
Ep. 136 – Pain and Trust
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein
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The Half Smile Lightens Things
There are times when things get so intense, so unbearably intense, that the only thing left to do is to smile. Don't forget your sense of humor because it's very helpful. It's quite amazing how, I don't know whether the muscles in the face affect the brain or something goes on, but the half smile definitely lightens things. So instead of walking around with that somberness or heaviness, taking oneself so seriously, it just puts a quality of spaciousness into our experience.
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