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Go Ahead and Cry

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty 0575737

Child CryingSometimes positive posts and articles absolutely annoy me. Have you ever had one of those days? Some days you feel down and you just want to be left alone. I'm here to tell you, THAT'S OK!! You know what? That just means you're human.

Crying is very good for us. Yes, men too. Sadness envelopes us from heartbreak. Deep tears flow from the death of a loved one. No one wants to be around a chipper person when YOU are really out of it. Crying helps us. Think of all the events in life that make you cry. Being hurt by someone. Death of your dog of 13 years. Death of a loved one, brother or sister, parent, close friend or relative. Someone who meant the world to you.

But a good cry or multiple cries over time are good for us. It leads to healing. As children we tend to cry easily and then bounce back. I've toured homes where the child hurts herself and immediately cries and then five minutes later is back ok with Mom's reassuring hugs.

There just is something as a process that crying allows us to go through. It is emotions at our rawest nerve. We also cry out of joy and moments of great happiness too. If we all, mainly men here, would allow tears to flow more freely, like in sappy love stories or moving moments in movies, we'd be much better off. Why we hold back I think is a culture thing. But you know me, I don't dwell on being down, but remind everyone to move through this process or flow we call life. If you need permission,

                            GO AHEAD AND CRY

You will feel much better afterward and you know what?

Talk to the sun and know THE BLUES WON"T DEFEAT ME. Be Happy!!

 

Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Linda: Cleansing is a good term.

Dave: Walter was a good guy and I know Ditka misses the sideline.

Linda: The sting of death is very hard. I wish you comfort at this time.

Apr 14, 2008 03:42 PM
Deborah Burns ~ Seattle Real Estate Agent
Realty Executives -BRIO - Seattle, WA

Thanks Gary, sometimes it's good to know when you are very sad, that it's okay to be sad and that when you allow yourself to cry, you'll feel better sooner.....

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Apr 14, 2008 04:22 PM
Carol Lee
Dilbeck Real Estate - Oak Park, CA
Realtor - Agoura, Oak Park, Westlake CA Homes

Hey Gary, I am not one to cry much,(I was such a crybaby growing up!)  but when I do, boy do the flood gates open!!  And when my sons see me cry, which they almost never have, they know it is bad!

Apr 14, 2008 04:41 PM
Liz Moras Migic
Chilliwack, BC
Chilliwack, British Columbia - Realtor
Oh I liked that Gary!  I love the photo of the child........Its funny I grew up where we got spanked if we cried......I don't think I cried for 40 years!  But I'll tell you.....these last 5 years I've more then made up  for it.... hmmm
Apr 14, 2008 05:28 PM
Leesa Finley
RED Properties - Wake Forest, NC
RED Properties - Raleigh NC Real Estate
Gary - you are so right!  The older I get the less I cry BUT when I do I feel so much better afterwards!  I think it is that I have learned to deal with things more appropriately the older I get.  HOWEVER, when I look at pics of my son when he was a baby I cry my eyes out - of course, he doesn't get it!
Apr 14, 2008 10:39 PM
Steve Homer
The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate) - Round Rock, TX
Gary - As always you cut to the heart of the matter.  The older I get the more I realize that crying is an emotional outcry of the spirit that is necessary to us as humans, as opposed to a showing of weakness as many of us males learned from our peers growing up.  Now my eyes tear up all the time...  In fact just yesterday when I heard the Whitney Houston version of "The Star Stangled Banner" from the 1991 Super Bowl, I got chills and tears were rolling down my cheeks by the end, AND IT FELT WONDERFUL!  Keep up the good posts!  Your Friend, Steve
Apr 14, 2008 11:40 PM
Teri Eckholm
Boardman Realty - White Bear Lake, MN
REALTOR Serving Mpls/St Paul North & East Metro
Gary--Nice post...I don't like to wallow in selfpity but a good sad, sappy movie is always worth a tear or two...heck sometimes a box of tissues.
Apr 15, 2008 01:01 AM
Rosario Lewis
DDR Realty - Newburgh, NY
GRI, SRES - DDR Realty - Orange County, NY
As time goes by, my tendency to cry seems to follow a bell curve. As a kid I cried often, as a young adult I put a lid on it, and now as a mature adult a well made commercial can start my tear flowing. 
Apr 15, 2008 01:25 AM
Tom Plant
WINEormous.com - Murrieta, CA
Gary - I've shed my share of tears lately. It's not fun, but it's healthy and necessary. What a great post!
Apr 15, 2008 01:34 AM
Patricia Beck
RE/MAX Properties, Inc., ABR, GRI, SRES - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Realty
Very true, I know I feel better afterwards! 
Apr 15, 2008 06:36 AM
Becky Respess
Broker/Associate Century 21 Judge Fite Co - Cedar Hill, TX
ABR, CRB, CRS

