An internationally recognized speaker, teacher, coach, and author, Dave Mochel provides perspectives and practices to help us thrive in the midst of anxiety, stress, challenge, and uncertainty.
In a recent blog from his site, Applied Attention, Dave discusses the difference and importance of pursuing happiness versus practicing acceptance. Below is an excerpt.
Pleasure and comfort certainly are aspects of a normal human life. However, they are not the norm to which every other emotional experience should be compared.
Sadness, anger, heartbreak, frustration, anxiety and stress all have their place in human experience. The goal of a good life is not to get rid of these emotions, but rather to work with them skillfully and peacefully.
The irony is that much of our struggle – for otherwise blessed human beings in a modern industrialized society – is created by our constant, compulsive pursuit of happiness. We have been taught to escape discomfort through eating, drinking, smoking, working, acquiring, achieving, dieting, exercising, posting, scrolling… Many of our strategies for feeling better are destructive to our health, wellbeing and relationships. Read full blog...
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