How often do we ask ourselves the question: “Do I like my life?” In other words, do we know how to notice and appreciate this “like” in our life. Do we notice the lack of “good” around us? What do we do when we have to feel for a long time that I “don’t like” something? After all, every event or action in life has its own quality indicator. In this article I would like to pay a little attention and talk about the importance of feeling what you really like in life. Here I would like to make a reservation right away. The “like” category does not include, for example, various forms of antisocial behavior, violence, alcohol and drug addiction, and other examples of “imaginary likes.” These are all the ways in which a person compensates or copes with the presence of a very strong feeling of “don’t like” in his life. Agree that when we like something, we experience a very pleasant feeling of lightness, comfort and warmth inside. When I do what I like, life seems to kiss me...Excitement, mixed with pleasure, grows, activity and mood increase. Strength and energy come from somewhere. Life itself provides us with opportunities to “like”. And we, coordinating this with our feelings, evaluate it as “good” or “bad” for me. Consequently, we experience ourselves as a living person, closely interacting with life. Thanks to such a productive exchange, life is constantly in motion and changes, accordingly, towards the values ​​with which it is constantly filled. This is a real, fruitful life. Let's consider the other side of life - “I don’t like it.” This feeling arises in us when we have to put up with something that is not valuable to us personally. But due to various circumstances or our own weakness, we allow this “don’t like” into our lives. What do we usually experience? Tension, discomfort, discomfort. This state constrains our actions, depriving us of a certain freedom. Most often this is manifested by internal resistance, which consumes a lot of precious energy. If such a condition is present often in our lives, it leads to a gradual decline in vitality. Its movement both inside and outside stops and slows down. In this struggle, we lose touch with life, not paying attention, and in fact, ignoring the opportunities that it provides us. At such moments, life passes without our active participation in it. Here I would like to note that depression occurs precisely when there is a deficit or loss of the experience of values ​​(what one likes), and as a general consequence, a weakening of relationships with life. It's a sad picture, isn't it? What's ironic is that this understanding actually leads to the discovery of what actually prevents us from expressing more "likes" in our lives. When we say “no” to something, at the same time we give our “yes” to another. Accordingly, if we don’t like something, behind it there is always something more valuable to us, namely what we like. You just have to pay attention to it more often. To do this, you can ask yourself the question: “Do I have internal consent for what I do or don’t do.” All people are given life, but not everyone can truly get closer to it. Some still need to reach out to her in order to sufficiently sense, embrace, feel that she can really like her, no matter what. For this purpose, we are given indicators of quality of life: “like” and “dislike.” Still, it is very important to understand and appreciate the presence of what we “like” in our lives. It should be multiplied, it should be looked after and defended for your right to a decent life. There is a Chinese philosophical saying that is more than 1500 years old: “Support what you like and discourage what you don’t like, because you have NO other choice.” And you are still choosing? **************