By John Amodeo — 2017
What would it take to be ourselves and speak our truth while also maintaining a climate of emotional safety in our important relationships?
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Political activists—even the angry ones, but not the daring ones—are happier than the average person.
The pandemic has stripped our emotional reserves even further, laying bare our unique physical, social, and emotional vulnerabilities.
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Positive thinking has clear benefits. For a 2003 study, scientists asked undergraduates at the University of California, Davis to write weekly about their experiences. One group wrote about what they felt grateful for, and the other about what had annoyed them.
As Buddhist teaching says, suffering has the potential to deepen our compassion and understanding of the human condition. And in so doing, it can lead us to even greater faith, joy and well-being.
On the road to well-being, says James Baraz, embrace all your diverse feelings.