Growing in the Dark: Why āNegative Feelingsā Matter
āOnly to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.ā ~Pema Chodron
Pop spirituality and our cultural attitude would have you think it best to banish negativity from your life. Give it the quarantine treatment until it gets better and can rejoin our polite, positive, placative society.
We are encouraged to cleanse negativity, a blanket descriptor of things that donāt feel good. Push it away with an exhale and inhale positivity. Anger, sadness, and critical thinking can all be forms of ābad vibesā that are sought to be …