I noticed it's very easy for me to have a PCE in situations I already find beautiful.

Makes sense, since Richard says that a grim/glum person has little chance of having a PCE.

But certain things make me very happy.

Autumn's colors. Beautiful winter scenery. So many things.

These are the moments that a PCE tends to occur naturally. Makes sense, since it's already making me feel good.

My question is, how can you have a PCE in horrible situations?

On the AF site, there are terrible pictures of mass murders and slaughter.

How can you have a PCE there? How can you look at that and say that life is this perfect, fairy-tale playground?

start where you're at - PCEing or EEing in favorable conditions. as your practice develops, unfavorable conditions will occur less and less.