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The importance of feeling good
4 years ago
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It just struck me:
Feeling good is important, too.
I just learned that.
Huh. My depth perception only activates when I'm deeply at peace and happy. When I'm feeling good. I wonder why that is.
Anyway. Feeling good is important, too.
Feeling good is high on the list. It isn't an afterthought. Feeling good is dreadfully important. Feeling good is a goal, not a secondary effect. Put it up first.
I never realized it, not discretely. I don't think I was ever taught that my pleasure was important. It was always be safe and do well. Maybe some day you'll feel good.
No, it's important to feel good often. Regularly and in many things you do. Some measure of mindless pleasure is natural in life, and should be encouraged. We were not meant to break ourselves to get by, then sleep until we break again. Uninhibited pleasure is normal and good.
I was never taught that. I never learned that. How was I supposed to know? Yes, I was happy sometimes. But I didn't know it was good to be happy. I didn't know it was something to take pride in. It felt like stealing moments. Being happy felt like I was doing a bad thing. Wasting my time, and more importantly, wasting other peoples' time. Bothering people. Taking up space. Any number of bad things, I felt like my happiness was something they were causing. Happiness was accompanied by guilt.
No. I don't need guilt. Not for everything, at least. Being happy is not something to feel bad about. It is not something you steal. It is something you make room for. It is a priority. Feeling good is a priority.
When I make decisions, I need to remember that feeling good is a priority. Everything else will pull at me too, but feeling good, I need to take it seriously. Does this make me feel good? I need to ask myself. How does this make me feel? Is there any pleasure to be had?
Feeling good is important too.
I need to drive this lesson into my marrow.
Feeling good is important, too.
Feeling good is important, too.
I just learned that.
Huh. My depth perception only activates when I'm deeply at peace and happy. When I'm feeling good. I wonder why that is.
Anyway. Feeling good is important, too.
Feeling good is high on the list. It isn't an afterthought. Feeling good is dreadfully important. Feeling good is a goal, not a secondary effect. Put it up first.
I never realized it, not discretely. I don't think I was ever taught that my pleasure was important. It was always be safe and do well. Maybe some day you'll feel good.
No, it's important to feel good often. Regularly and in many things you do. Some measure of mindless pleasure is natural in life, and should be encouraged. We were not meant to break ourselves to get by, then sleep until we break again. Uninhibited pleasure is normal and good.
I was never taught that. I never learned that. How was I supposed to know? Yes, I was happy sometimes. But I didn't know it was good to be happy. I didn't know it was something to take pride in. It felt like stealing moments. Being happy felt like I was doing a bad thing. Wasting my time, and more importantly, wasting other peoples' time. Bothering people. Taking up space. Any number of bad things, I felt like my happiness was something they were causing. Happiness was accompanied by guilt.
No. I don't need guilt. Not for everything, at least. Being happy is not something to feel bad about. It is not something you steal. It is something you make room for. It is a priority. Feeling good is a priority.
When I make decisions, I need to remember that feeling good is a priority. Everything else will pull at me too, but feeling good, I need to take it seriously. Does this make me feel good? I need to ask myself. How does this make me feel? Is there any pleasure to be had?
Feeling good is important too.
I need to drive this lesson into my marrow.
Feeling good is important, too.
