Fuck “Good Vibes Only”: The Spectrum of Human Experience is Vast and It Includes Sucky Things (And That’s Okay)

No Gary Vee, my “negative mindset” is not getting in my way. Sometimes it really does just suck. “Powering through” every emotion that is not considered “positive” causes us to dissociate from ourselves, our bodies, our spirits, and our intuition, which only leads to us feeling even more shitty about ourselves. Inevitably, we will feel down, tired, unmotivated, and neutral at times.

Working through our issues with resilience doesn’t mean extreme positivity and working harder. It means feeling what we feel when we feel it. It means meeting ourselves where we are. Talking to ourselves as we would a friend (something that is so fucking hard, but I’m working on it).

A lot of influencers and entrepreneurs promote “manifestation,” but don’t have a lot to say about chronic illness, depression, mental health, or systemic injustice.

Manifestation and mindset are important, but not to the point where we are denying our real, human experiences while existing in a white supremacist, capitalist society.

Last night, I was feeling unworthy because I had two hours at the end of my day…