Don’t be swayed by anyone who tells you that you always have to be positive. Avoid the negative. Put on a happy face. There’s a time and a place for that advice, but the breadth and depth of life includes both the light and the darkness. Remember, day and night, winter and summer.
We spend a lot of time denying the dark side of ourselves while often dedicating ourselves to pointing out the darkness in others. I believe that denying our dark side, our negative feelings, impulses, fantasies, spite, desire for revenge and malicious thoughts can lead us to acting them out.
Being aware of our darkness, accepting it and knowing that it doesn’t define who we are and that we can always choose our actions gives us true freedom to be.
Now go on out there and be your amazing full self.
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