This week I found myself in front of a Federal judge. I was given the opportunity to express my feelings over the brutal murder of my granddaughter in 2020. Part of my thought process in the preparation of my statement was a question: How do I express something that has affected me beyond any verbal explanation?
The following is one small excerpt from my statement: From the darkest corner of the room, the guttural sounds that express my deepest feelings of loss might give you a better sense of the profound grief that surrounds myself and those who loved Alyssa. There is no foreseeable path toward complete resolution and peace with her death.
Emotional expression can be oral or non-oral. Expression is communicating a behavior, a state, or an attitude. I can express myself with or without self-awareness. The prosecutor told me before the hearing that my written impact statement to the court was one of the most compelling he had ever read. I believe that any form of communicating an emotion or feeling is central to our existence.
My goal involves honing an ability to express myself in a manner that I find satisfactory. The only way I can measure a level of contentment is by judging how my expression matches my level of growth or evolution. Let’s evolve together with a whisper on the subject of expression:
Expression of self has been a construct of interest to those involved in psychology, energy, growth, and development. By observing oneself and others, it is possible to capture the essence and meaning of human emotions. Facial features, eyes, sounds, movements, thoughts, and words are all used in the art of expression.
Humans are designed to feel emotions, and some are able to outwardly express those feelings. Others are more subdued when it comes to revealing their emotions. It was inevitable for humans to pass along their response in order to survive. The brain developed a position of preservation as part of the system used to evolve. Perception of a threat led to a healthy fear, which created the energy used to escape a predator.
With human growth and development came expansion of consciousness, which led to greater awareness. With a better understanding of the emotional body, humans were able to access the deeper meaning to life. Expression became more sophisticated and, in some ways, more complicated. If you don’t know how to feel, you are intellectualizing your emotions.
Pay attention to your physical body and connect it to God or Source energy. Your body knows how to express your true emotions. Access to emotions is greater through movement, light, and sound. Sitting still in meditation connects your mind. Physical movement with intention and awareness connects your body.
Spend time dwelling inside your heart. The mind cannot dissolve the truth that exists in this space. Your mind holds the conceptual framework of your reality. Your heart contains the spiritual energy of your existence. From your heart, all expressions are leading you to love.
Bring joy, ease suffering and create beauty, then dance like you mean it!
Blessings, Russell
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.” Martha Graham
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