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Many people falsely believe that to be mindful means either to be focused on one thing (and just that one thing) or to be aware of everything all the time. In this article I will explain why neither of those is actually possible nor helpful. I will also show you what mindfulness actually looks like in a super short video.
Being content doesn’t sound very sexy. Why should anyone strive to be “just” content?
Because being happy all the time is not realistic. Happiness is an emotion. Just like anxiety, sadness, excitement, anger, etc. All emotions are transient. Meaning, they fluctuate, they become more and less intense. They are manageable and tolerable, even when they feel extremely distressing, unpleasant, uncomfortable, or even unbearable. The truth is, if it’s an emotion, you can bear it.
“Toxic positivity contributes to ‘all or nothing’ thinking, which is a type of distorted assumption that things have to be either all good or all bad,” said Alice Rizzi, a NYC therapist and MyWellbeing community member. “No one is happy 100% of the time, nor should they be. Humans are multi-faceted and experience complex emotional states.”
