We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others giving away the last piece of bread. They may have been few in number- but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken away 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.
~Victor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning
A good friend of mine once said “I am not responsible for the thoughts that come into my head. I am responsible for what I do with them”.
Both these statements are saying basically the same thing. They say that I am responsible for how I feel, what kind of attitude that I allow myself to have on a daily basis.
It is my choice to be happy or sad, to be lonly or not, to walk under a cloud or in the sunshine.
If you are going along in your day and see three butt holes, it is time to look in the mirror and see the fourth. This is because what we put out into the world comes back.
I cannot give out more than I receive. If I give out anger and resentment, I will get a lot more of that back. If I put out love and kindness, I will get a lot more of that back in return.
If your day starts off bad, you can always restart the day.
Life is as good as I allow it to be.
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Brenda 04.30.08 at 7:45 pm
This reminds me that I need to finish reading Victor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning.” After understanding that he could decide to be happy while imprisoned in a concentration camp, I saw my own comparatively small issues in a whole new light. It’s all a matter of paying attention to the dialog in my head and steering a different course when that inner discourse gets negative. I’m not saying that I’m always happy, but definitely happiER.
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