Let’s Talk.
Gather with your family, group, or mentor and start a conversation with this week’s topic (below). Then check back next week and do it again!
Watch the 5-minute video below.
Follow along with the talking points.
Use the questions to start a conversation.
Avoiding the “Happiness Trap”
The quest for personal happiness can be exhausting if it means trying to avoid all negative emotions and experiences.
Talking Points
- In life, we carry with us both the good and the bad things that form us.
- When we try to push away the hard things, they ironically become heavier burdens for us to bear.
- As we accept the negatives, we are free to live for a greater purpose. When we accept and embrace pain, it becomes easier to bear.
Talk about it:
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- Share some of the highlights of your life so far. Share some of the trials you’ve faced in your life. How did each of those events affect you?
- Do you think it is true that the more we push away our problems, the heavier they become? Explain. How has avoidance created problems for you in the past?
- How could embracing your challenges change your perspective about them?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
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