True fulfillment has little to do with the outside world of people, places and things. It’s essential to satisfy our basic needs and obviously pleasurable to have what we want. However, once our survival is reasonably secure, how happy we are depends almost exclusively on how we feel inside. If we have inner turmoil from feelings we’re ignoring, we’ll focus on activities and possessions to distract ourselves from the discomfort and pain. When we acknowledge and sit with our true feelings, even the uncomfortable ones, we understand that only one thing can bring essential fulfillment…
Self-acceptance.
