“When we push ourselves to pursue relentlessly external accomplishments, we often fail to align with the flow of life and forget to honor our need for reflection and inner retreat. . (“Finally unwind“)”
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“If we are placed under the focus of collective scrutiny, our experience of mortality makes life fragile and intensifies the existential burden. It is not essential to avoid death or lament its inescapability but to embrace the absurdity and keep living fully, searchingly, or joyfully despite its incongruity. ("Living on probation")”
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“By mentally retracing our steps or ruminating on lost opportunities, we may try to rewrite the past to heighten our idealized self-image, but we might succumb to useless suffering from pride and vanity. ("Esprit d’escalier" - " Staircase Wit")”
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“Finding a balance between living in the present and planning for the future is a key to navigating uncertainty. It's about aligning our mindset with the understanding that expectations and strategies should be adaptable and fluid, not rigid or dogmatic. ("Life had taken them by Surprise “)”
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