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fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoPsychology
I'm 37 and last week my daughter asked if I was happy and I said yes automatically - but the real answer is I don't think I've felt genuine happiness since my late twenties and I've just gotten extraordinarily skilled at performing contentment for people who need me to be okay - Silicon Canals
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoI'm 37 and last week my daughter asked if I was happy and I said yes automatically - but the real answer is I don't think I've felt genuine happiness since my late twenties and I've just gotten extraordinarily skilled at performing contentment for people who need me to be okay - Silicon Canals
Performing contentment can mask the absence of genuine happiness, leading to a state of 'smiling depression' where one appears fine but feels low inside.
Startup companies
fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoI'm in my 40s and I finally understand why my father ran the same small business for 30 years - it wasn't a lack of ambition, it was something I couldn't see in my twenties - Silicon Canals
Long-term fulfillment can come from steady mastery and contentment rather than constant expansion; ambition often reflects identity, not a simple binary of success or failure.
fromPsychology Today
7 months agoThe Guesthouse of the Bittersweet
Emotions are not just fleeting reactions; they are essential guides for human connection and survival. Whether through the quiet ache of grief or the unexpected flood of tears in moments of joy, our emotional expressions reveal what matters most. Crying, in particular, speaks to this paradox: It can soothe inner tension, signal a need for support, or mark the overwhelming beauty of love and meaning. In this way, both sorrow and joy become invitations, reminders that feeling deeply is not a weakness,
Mindfulness
fromBusiness Insider
7 months agoHearing stories of her past travels and going on trips with my grandmother taught me how to enjoy life by appreciating the smaller moments
It is 2008, and I am sitting in my grandmother's room, at the Salt Lick Safari Lodge within the Taita Hills Wildlife sanctuary in Kenya. It is a gorgeous place to stay, the villas appear almost rocket-shaped, standing high off the ground to prevent any wildlife from getting inside the rooms. All around there is lush greenery. Outside her window, many animals, including elephants, deer, and giraffes pass by.
Mindfulness
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