What Do I Do With My Sadness

Here I speak about phases of depression that we all may go through during this lifetime, that can be hard on us. I speak about how we can generally handle our sadness, and how we can look at it in a more tender and positive way.

Transcript

My name is Sangeet, And today I am here to tell you something very important. How many of us, At some point in time, Are forced to face extremely difficult realities? And how many of us are forced to keep going with our lives, Almost as if nothing happened, To maintain whatever it is that is left? And as a result of this, How many of us end up suppressing our feelings, Pretending that everything is just fine, Because we think that we have no other choice? And how many times many of us go through this in this lifetime? In all those moments, In all those times, Only tears want to come out, When all we want is to be able to smile and to laugh again, With joy and happiness, And with the same pure sense of freedom and of innocence that we brought with us when we were born in this planet. Nobody wants to feel sad, But sadness is part of our emotions, We can't just ignore it. Is our surrounding world ready to embrace and to include all of our feelings and states and faces? Maybe, Maybe not, But whatever the case is, We and our hearts matter, And we and our hearts should always be and feel safe and comfortable, Not to avoid our sadness, But to allow it to be expressed and to be felt at any time, Not to push us into a forever sad condition either, But to help us to release it through the acceptance, The gratitude, And the appreciation for the natural course of life. Sadness can be hard to feel, But it is way harder when we judge it and when we avoid it and punish ourselves for feeling it. Sadness may not seem to be part of our dreams and goals, But if we pay close attention, Even when we wish something amazing to happen, It always comes with emotions, And in those emotions, Sadness is inevitably, Directly, Or indirectly part of it. Why? Because the universe is about inclusion, And at least in this planet, We get to feel and to experience the full spectrum of emotions. Sadness is ok, And happiness as well. So today, Whether we cry or we smile, Let's embrace it for a while, So our heart can really receive all the validation that it deserves. Our heart is beautiful, Not just sometimes, But always. It is its grandiose nature to strengthen itself and to heal, And it is up to us to feel.

Reviews

I am so greatful for your words of dealing with sadness. Am I sad? Yes I am. I was saddened to leave Cape Cod to relocate to San Antonio Texas. Why? Because I left one saddness to be in a similar saddeness here. Why? What saddens me most is the destruction of nature. The nature I grew up in on the ocean shores of puget sound and shore’s of the Pacific Ocean and the shores of when I lived in Alaska for 20 years and the mountains that surrounded me in every direction and the Farm land at the base of the mountains. Here in S. A. Texas I see thousands of acres of forested area’s and thousands of a acres of farmlands being plowed over to build thousands of homes.
Hundreds of miles of what was once dusty roads are now 4-5 lane super highways and flyover highway ramps. Why? Because the population grows each day by the millions. Why? Because Nature is being destroyed to have room for the rising population. No one seems to care about Nature or what is going to happen once The Nature that once was everywhere will never grow again. When we destroy nature I’m saddened because we can’t live without Nature. I’m saddened because I believe we’re causing our extinction from pollution in the lakes,rivers, Oceans and atmosphere etc. why? I believe it is greed that plays a huge part in destroying our Earth.
Am I saddened? Yes I am.
But I know there’s nothing I can do solely to have Nature etc. to be again as it once was. I remember mentioning in a review I gave you a few +/- years ago that it is our supreme intelligence that will cause our extinction. I see it happening more and more each day. Am I sad?
Yes I am.
Thank you sangeet for this topic of the many saddening we might have. Your final words did let me feel much better. And for that I am very grateful for you and will always appreciate your updates.
There is another thing that lessens my saddenes is that because of all the removal of nature it causes many Deer, raccoons, squirrels, armadillos and many other animals that seek refuge here to feel safe on the 4 acres of wilderness that surrounds where I am today. Those animals are given water, food, kindness and love.