I’m so honored by your beautiful reflections, Michael Andonie, and your experience resonates deeply with me. I think our culture’s current obsessive focus on achieving a persistent state of happiness and positivity is unhealthy as it’s not possible or desirable. They each have wisdom and gifts for us and the dark ones should not be eradicated in favor of their lighter cousins. All emotions invite us to meet them with curiosity, attention and love so that they can come into balance to find a harmonious home in our psyche.