Emotional Health

It's a three-legged stool,
recovery is, with mind,
body, and spirit.
So, where do emotions fit?
In the body?
They give you
pain in the back...or chest,
headaches, high blood pressure,
a stiff neck or racing heart...
Emotions affect our body.
In the mind?
You'd think that's where,
because aren't they mental?
The body things don't happen
without the mind's reaction.
In the spirit?
Emotions can prove
we're spiritual...
awe and wonder,
calm, joy, commitment...
But what about foreboding,
terror, bewilderment, rage,
shame, sorrow?
Catharsis brings wellness,
crying heals, walking through storms
can end on a higher level,
greater health, increased completion.
Emotional wellness has three legs, too.