When the accomplishment of emotional intelligence becomes a cage

A cage where you don’t touch the edge in the name of regulation. 

A cage where your truth gets filtered through emotional rules you once needed.

A cage where high vibes only and silver linings keep you from feeling what’s actually alive.

A cage where your heart sits locked behind layers of awareness you worked hard to build.

Emotion is the future. But not emotion you manage, emotion you feel all the way.

Because it’s the doorway out of the mind into uncharted territory.

What got you here won’t take you there.

There’s nothing to fix.

But there is something you’re not touching. You can feel that.

And maybe you’ve known it for awhile. There are ways to step beyond the cage.