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Five somewhat related links

med_cat: (Basil in colour)
Yes to Life, in Spite of Everything: Viktor Frankl’s Lost Lectures on Moving Beyond Optimism and Pessimism to Find the Deepest Source of Meaning, from The Marginalian, May 2020

"...At this point it would be helpful [to perform] a conceptual turn through 180 degrees, after which the question can no longer be “What can I expect from life?” but can now only be “What does life expect of me?” What task in life is waiting for me?..."

Viktor Frankl on Humor as a Lifeline to Sanity and Survival, from The Marginalian, August 2019

A 100-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor on How Books Save Lives, from The Marginalian, December 2018

Oliver Burkeman's last column: the eight secrets to a (fairly) fulfilled life, from The Guardian, September 2020

A Brief Guide to Navigating Periods of Disorder, by Brad Stulberg, September 2020

Comments

shirebound: (Default)
Oct. 28th, 2023 09:09 am (UTC)
Thank you for sharing these. This is especially meaningful to me...

"make a shift: from a life spent trying not to neglect anything, to one spent proactively and consciously choosing what to neglect, in favour of what matters most."
med_cat: (Default)
Oct. 28th, 2023 12:00 pm (UTC)
You are most welcome, and yes, I agree...one just _can't_ do it all...
minoanmiss: sketch of two Minoan wome (Minoan Friends)
Oct. 28th, 2023 10:53 am (UTC)

takes notes to feed my mind with these nourishing ideas

med_cat: (Default)
Oct. 28th, 2023 12:00 pm (UTC)
Enjoy, then :)