Perhaps nobody has ever told you that the secret to happiness is understanding unhappiness. It sounds paradoxical, and it is almost always true. If we know our way through unhappy states, we can find our way back to being happy.
Some people try to shut down their emotions, blocking them out or denying them, because they can’t stand or don’t know how to face them. In extreme cases, this leads a person to numbness, or perhaps even the ability to experience the pleasure of eating, as anhedonia.
Others will paper over their feelings, saying “Good vibes only!” as spiritual bypassing. Naturally if you try to hide from some part of yourself, it will always be expressed in one way or another.
The adventurers of the spirit look inwardly to feel deeply, though at times it may be uncomfortable. When they know the secrets hidden in the places they last wanted to look, they find the way out.
For the transcript: The Way Out is Through A Beautiful Thought
