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Writer's pictureBritt Lindsay

Emotional Yo-Yo

I would have never imagined that 2020 would be a year of so many twists and turns, ones that are drastically out of everyone’s control, and some that are within our sphere of influence.


During a recent conversation with one of my best friends she was expressing her frustration at the inconsistency of a former friend of hers.


Now, let me give you some background into our relationship-we met in college and if you would have told me then we would be friends I would have laughed at you and kept walking.


Our first encounter was her telling me that she hated the color pink as I hung a pink name-tag on the door fo her dorm.


Then the stories continued to pour, in the middle of the night I told her to vacuum up vomit after a late night dinner gone bad.


She has seen me throw countless tantrums during my senior of college and even after (possibly even as recent yesterday-but that is another story for another day.).


One of the main areas that we have walked each other through in life has been the ability to learn when to walk away from people who throw our emotions all over the place.


This has been something that I have been working on with some failures and successes.


During a recent conversation surrounding someone in her life that has sent her on many unnecessary highs and lows-I found myself yelling at her:


”You are not an emotional yo-yo to be played with by people who have turned your emotions into a game!”


As she and I sat in the silence of the moment, we realized that this was something that reached farther than just this instance.


Let me take a moment to encourage you during this time of both social distancing and isolation.


You and your emotions are not a toy.


You were not designed to have your feelings manipulated and sculpted to someone’s liking.


You are a precious and valuable creation that is worthy of the respect, care, love, and nurturing of a precious babe.


It’s time to cut the chord that has you tethered to the misgivings of others and be free!





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