When traveling a year ago, I saw someone wearing a t-shirt that said, “Emotions Destroy Everything”.  Oh boy.  This made me and those who I was traveling with laugh because we all could relate a little too well.  When thinking about feeling emotion, it honestly seems easier to just not let yourself feel. Feeling emotion takes time, energy, is messy, and can really feel just plain down uncomfortable.  It seems easier to just push the emotions away, to push them down or push them out.  They seem more like a nuisance than helpful.  This may be how you feel too.  But do emotions really destroy everything?  Let’s take a minute to explore this.