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Optimism And Pessimism
If we expect others to be rude, impolite, backstabbing and untrustworthy, they won't really surprise us. It somehow makes our day easier, if we know it in advance. We understand beforehand that life is going to be hard, but we will handle it and learn from it. This is inner optimism but outer pessimism.
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What We Can Control
We cannot control most of the outside events and circumstances including our past, the weather, natural disasters or freak accidents.
We cannot control what other people say, think or feel about us.
What we can control is what we think, say or do. We can...
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The People That We Love
Investing in the happiness and wellbeing of others, building relationships and making others' lives a little bit easier has a hidden benefit: Insurance.
By spreading your happiness you automatically take care of your hard days, as that is when your investment pays off in ways you cannot im...
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Pain And Meaning
No matter how good we expect life to be, the pain, suffering, and the constant struggle is what gives meaning to life. The sweet isn't sweet without the sour.
It is through our hardships that we are grateful towards what we have and it is our unpleasant experiences that ...
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Care For Someone Else
Our focus on the self has made us fearful and overwhelmed, especially in times of crisis. Part of our anxiety is the constant focus on oneself. Even if we do focus on others, it is only to judge them about how they feel about us, and what they think about us.
If instead of our inne...
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Making A Crisis Out Of Everything
Our diminishing resilience and decreasing psychological threshold of handling pain and struggle is, in turn, making everything look like a crisis.
We are making a catastrophe out of everything, getting offended at the drop of a hat, mostly for no legitimate reason other than our own eg...
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Psychological Resilience
Psychological resilience is not about fake positivity and takes its power from our negative feelings. It makes our anger, sadness, failure and self-loathing into something useful and productive.
When we become sufficiently resilient, we are unstoppable and limitless.
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