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And the 2nd was while going through a hard time. Thank you Groucho Marx....
I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
Recent one that I like: "I'm not afraid of dying, I'm afraid of not living." (regarding doing something very adventurous or risky like sky diving, hiking, camping, etc)
The only thing that a mental health pro ever told me that I actually held onto and remembered... A school psychologist when I was in high school, the only adult I'd run into who had the stones to actually call me out on my BS at the time. He was a salty old man from New Jersey, thick accent and all... He told me once,
"Lie to other people if you feel like you have to. Lie to me, I don't care. But do NOT lie to yourself."
Another one I recall that has resonated for me throughout the years is, "Wherever you go, there you are." Meaning that if the struggles you are having come from within, then changing external factors won't solve anything.
Oh, and Patton Oswalt's tribute to his late wife, her saying, "It's chaos. Be kind." I love that.
There are two things in life.
1) Things you can do something about
2) Things you can't.
Choose number 1 and get out and do it. Waste no time and energy on #2 it will never change.
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There are two things in life.
1) Things you can do something about
2) Things you can't.
Choose number 1 and get out and do it. Waste no time and energy on #2 it will never change.
I came here to post the Serenity Prayer as my answer, but this sums it up.
I spent so much wasted energy in my youth worrying about or trying to change things I couldn't change.
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