The article discusses the struggles of coping with unhappiness despite having a seemingly fulfilling life. It emphasizes the importance of addressing emotional barriers rather than just pretending to be happy. The author identifies three main challenges that prevent individuals from experiencing true joy, emphasizing the need to validate and process past experiences. Ignoring these challenges leads to trapped emotions, which inhibit the ability to feel good. An essential part of the healing journey involves grieving these past feelings to liberate one's emotional energy and fully engage in life's present moments.
Life is never perfect, but it sure is a lot more enjoyable and fun when we love, enjoy, and fully experience the present moments.
We need to work through three key obstacles to move from just surviving and having moments of happiness to thriving and living a life full of joy.
When you don't fully validate and process painful past experiences, the energy of those experiences gets trapped and contained within your body.
The energy and emotion inside are deep and strong, and by keeping those feelings away from our consciousness, we miss out on experiencing joy.
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