. :) 

Things I'm grateful for this month:

• Getting new earrings
• Christmas lights
• Yule/the Winter Solstice 
• Beautiful sunsets (I've shared a pic of one below)
• Christmas presents and cards
• Cooking a proper turkey myself for the first time and it coming out ok!
• Hot chocolate
• Christmas chocolates! 

 

Year-End Thoughts 

 

I decided to add a quick section to this post, like I've done with a couple of Gratitude Lists in the past (most recently last month).