Tag: viktor frankl
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It can all be taken away, but we still have one choice
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Viktor Frankl Life can suddenly change in the space of a day. Yesterday things seemed to be smooth sailing, and everything was fine.…
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Why you should believe in others
“If we take man as he is, we make him worse, but if we take man as he should be, we make him capable of what he can be.” Viktor Frankl Viktor Frankl was a neurologist and psychiatrist who developed the psychotherapy approach Logotheraphy, which is based on the idea that the primary motivation for…
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There is a space between stimulus and response
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor Frankl The easy way is to just blame others or circumstances when things don’t work out. This causes great suffering and unhappiness. Many of the unexpected bad…
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What is your purpose?
Lately I have been thinking about purpose and meaning. I found my life was drifting down a path that didn’t align with my values and my desired future self. I felt a little trapped which was uncomfortable. “Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.” Viktor Frankl Time…