As a society we have fabricated a hierarchy of emotion where we place “better” feelings over others. For instance; we favor being content and satisfied over anxiety and unhappiness. Ill emotions have negative connotations while we associate positivity with benevolent ones. This subconscious ranking creates resistance, and we end up preferring some over others. In this system, we put stigmas on particular emotions and the behaviors that accompany them. As a result we begrudge those emotions that fall lower on the descending scale while we constantly strive to find a higher, happier rung of emotional stability and remain there. Struggling through this tiered paradigm, I have always fallen into its cycle of inevitable resentment. Recently, a new ideology is beginning to evolve.
A vertical ascension turned on its side creates a horizontal spectrum.
