The Positive Impact of Negative Emotions
What breaks our heart also connect us
Life is not perfect, so why do we expect our emotions to be perfect?
In our social media-driven, image-obsessed world, everyone seems to be happy and positive all the time. We feel ashamed of experiencing negative emotions.
Positive emotions are worth cultivating, but being constantly upbeat carries its own risks. We must embrace all our emotions, not just the good ones. Research shows that experiencing and accepting anger and sadness are vital to our mental health.
Negative emotions can bring us to our depth — they connect us with our deeper selves.
“There comes a time when the bubble of ego is popped and you can’t get the ground back for an extended period of time. Those times, when you absolutely cannot get it back together, are the richest and powerful times in our lives.”
— Pema Chödrön
A happy life is not one without suffering — it requires integrating both the negative and positive that lies within us.
