Sure, there are plenty of good reasons to be unhappy, and they are very real and perfectly valid. There's nothing wrong with being unhappy, and there is absolutely nothing inherently good about being happy instead of being unhappy. It's just that being unhappy isn't as fun as being happy, and I find life to be more enjoyable when I'm having fun (duh). I'm not suggesting that we should pretend to be happy or that we should ignore things which upset us- that only makes us even more unhappy. Nor am I one of these "positivity" people as that usually leads to being totally fake and making others wrong for their feelings. All I'm saying is that just as our unhappiness is completely real and valid as a response to life, so is our happiness. That just as we can always find very real reasons to be unhappy, we can also always find very real reasons to be happy (without making our reasons for unhappiness false), and if the reasons for happiness are just as true and valid as the reasons for unhappiness (which they always are) then I can choose either one without ignoring or denying the truth of the other as well. And regardless of circumstance or what hardships I may be going through, I will always do better by choosing to be fully real which means fully acknowledging the truth of the hard and unpleasant things in addition to all that is good because otherwise I'm just denying a huge chunk of life by pretending it's all one way or another when it's always all ways. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjVAoxUglgQ

This is a really great Ram Dass talk about being present when there is nowhere to stand. We get to hold both the reality of suffering on this plane and the perfection of all in a way that fosters love and compassion. Unless otherwise noted, the music, animation, and art in the videos are all original works. Feel free to contact me through any of the links below! Namaste Facebook: https://goo.gl/nLKmkQ Instagram: https://goo.gl/ba9DXq SoundCloud: https://goo.gl/RMJEkK Ello: https://goo.gl/UK7XeB #lovestep #ramdass #livelove ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0cFYctTmqQ

I was hurting and angry and blaming society for the condition that the world is in when I sat down to write it all out; something that I do when I'm stuck in a shitty story and need to get it out so I can let it go. As I began to write a sarcastic and bitter open letter, an amazing thing started to happen and the letter wrote itself, transforming my bitterness into... something else entirely. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFfsRTVOm4A

A very powerful and mind-opening look at addiction and acceptance. Unless otherwise noted, the music, animation, and art in the videos are all original works. Feel free to contact me through any of the links below! Namaste Facebook: https://goo.gl/nLKmkQ Instagram: https://goo.gl/ba9DXq SoundCloud: https://goo.gl/RMJEkK Ello: https://goo.gl/UK7XeB #lovestep #ramdass #livelove ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5sniDuWVs8