ahhh such a beautiful share... yes i can recognize this in myself too and have done a lot of work around it in fact. acknowledging ALL of ourselves is a huge part of the journey, to me. Perhaps it is some conditioning that makes us want to be happy, or even just our brain which feels great when it is happy lol ... but it is a whole human experience when we feel it all and know it all... and even... grow to love and accept it all. not necessarily like it, but still love ourselves and accept it...

again, beautiful share, i really appreciate your openness and honesty here @twinislandflames!!! yes, it gets easier with practice! XO