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Posts by Nathan-Gismot

Nathan Gismot lives in Colorado with his loving partner, Kristy, and an awesome little corgi named Willow. Nathan has myriad interests and enjoys writing about nearly all of them. You can find some of his work on his blogs: mentalhealthforhumans.blogspot.com and positivelynathan.tumblr.com. You can also follow him on Twitter @nategismot.

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How We Can Reduce Our Suffering by Feeling Uncomfortable Feelings

“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but thought about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking.” ~Eckhart Tolle

Just about everyone experiences sorrow at times. I know I do.

The other morning, in fact, I was caught off guard by a very particular sorrow. Nothing happened, per se; but from the moment I awoke, I felt an aching sense of sadness and loss at the fact that my career path has taken me away from the field of mental health counseling.

As I became aware of my sorrow, it filled my heart and mind like …