There's this show called Supergirl, telling the story of Superman's cousin Kara Zor-el and how she navigates her superhero life day to day. And in this show, there is a character named Lena Luthor, the adopted sister of notorious Lex Luthor (a.k.a Superman's archenemy). There was this one scene between Lena and another character named Brainiac 5 where they talked about feelings and emotions. In a time of crisis, Brainiac 5 had a meltdown, crying because he cannot understand what's happening and cannot think of ways on how to fix the crisis. Lena steps in and says something along the lines: "I want you to imagine you're full of tiny, itty bitty boxes. And then I want you to take your feelings, and I want you to shove them into those itty bitty boxes. And then I want you to take those and shove them way deep down 'til you forget you even had feelings in the first place." After some time, Brainiac 5 calmed down and was able to think of a solution during the crisis. In a way, I feel like most of us who's been through so much have been shoving our feelings down in those itty bitty boxes. Forgetting our feelings were there because we think that others out there have it worse so why would we waste our time crying or worrying about our own crisis. I've had friends who's been struggling a lot with their mental health through this pandemic. One took his own life, one almost cut themself, and one almost resorted to drinking away the problems. And each time I talk to them, I always put my feelings, my emotions, my own crisis and struggling in those tiny boxes. Because I have to be there for them. That even though they say that they are there for me as well, I shove my feelings deeper and deeper. But I soon realize that the deeper I shove my feelings down, the more boxes I hide my feelings in, the heavier I feel. The more alone I feel. And I, or we, forget that we are never alone. We belong in a universe full of life, full of people, full of love. And so I say this to myself and to you, open those boxes. Let out the rage, the hurt, the anger. Scream at the top of your lungs, cry a whole damn ocean, let your feelings out. Because you can be heard. You deserve to be heard. Because that's what feelings and emotions are for. It's what connects us to each other. In another episode, Lena Luthor said this to Brainiac 5: "You can't put your emotions into little boxes, they'll eat away at you until there's nothing left. And I know it's hard, but you have to embrace them. It's okay to feel rage you just gotta let it out and let it go." Embrace your feelings. Let it out, and let it go. You are never alone. Con mucho amor, elgirasol
