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Do We Really Need Positivity to Live Our Best Lives?
Genuine, non-toxic positivity is essential for everyone.
Toxic positivity is all over the place. Tons of messages about the power of positive thinking, the Law of Attraction, manifestation, happiness, and living our best lives all reduce down to positivity. Toxic positivity both blatantly and subtly tells you all negative thoughts and feelings are bad and must be avoided, ignored, disregarded, and not allowed to take root.
This is a lie. Why? Because nobody — and I mean nobody — lives a life with zero negativity. Life is too unpredictable. What’s more, too many things we can’t control at all can, will, and do happen to generate negativity.
Jobs are lost, relationships end, loved ones die, friends turn on you, plans fall apart, and more. This is natural and unavoidable. This is all part of the human condition.
It sucks. Bad things are not fun, undesirable, and can lead to worse things. But they can, will, and do happen. No matter what any pundits, gurus, teachers, spiritual leaders, or the like say — negativity is unavoidable.
This begs the question: If negativity is unavoidable, do we really need positivity to live our best lives?
