I am sorry to hear you are going through a hard time, but Im glad to see you had the strenght to pick yourself up and continue through the hard times you are having. I am hoping that this too shall pass soon.
As a eastern european I find the news about the russian invasion on Ukraine very unsettling. Just the thought of war in the 21st century is quite absurd in my head and i can't wrap my mind around it. I dont find anything that can justify the slaughtering of innocent people. Even if we put the war aspect aside, and by that I mean soldiers from one side fighting soldiers from the other, the impact these actions will have on the ordinary people is still absurd..
I've also been called pessimistic and, personally, I kind of find that offensive. I would much more describe myself as a realist. Everything we go through in our lives reshapes our mindset and the view we have on life itself. The biggest events that happen to us have the most effect on changing our personality or our vision on life.
I have to note that up until this point I haven't heard of Alain de Botton, but the quote you posted intrigues me very much and I find it interesting to research it further. Thanks for that!
In my experience I have tried and read a few self-help books in the past, but I personally don't find much help in them. For me the best help I can get is the one I give myself, and that comes with time and practice.
Also, I have to note that the saying from your therapist ("We all need to pick up our cross") closely resmbles one we have in our country ("We all need to carry our cross"), but it kind of has the same meaning. It is so much true that i don't have much to add to it. I would only say that the best way to help yourself is to listen to your inner voice and see what it tells you.
Thank you for the thoughts @harmless90.
I agree. Completely. To think that society is at the pinnacle of technological advancement, this is by far, the worst era for another world war to take place, especially nearing an end of a pandemic. I certainly do not want this foreshadowed quote to occur:
No one is ready for this, all the more the little countries like the PH which fall short in terms of military prowess. To think I have dreams of studying in Europe 😅🤦♀️
Is it already considered a lesson learned late if we say this is the reason why people should really think twice thrice quadruple times of whoever they want to elect into power?
I totally agree on this. Its scary just to think about the damage the nuclear weapons these countries have, while we, in the small ones like PH, and even smaller like Bulgaria with 0 military power, we are total bystanders in this. But being so close to this (like 1000 km or so), I hope that some sense comes to Russia and they stop this madness and dont continue their efforts further.
As for the elections, I dont really know whats going on there, I just know that Putih has been elected as President and as Prime Minister back and forth for quite ever since I can remember. People kind-of seem to like him, but his actions in the last few weeks show him in a different light.
So true. Well, I personally have reservations especially for America or the rest of the West in this matter. Not to mention that elections are also happening in my country this coming May.
A lot of people are playing dirty and propaganda is everywhere. The whole thing can get pretty suffocating.
I know what you mean. Propaganda and serving someone's interest is the main reason I stopped watching the news in my country. Every TV channel is "puppeteered" by a certain politician and you can tell that just by watching a few minutes of the news. It's just getting too much of it and it's really annoying to watch it.
Not to say that most of the non-political stuff was made of Covid, anti-vaxination and so on. Probably it is something similar everywhere. The exact word I can put it is really suffocating.