Really any activity can potentially be overdone, or done to the point of side effects that are perhaps less than optimal. In these moments, practicing self-understanding that is a mix of both wishes for our joy to continue and wishes for our suffering to lessen is probably a lifelong effort and art. And yet this practice may be at the root of our capacity to have real compassion and compersion for others, as well. When you go a little too far, what helps you say, "Whoops!", and respond wisely to yourself?
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