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The 3 Most Important Things That Everyone Should Know About Life
We all have different goals and aspirations in life, but some things are universally true for everyone. So, what are they?
There are three critical things that I’ve discovered about life that apply across the board– no matter who you are or what you want to do. Understanding these three truths will help you live a happier, more content life.
1. It’s okay to not be okay.
Why do we think that we should be happy all the time? Perhaps it comes from the media or simply our desire to have the good without the bad. Wouldn’t that be an ideal world? It would be like flipping a coin and saying that you only want tails. Well, I hate to tell you that you will also get heads 50% of the time.
The same is true about emotions. We don’t just have happiness, joy, excitement, awe, amusement, calmness, romance, and satisfaction. We also have envy, fear, disgust, boredom, anger, and embarrassment — just to name a few of the many good and bad emotions.
So why do we strive to have only the good ones and feel that we are failing or that there is something wrong with us if we are experiencing the bad ones?
The fact is that you get more of what you think about. So the more you dwell on your negative emotions — why…
