Most of us want some things in our life to be different and we can change some with a bit of perseverance. However, there are some situations which we cannot change and which drain us of energy. For our own health we need to look at these situations in a different way.
As the Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus wrote:
"People are not disturbed by things but by the view which they take of them".Epictetus (c55-135, Greek Stoic philosopher; from 'Enchiridion' or 'Handbook' 5, 135 CE).
More recently, Albert Schweitzer wrote:
"The greatest discovery of any generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965, theologian, philosopher, organist & mission doctor).
Additional Thoughts
On a similar theme, we read in the Jewish Talmud:
"We do not see things as they are, but as we are."The psychiatrist Victor Frankl put it this way:
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves".Victor Frankl (1905-1997 Austrian psychiatrist, Holocaust survivor).
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