We live in a capitalistic culture that values productivity and output. We treat our own creativity and emotions in the same careless manner that our species treats our forests. We cut what we need, as fast as we need it, paying no attention to how the forests shrink and the climate changes. Soon, we are shocked when we have a nervous breakdown, panic attacks, or anxiety. We, people of great material resources, clear-cut our hearts to look impressive at work, or advance causes we care about. The misery we so often feel is our bodies and minds trying to tell us something: that we’ve had enough.
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