So much of what we do is downstream of how we feel

Sometimes, the more rationally we justify our actions (to others, and to ourselves), the more irrational the justification is. But just because the justification is irrational, it doesn't mean that that justification isn't real - what we feel is very real

Relatedly, today I read this good article about processing strong emotions

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Relatedly, today I read this good article about processing strong emotions 

https://text.npr.org/1236973762