The whole point of life is to STAND FOR something. Feelings be damned. 👊🏻
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In my clinical experience, most people struggle because their main motivations in life are to:
1) Feel good (addiction)
2) Avoid pain (avoidance)
3) Be right (ego)
Rather, I help people:
1) Be present (mindfulness)
2) Open up (willingness)
3) Do what matters (be effective)
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What is it that drives you to stand for anything?
Would you keep standing for something if it didn’t give you an assuring feeling?
Because your values provide you with the purpose and satisfaction of a well-lived life (which is more cognitive than emotional), whether or not you’re happy.
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12/ Thus, happiness should be treated as the byproduct of a well-lived life, not the priority or point of it. The best example is raising a child. Studies show that if you ping parents during the day, they are actually LESS happy during the moments they are with their children!
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