Deepak Chopra, co-founder of the Chopra Foundation and author of
Spiritual Solutions: Answers to Life's Greatest Challenges,
shows us how to shake off one of life's most debilitating
emotions. We live in a society where a high value is placed on
being positive. Yet sometimes this simply isn't possible, and
people find themselves facing temporary or long-term sadness.
Just telling yourself to "be positive" isn't much help, because
moods can have a life of their own. One of the pitfalls of
positivity is that people tend to fantasize about a perfect life
instead of realistically facing the fact that no life is
perfect. Everyone's existence contains challenges,
disappointments, frustration and failed expectations. Further,
what usually happens is that most of us become passive. We
distract ourselves by watching more television or spending more
hours on the computer. We wait for sadness to pass and we behave
as if nothing bad is going on. Keeping up a good front is
important in most people's lives, yet behind the