She didn’t want to die. And she didn’t want to live any other life than the one that was hers. The one that could be a messy struggle, but it was her messy struggle. A beautiful messy struggle.
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“Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as Freud believed, or a quest for power, as Alfred Adler taught, but a quest for meaning. The great task for any person is to find meaning in his or her life. Frankl saw three possible sources for meaning: in work (doing something significant), in love (caring for another person, as Frankl held on to the image of his wife through the darkest days in Auschwitz), and in courage in difficult times. Suffering in and of itself is meaningless; we give our suffering meaning by the way in which we respond to it.”
― Man's Search for Meaning
― Man's Search for Meaning
“Family can be so complicated, but if you just pick your own way of doing it you can end up with something pretty perfect all the same.”
― The Switch
― The Switch
“Perhaps that is what it is like being with other people. Perhaps even people you like and admire immensely can make you see the World in ways you would rather not.”
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“We don’t have any good words for talking about death – they’re all too small.”
― The Switch
― The Switch
“By far the most common comorbidities that co-exist with ADHD are anxiety and depression, which are probably caused by having the disorder. Given how the traits of restlessness, impulsivity, and distraction can impact on anyone’s life, it is understandable how these two disabilities will arise.”
― Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis
― Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis
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