“If I could teach everyone in the world one concept, it would be to feel–– to allow each emotion to pulse through us like a tidal wave, drinking in and breathing out every bit of grief, rage, joy, ecstasy, and despair. We live in a culture that rewards numbing, a culture that encourages us to SUPPRESS, REPRESS, and HOLD IN our emotions to the point of making ourselves sick. So we learn from a young age onward how to dampen our big emotional waves through restricting our breath and distracting ourselves. Re-learning how to feel deeply would have a positive impact on humanity because feeling coaxes hidden parts of ourselves out from the shadows so that they can be loved. Strong self love allows us to end the war with ourselves, which will ultimately end the war with all other selves.”