I looked at the words on the page. They were good. I had an opportunity before me that would lead me closer to my dreams.

I felt like I wanted to throw up.

Then I sat down and cried.

What the f*ck?

After suppressing my feelings, there they were. I couldn’t hide from them anymore. Fears surfaced that I didn’t realize were there, lot’s of them.

“To be emotionally intelligent, you must be emotionally literate.” This podcast provides good tips about how to develop emotional literacy so that we minimize the times we are left stunned by unidentified feelings.