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When Was The Last Time You Were Happy?
Mental Health | Last Active: Jan 1 11:03pm | Replies (21)Comment receiving replies
I have come to believe that from the moment of consciousness until day I die life is suffering punctuated by moments of transcendent joy. It seems to me that no one escapes this reality.
The most direct route I have found to that joy is living in the moment.
The only shortcut I have found to living in the moment is loving others. And truly loving others requires that I love myself and that ain't easy.
I have also found that it is harder for me to love those closest to me who may have wounded me the most, then it is to love a stranger.
I have found no other path to peace. Maybe one day humanity will transcend suffering but not today.
I hope you find the peace you deserve.
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Profound words. I do have transient moments of joy, usually with my dog or out in nature. Nature is my cathedral.
So true about loving yourself, I’ve always struggled with that. I’m estranged from my family and I rarely let others in, because seems like I always end up hurt or disappointed.