We’ve all heard the phrase, “too much of a good thing.”
This thought is usually associated with the concept of moderation.
For example, ice cream is yummy, but eating it all day every day would be too much of a good thing.
It wouldn’t be healthy for your body.
You’d feel like crap.
You wouldn’t be getting all the nutrients that your body needs.
Ice cream in moderation, however…as a dessert after a meal every once in a while, can be a good thing. It’s fun, it’s enjoyable.
It’s a good thing in moderation, but not in excess. And most of us would agree with this, when it comes to ice cream.
In my observation, there are a decent number of people out there in the world who do not agree with the concept of “too much of a good thing” when it comes to positivity, or having a positive attitude.
Rather, many people view this as the goal! Their goal in life is to achieve a constant state of bliss and happiness.
On last week’s episode of Art That Overcomes, entitled, My 3 Tips to Reframe Negative Self Beliefs, I talked about the importance of feeling all of our feelings. We can’t selectively numb certain emotions. I think that sometimes people who are feeling down or depressed try to squash their uncomfortable and unwanted emotions, only to find themselves unintentionally shutting down their happiness and joy as well… to a point where they may not be feeling much of anything, or at least aren’t aware of what they’re feeling.
On the flip side, I think there are plenty of people who are SO incredibly uncomfortable with what they perceive as “negative” emotions, that they do their very best to appear very positive on the surface, all the time. But they’re not necessarily any better off than their depressed counterparts.
The truth that I want to confront you with today is that these two types of people are actually very similar...
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