RULE 34
It’s OK just to feel
Following on from the last Rule, many people have a sense that somehow feelings don’t count unless there’s a good rational ‘reason’ for them. I’m not sure where this comes from, and it seems to be more prevalent in some cultures than others. But it does help the last Rule to make sense.
You and I – here on this page – we know perfectly well that feelings are what they are and we don’t have to be able to justify them. But out there in the real world almost everyone – you and me included – can sometimes feel embarrassed or ashamed or shy or insecure about admitting how we feel. As though we have made a rational choice to feel that way and are therefore responsible for it. Yes, you can sometimes choose how to feel, ...
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