Thanks Gary!

I was so down last night that I actually went to your blog to find something to lift my spirits. You hadn't posted anything so I just went to bed to read. I was down because I have a transaction going down the tubes and I can't do a thing to stop the situation. I guess now I know that I should have just cried. Maybe that would have made me feel better. Keep up the good work. Your posts make a difference in people's lives

Apr 15, 2008 07:17 AM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Deborah: Right, just tell people it is ok.

Carol: When the floodgates open your feelings are pouring out. Totally fine.

Liz: Funny how we change isn't it?

Leesa: Just remember it is ok to cry. Emotions just happen. Don't fight them.

Steve: I always get the chills with the Star Spangled Banner.

Apr 15, 2008 04:05 PM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Teri: A box of tissues is ok. Don't feel bad. It's good to let it out.

Erica: Lifetime, television for women. But I watch it too. They have great movies.

Rosario: I like the bell curve story. Maybe we a more tender on each end of life.

Tom: Thanks for sharing. You are one honest man.

Patricia: It is cleansing.

Apr 15, 2008 04:09 PM
Rich Dansereau
Positive Real Estate Professionals - Knoxville, TN
Emotions are valid because they are felt. I think it is sad that the repression of emotions necessitates the need for validation of those emotions. Wonderful topic!

 

Apr 15, 2008 04:52 PM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth
Rich: Crying you are right, is another way we let go! Repressing it is so wrong.
Apr 15, 2008 05:04 PM
Retha Arrabal
Doug Ashley Realtors, LLC - Chestertown, MD
GRI, Associate Broker

I just love your posts!   Very creative, timely, and just great reading. 

 

Apr 15, 2008 10:32 PM
Carol Culkin
Diamond Partners Inc - Overland Park, KS
Overland Park Residential Real Estate
Thanks for the reminder. Sometimes, I never have the time for a good cry....and sometimes, I just want to cry because I don't have the time!     
Apr 16, 2008 03:45 PM
Lynn Johnson
Coldwell Banker Home Connection - Owatonna, MN
Owatonna, MN Real Estate
Gary  - You have such a great way of bringing people together with just about any topic.  I'm not much of a crier, but I do feel sentimental from time to time.
Apr 16, 2008 04:06 PM
Arina Hanciulescu
RealtyPros - Las Vegas, NV
RealtyPros

Ok Mr. Rogers, I need to cry so badly... can I cry on your shoulder? I LOVE THE IDEA!!!

Great post!

Apr 19, 2008 09:28 PM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Retha: Thank you.

Carol: Don't underestimate the cleansing power of a cry when it is time. I am surprised that women too can hold back crying too, like men, when it seems so much more natural for them. I think as we get older we can start to let the tears flow again, as when we were a child.

Lynn: Allow the sentimental to move to a cry every now and then. Surprisingly, rather than being embarassed it will make you feel good.

Arina: You can cry on my shoulder anytime. Don't bottle up tears. It is ok and and it very much makes you human. For practice rent some sappy movie DVD and cry at home. I remember the story of the dog Old Yeller who got rabies, got me as a child crying growing up. Crying is very emotionally healthy for all of us. When you are done crying laugh that you feel much better now. It is a wonderful experience in life. Cry with others who you trust like family or a true friend.

Apr 20, 2008 01:24 AM