For all my life I've held back tears in public when watching sad films/TV shows etc... I went to see gravity the other night, and I cried like a baby my eyes were streaming... Before I would of held them tears in as much as possible.. Fearing people would question my masculinity and maybe my sexuality... We'll not anymore... It felt good to let go and let the tears fall without worrying... God it feels good to be natural
This is a beautiful post. So happy you can feel again. Congratulations on living into your authentic, unique and lovely self!
Good for you, Richie! Now rent "A Beautiful Thing," and see whether you can keep your eyes dry. Or Finding Forrester, or Good Will Hunting, or Philadelphia, or Big, or .......
I feel the same way....! The other day(a month ago ) I was watching Frozen for the first time and when Idina I mean Elsa hit Anna I thought she killed her and that's what the story's about and I starting crying so hard!!!! I was so sad for the little girls! Same thing happened at the end! MY name is John and I can now cry at the movies! And quote chick flicks
I'm a dog person, so any time the kids bring out Marley & Me, I just got grab some Kleenex and put in my pocket, guaranteed to run out before the end of the movie, every time. One year ago this weekend for my yellow lab...:tears: :tears: ---------- Post added 21st Feb 2014 at 07:02 PM ---------- Both frozen and Lego Movie got me.
I'm more emotional than I used to be, which isn't saying much! Although I've probably shed more tears in the last 6 months in general than the last 6 years, which includes my dad's funeral. After all these years, if the waterworks finally do let loose, watch out for the tsunami warnings.
Opening to emotions can be scary -- it's a big vulnerability thing, but it's an important part of living fully and being able to feel joy and love. Congrats on being able to do so and... just as much, for being able to post and talk about it
Try being in church and a hymn strikes a cord and the waterworks flow...muchless watching "Out of Africa" or "Field of Dreams"...while I was battling coming out to my wife and such I discovered "Wicked" a favorite of my wife and daughters, but it didn't strike a cord with me...found the cd in the car...It spoke to me on so many levels...I still can't get through "For Good" without tearing up...I don't recall if it was my mother or grandmother who used to say that crying was good, beacause tears cleanse the soul... feels good to be a "sissy" doesn't it guys .
I feel kinda bad but I'm heinous at movies, when I saw gravity I kept laughing cause it was basically her twirling around saying Ah Ahh Ahhh but I guess I can understand why some people would get emotional about it which isn't a bad thing. This girl behind me told me to be quiet so I told her to shut it and threw some of my popcorn at her which shut her up. can you quote mean girls?
