Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.

C.g. Jung
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When people say that they are happy, they often mean that they are very content. That’s great to hear, but it’s not the whole picture. There is more to happiness than just being content. You can be content with your life and still feel sadness about its limitations.

There is also the heaviness of what you could have been if you had never made mistakes. These feelings are sometimes so heavy that they seem to drag you down, making you feel like you want to give up on everything. But what people don’t realize is that even these feelings are part of the happiness equation.

The best way to keep them at bay is to keep moving forward. One way to do that is by finding something to do to take your mind off your sadness. There are people who use this as an excuse for their unhappiness, but that’s not true happiness.

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