Growing up I was taught to suppress negative emotions and brush things under the rug, so much so that even when there was a visibly large obstacle, I would choose to ignore it and pretend that everything was fine☕️🔥 It wasn’t until I got older that I realized how detrimental it was to my own sanity; I would have explosive fights with my parents or lock myself in my bedroom not speaking to anyone but not fully understand why. This week the magical Mimi teaches us how to accept those negative feelings for what they are and use them as fuel for the positive💫Learning to appreciate the darkness is just as important as appreciating the light 🌓 and in today’s political climate, this is definitely a message we all need to hear💥 • Thank you @mimochai for shedding your wisdom and fairy dust!✨ You have been someone that I deeply admired for years and I feel so lucky to be able to have such authentic conversations with you. Your strength and resiliency to continue sharing happiness by playing with light and dark is remarkable and I can’t wait for your very first story book!! (Go support her @kickstarter if you haven’t already) Yay!🌵💕 • 📸: @_jdle • #mimochai #mimichao #perfectlyimperfectpodcast #perfectlyimperfect #podcast #happiness (at Victoria Beach, Laguna Beach)