Resisting Painful Emotions

Monday Memo for 02.27.23

Feb 27, 2023

∙ Paid

Many of us go through life assuming we should be happy all the time. When we inevitably fail to meet this unrealistic ideal, rooted in false belief, we then go on to hold ourselves in contempt for it. We avoid experiencing sadness, and we shame ourselves when we do experience it.

Our resistance to the darker side of our life positions us to be further do…

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