Emotions are the spice that is life…. ride them

Patrick Westöö
2 min readMay 18, 2022

What is life but the emotions that we have when we live it. Our ups and downs, fears and hopes. Yet I come from a culture where we rarely speak about emotions at all. The culture very much appreciated and expects modesty with your emotions. Nobody told me but the message has always been pretty clear, get your shit together.

Often I find myself with strong emotions and not knowing what to do with them. After each night of drinking my body is full of serotonin and I become a different person. Happiness is flowing and so is inspiration and courage to…

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