"The truth is, that as the lungs make use of the air we breathe, the heart makes use of the things we experience." Mark Nepo
How true. And, it is our choice what to make of our experiences. It seems our society wars after happiness, but we need to feel both ends of the continuum of emotion. Mark Nepo gives a clever analogy that we cannot drink water and say we are taking only the oxygen and not the hydrogen. The same is true with life. We cannot pursue only happiness; we must be willing to feel everything along the continuum between happiness and grief. We cannot drink just of sorrow either and truly live life. Are you feeling all the feelings this rich live provides? Life is like a great smorgasbord. It provides experiences where we can feel joy, sorrow, amusement, relief, sadness, loss, happiness, fear, anxiousness -- among many. What if part of the purpose of life is to experience the emotions our experiences arise in us?
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