Chapter 3 Difficult feelings, negative capability and defences
Negative capability, that is when man is capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason
– John Keats
Embracing and examining all sorts of feelings
As I concluded in Chapter 1, since everything depends on context, it is crucial that we improve our ability to embrace and be present with, aware of and curious about the complexity of the dynamics at play in the here-and-now.
To be present with everything that is there in the moment, we need to be able to tune in on and stay with all sorts of emotions. We also need to be able to be present with all the things that feel difficult and unsettling, ...
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