The Heroic Journey

Don't Be Positive. Be Honest.

Don't Be Positive. Be Honest.
The second rule of my happiness journey was, "Don't be Positive. Be Honest."* Somewhere along the line, many of us seem to have become trapped in t...

Don't Be Perfect. Be Real.

Don't Be Perfect. Be Real.

I recently embarked upon a happiness journey. The first rule of the journey was, "Don't be Perfect. Be Real." This is the story of finding beauty in realness. You see, for a very long time (or at least five years that I am consciously aware of) my vision of happiness has been built upon a tyranny of positivity.

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Happiness is not denial.

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There are no negative emotions.