Buddhist Quote to consider

[pachacuti]

A very wise woman on this site has advised me not to appreciate the good side of negativity.  When letting go of your negativity, you must remember that you are not trying to suppress it, but to acknowledge it and consider it, but don't dwell or obsess on it, and then you will be able to let it go more easily. The great benefit to this is each time you do it you learn something more about yourself and you become stronger and more capable of resisting the next onslaught of negativity.

In this regard, I got a Buddhist quote by email today that encapsulates this philosophy (for me at least):

When you try to get rid of fear or anger, what happens? You just get restless or discouraged and have to go eat something or smoke or drink or do something else. But if you wait and endure restlessness, greed, hatred, doubt, despair, and sleepiness, if you observe these conditions as they cease and end, you will attain a kind of calm and mental clarity, which you will never achieve if you're always going after something else.

- Ajahn Sumedho, "The Mind and the Way"

Mark

[Vicki Christina]

I agree!  You can not deny the negative feelings. Bless them and send them on their way!