“Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional,” or so the trusty old saying goes. But what about the suffering that we bring on ourselves? How do we let go of pain without purpose that stands between us and the life we want to live? Here’s how to understand the difference between clean and dirty pain - and how to stop unnecessary suffering.
Privileged Problems: How to Deal with "Small" Issues Amidst a Global Pandemic (and Other Crises)
People are dead…and we’re pissy about not going outside?
How dare we mourn our inconveniences when there were whole lives lost, right?
And yet whether we shut down the conversation or not, a most definitive frustration, negativity, and general feeling of depression exists among many people who (one could argue) have “no right” to feel anything but grateful for what they DO have. How do we navigate privileged problems?