I thought looking at the bright side of everything was the best way to live. I thought the scripture mentioned, we should give thanks in everything. Oh, the same scripture did say, sorrows sharpens understanding.
I guess @harlowjourney is right then when he said in his post, Meditation and Overcoming the Cult of Positivity
Often people don't realize that by focusing on the positive they might be ignoring real danger signs in their lives. They might not be taking a realistic view. And probably the most unexpected consequence of focusing on the positive is that it can, in some cases, lead to serious depression.
I am lying here trying to make sense of everything he is saying. I am trying hard to decipher if this is the truth or not. Does looking at the bright side of everything lead to depression? How can that be possible? Do you mean too much happiness is bad for us?
I can't still say I agree with him. Well, maybe, I have to read till the end. Somehow, I have a feeling, he will be able to convince me that this is true.
Was he able to convince me? Yes. Right here.
You sit with all the feelings inside. mindfulness is realizing that you have all of these different worlds inside of you. You might have anger, joy, sadness, grief, etc. They all live there, sometimes for a brief moment, and sometimes for years.
Mindfulness is acknowledging their presence and allowing them to exist inside you in peace.
You see we run as far as we can from how we feel about certain things and everything. We do not want to acknowledge we are angry over what the other person said to us.
We don't want to acknowledge we are sad or heartbroken because of what the other person did. We don't want to seem like the odd one or the bad one in the room.
So we wear masks, pretending to be fine, bottling in all our emotions. Emotions that if care is not taken, will explode one day, and the repercussions will be worst than if we had acknowledged the feeling when we first notice it.
We have to learn to love ourselves enough to accept everything we are, including our strengths and weaknesses. It is only when we do that we can find answers to all of our unanswered questions. Those thoughts that question our very existence will be resolved if we accept who we are on a larger scale of things.
@harlowjourney did say we won't be able to run no matter how hard we try, so what's the point of running, anywhere?
If you find it difficult to accept this truth, try meditations, it's the route to finding the peace that you truly desire.
I hope that you will visit his post to gain more insights.