Today hasn’t been the best day. So this afternoon I curled up in bed with my main man, my cat Montgomery, and started to read The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k.
I’ve been told numerous times by quite a few people that I need to read it but have always resisted. I’m not a big reader but all I can say is, mind blown!
I still have quite a bit to read but damn it’s making me think and realise some things. I think so far what’s hitting me more than anything is the acknowledgment of suffering and pain as a positive. Everyone wants the fluffy, happy stuff but not many people embrace the negatives.
The one phrase that has stood out to me more than anything so far though is:
‘The desire for more positive experiences, is itself a negative experience. And paradoxically, the acceptance of one’s negative experience is itself a positive experience’
It’s really made me think!! Can’t wait to keep going and see what else hits me in the face.