“Viktor Frankl writes, Man’s search for meaning is the primary motivation in his life … This meaning is unique and specific in that it must and can be fulfilled by him alone; only then does it achieve a significance which will satisfy his own will to meaning. When we abdicate taking responsibility for ourselves, we are giving up our ability to create and discover meaning. In other words, we give up on life.”
― The Choice
― The Choice
“suffering is universal. But victimhood is optional.”
― The Choice
― The Choice
“although it feels like the palette of human feelings is limitless, in fact every emotional shade, like every color, is derived from just a few primary emotions: sad, mad, glad, scared.”
― The Choice
― The Choice
“You can’t change what happened, you can’t change what you did or what was done to you. But you can choose how you live now.”
― The Choice
― The Choice
“We don’t know where we’re going, we don’t know what’s going to happen, but no one can take away from you what you put in your own mind.”
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
Jonathan’s 2025 Year in Books
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