A great way to determine how happy or angry someone tends to be is to look at their political rantings and ravings. Whether on the hard right or hard left, the person who sees everything through a lens of oppression and/or conspiracy is by nature a miserable human being. The one who holds space for multiple perspectives is also the one who holds space for the joy that exists in every day life.
Thank you, Zuby! This is the article we all need right now! Being upset and angry all the time over the pain and the injustices in this world doesn't make anything better, it just destroys you. It brings down your quality of life. Being happy is good for you and laughter actually increases your lifespan. Being depressed and angry all the time is bad for you physically, mentally and emotionally. Yes, there are bad things going on in the world and happening to people and we should care about them and have empathy for their suffering. But it doesn't mean you should ruin your own life in the process. Nor should you not have family and have children because of the bad things going on. That's absolute nonsense and totally irrational. If people had thought that way throughout history there would be nobody left on Earth and humanity would have gone extinct. In this world today, feeling joy and having fun are an act of rebellion. Zuby's right, it doesn't make you a better person because you are always engulfed in righteous anger. It makes you a worse person if anything. So, spend time with your family, friends and coworkers. Go on vacation. Meet new people. Eat good food and have a cool drink. Do the things you've always wanted to do. Enjoy life! If you'd like more positivity in your life here are some resources:
There does seem to be some kind of odd martyr-mentally on social media. It's cool to embrace the suffering of the world. In fact, it's easier to embrace suffering than to strive for your own happiness and potentially fail.
Fun and happiness are spiritual signals that lead towards self knowing
Not hedonism and consumption though, inverted forms of ‘true’ fun and happiness
The spirit rises through challenge and righteous struggle
Fun and happiness look a lot like growth and learning, creating not consuming
Ignoring them when you feel them is an abdication, a sin, you’re off the mark
Thank you for standing up for happiness
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This is a much needed reminder. Goes hand in hand with Jocko's latest podcast about squelching unnecessary noise.
Glad you like it!
Such an important message 🙏🏾
Hold your children and touch grass.
This was beautiful, Zuby. Bravo. 👏🐺
A great way to determine how happy or angry someone tends to be is to look at their political rantings and ravings. Whether on the hard right or hard left, the person who sees everything through a lens of oppression and/or conspiracy is by nature a miserable human being. The one who holds space for multiple perspectives is also the one who holds space for the joy that exists in every day life.
Solid litmus test.
Thank you, Zuby! This is the article we all need right now! Being upset and angry all the time over the pain and the injustices in this world doesn't make anything better, it just destroys you. It brings down your quality of life. Being happy is good for you and laughter actually increases your lifespan. Being depressed and angry all the time is bad for you physically, mentally and emotionally. Yes, there are bad things going on in the world and happening to people and we should care about them and have empathy for their suffering. But it doesn't mean you should ruin your own life in the process. Nor should you not have family and have children because of the bad things going on. That's absolute nonsense and totally irrational. If people had thought that way throughout history there would be nobody left on Earth and humanity would have gone extinct. In this world today, feeling joy and having fun are an act of rebellion. Zuby's right, it doesn't make you a better person because you are always engulfed in righteous anger. It makes you a worse person if anything. So, spend time with your family, friends and coworkers. Go on vacation. Meet new people. Eat good food and have a cool drink. Do the things you've always wanted to do. Enjoy life! If you'd like more positivity in your life here are some resources:
Read the Good News Network: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
Here are some great reads as well:
* Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
* Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference by Rutger Bregman
* The Good American: The Epic Story of Bob Gersony, the U.S. Government's Greatest Humanitarian by Robert D. Kaplan
* A Forgotten Hero: Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish Humanitarian Who Rescued 30,000 People from the Nazis by Shelley Emling
* A Conspiracy of Decency: The Rescue of the Danish Jews During World War II by Emmy E. Werner
* HumanKind: Changing the World One Small Act at a Time by Brad Aronson
* ...And Now, The Good News: 20 Years of Inspiring News Stories by Geri Weis-Corbley
* Rescuing the Surviving Souls: The Great Jewish Refugee Crisis of the Seventeenth Century by Adam Teller
* One Life: The True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton by Barbara Winton
* The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews by Peter Duffy
* Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation by John Carlin
There does seem to be some kind of odd martyr-mentally on social media. It's cool to embrace the suffering of the world. In fact, it's easier to embrace suffering than to strive for your own happiness and potentially fail.