Thanks. I like to step carefully in situations like this because I don't want to accidentally end up hurting someone. Glad to know it's okay with you :)

Word. I appreciate that.

This is the part where emotional intelligence comes into play. People with high EQ know that it's not gonna make things better if you pressurize a person to be happy. It's often better to let them experience that pain and recover from it overtime.

Yeah.. I agree. As much as we want people to be happy, it's good to realize it can't be forced and that they'll likely be happier in the long run if they go through it.

"People like these sure have more to lose, but they also have more to live for. They feel greater levels of compassion, intimacy, sense of purpose, attraction, fulfillment and pretty much every other thing that makes for a meaningful life."

Well said.. And thanks for the link, will check it out when I can. Either tonight or tomorrow probably. And yeah it seems like when you try to force your mental state you're repressing feelings and becoming more robotic for lack of a better word, I think if we're more fluid and honest and natural that that is more ideal and conducive. And I didn't have any studies to base that on until you shared that I just felt it intuitively and tend to listen to my intuition as it's rarely wrong. Sometimes it is, but rarely.

It goes both ways, haha! You seem to teach me stuff every time you share your life stories and I often feel like I can relate with you on so many levels. Glad to know you like my work :)

Cool. :D Glad we can help each other learn and have some great conversations while we're at it. :)