I am always surprised when friends apologize for being in a bad mood, or sharing their life challenges when I bump into them, as though there is something wrong with sharing our difficulties with each other. This is yet another example of the bullshit positivity world we have created in western life, where we are only acceptable to each other if we share good news. I wonder if we have communicated the message that someone elses bad news is unacceptable because we are trying to bypass our own difficulties. Whatever it is, this has to stop. We arent going to co-create a genuinely positive world until we can hold the space for each others shadow. Better an authentic frown than an inauthentic smile any day. A smile that is built on a pretentious foundation isnt a smile at all.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:15:01 +0000
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