Bittersweet : how sorrow and longing make us whole

Description

Cain shows how a bittersweet state of mind is the quiet force that helps us transcend our personal and collective pain. If we don't acknowledge our own sorrows and longings, she says, we can end up inflicting them on others via abuse, domination, or neglect.

Content

Latest edition,

The power of bittersweet

how can we transform pain into creativity, transcendence, and love?

What is sadness good for?(Sorrow and longing)

Why do we long for “perfect” and unconditional love? (And what does this have to do with our love of sad songs, rainy days, and even the divine?)(Sorrow and longing)

Is creativity associated with sorrow, longing - and transcendence?(Sorrow and longing)

How should we cope with lost love?(Sorrow and longing)

how can we live and work authentically in a “tyranny of positivity”?

How did a nation founded on so much heartache turn into a culture of normative smiles?(Winners and losers)

How can we transcend enforced positivity in the workplace, and beyond?(Winners and losers)

how should we live, knowing that we and everyone we love will die

Should we try to live forever?(Mortality, impermanence, and grief)

Should we try to “get over” grief and impermanence?(Mortality, impermanence, and grief)

Do we inherit the pain of our parents and ancestors?(Mortality, impermanence, and grief)

And, if so, can we transform it generations later?(Mortality, impermanence, and grief)

How to go home