The Side Effects of Endorphins

Consists of Two distinct points

Be Kind.

Be yourself.

Negative feelings happen and we have to live with them.

For example I am so pissed off at what is happening in The Divided States of America and right now I can only either be kind and be myself. This relates to a question we were asked recently. I bury myself in activities such as an art, running, cooking and being with people close to me. I realize this comes from a place of privilege.

Then I know there is good in the world.

I listen to the negative feelings and try not to ignore them. They are telling me something. They are not going away. I have heard the tired cliched, worry changes nothing.

Of course that is true, yet it is somewhat unavoidable. Sometimes I look at a new building and think, “I wonder how many animals were displaced to build that building.”

It’s. Unavoidable and that’s okay.

Many would say I am overly empathetic. There is no such thing. I am being myself.