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Friends! by Dawn Pennington
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  • Post category:Feelings and Emotions / Mental health
  • Post published:July 6, 2018

The point of practising gratitude is not to disregard negative emotions. It’s important to allow yourself to feel and experience those as well. Rather, the point is to also recognise the good. Sometimes we can get caught up focusing on what is “wrong” and lose sight of all that is “right.”

Source: 9 Ways to Cope with Emotional Pain (without Food, Alcohol or Shopping) @ Eddins Counseling Group: Personal and Career Counseling Services

image: Friends! by Dawn Pennington under Creative Commons license

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