People who are long-suffering often end up regretting some of the sacrifices they have made in life. They start to wish that they had been braver and rebelled earlier. But we can't conclude from this that all gestures of selflessness and stoicism will lead to regret and recrimination. There is also such a thing as deferred gratification. You put up with a lot of what you don't like, so that you can be rewarded in the end with a lot of what pleases you greatly. This is very upsetting.
Are you familiar with Murphy's Law? It states that if anything can go wrong, it will. Murphy's Law, is in itself, 'a thing that can go wrong'. And when Murphy's Law goes wrong, then the things that could go wrong don't go wrong! So it's not really a law to be relied on. You can now afford to be similarly dismissive of various other seemingly logical reasons to guard against adversity. The more precautions you take, the more you may compensate an otherwise simple route to success.
You have to show wisdom and discretion, even in the face of a contentious matter.We could do away completely with judges and just employ the services of several well-known daytime TV show hosts. And why let judges hand out punishments? Just call in an audience and get them to vote. The modern world, for all its faults and failings, is at least somewhat more civilised than that. And in a sensitive situation now- you have to show wisdom and discretion, even in the face of a contentious matter.
Thank you. That's just what I've always wanted.' That's what polite people say when someone gives them a present. Many a good parent encourages their child to do this. Aunty Y's ghastly sweater? Uncle X's boring book? You must not respond with the words, 'No thanks. That looks horrible.' Even if this is true. Some kids get a bit confused by this, 'But Mummy, I thought I was supposed to always tell the truth?' So then, we grow up feeling we should accept what we might prefer to reject. But sometime we have to put discretion above diplomacy.
There is never any shame in saying, 'I can't do this.' Or, 'That's too hard.' Well, I say never.
There is great shame in saying such a thing before you have given the task in hand a genuine, heartfelt, try. If you have really done your best, if you have made every possible effort, if you have exhausted every alternative, then fair enough, you can give up and you probably should.
Otherwise, you are simply succumbing to the prejudice of pessimism and nobody ever benefits from that. 'No', is a word of last resort.
When you look on the bright side, even the dark side lightens up. That is invariably true. But an extreme example of the dire circumstances under which it might still apply. A few had difficulty with this. They suspected that I was trying to steel them for some very bad news. But in a way, that's my very point. Look long enough into the shadows and it becomes almost impossible to see the light. If you want to be happier today, you can be. Just don't allow quite so much room for sadness in your heart, he tried several Christians by torturing them till they confessed. This technique is still successfully employed today, even by officials of some of the world's most supposedly sophisticated governments.
Most of us, when we hear this, exhibit the very behaviour that Pliny the Elder attributed to the ostrich. But today, there is something that you cannot and must not ignore.. He didn't exist, of course, but they thought he did and the thought was enough. So where is the bogey man now? What killed him off? What robbed him of his power? At least partially, it must have been his silly name. Laughter is a wonderful cure for anxiety. So too, is faith. You have much to trust and smile about now.know where anything is, then in the process of hunting for it, you may make all kinds of other interesting discoveries. Similarly, if you know what is supposed to be right, you will instantly notice if something is wrong. If you are not so sure, you may make a few mistakes but you may also come to see that some things are better as they actually are, than as they are 'supposed' to be.
Remember an open mind is a valuable thing .Heath Robinson was an early 20th century cartoonist. He drew the most marvellously impossible machines; devices that used string, clothes pegs and bits of clockwork, to perform delicate functions that could have been much more easily carried out by hand. But then, he wasn't designing them to be implemented. He was drawing them to raise a smile. As you now consider a set of arrangements in your life, it is clear that they are unnecessarily complicated and precariously balanced. But if they are working, that's fine God is a magician who plays with his audiences emotions perfectly. If only you could now see the funny side of your own situation. Perhaps, you may become able to do this sooner than you think - for you are actually safer than you think. How truly relevant are our family ties? It is now time for you to look at how close someone truly is to you!
Are you familiar with Murphy's Law? It states that if anything can go wrong, it will. Murphy's Law, is in itself, 'a thing that can go wrong'. And when Murphy's Law goes wrong, then the things that could go wrong don't go wrong! So it's not really a law to be relied on. You can now afford to be similarly dismissive of various other seemingly logical reasons to guard against adversity. The more precautions you take, the more you may compensate an otherwise simple route to success.
You have to show wisdom and discretion, even in the face of a contentious matter.We could do away completely with judges and just employ the services of several well-known daytime TV show hosts. And why let judges hand out punishments? Just call in an audience and get them to vote. The modern world, for all its faults and failings, is at least somewhat more civilised than that. And in a sensitive situation now- you have to show wisdom and discretion, even in the face of a contentious matter.
Thank you. That's just what I've always wanted.' That's what polite people say when someone gives them a present. Many a good parent encourages their child to do this. Aunty Y's ghastly sweater? Uncle X's boring book? You must not respond with the words, 'No thanks. That looks horrible.' Even if this is true. Some kids get a bit confused by this, 'But Mummy, I thought I was supposed to always tell the truth?' So then, we grow up feeling we should accept what we might prefer to reject. But sometime we have to put discretion above diplomacy.
There is never any shame in saying, 'I can't do this.' Or, 'That's too hard.' Well, I say never.
There is great shame in saying such a thing before you have given the task in hand a genuine, heartfelt, try. If you have really done your best, if you have made every possible effort, if you have exhausted every alternative, then fair enough, you can give up and you probably should.
Otherwise, you are simply succumbing to the prejudice of pessimism and nobody ever benefits from that. 'No', is a word of last resort.
When you look on the bright side, even the dark side lightens up. That is invariably true. But an extreme example of the dire circumstances under which it might still apply. A few had difficulty with this. They suspected that I was trying to steel them for some very bad news. But in a way, that's my very point. Look long enough into the shadows and it becomes almost impossible to see the light. If you want to be happier today, you can be. Just don't allow quite so much room for sadness in your heart, he tried several Christians by torturing them till they confessed. This technique is still successfully employed today, even by officials of some of the world's most supposedly sophisticated governments.
Most of us, when we hear this, exhibit the very behaviour that Pliny the Elder attributed to the ostrich. But today, there is something that you cannot and must not ignore.. He didn't exist, of course, but they thought he did and the thought was enough. So where is the bogey man now? What killed him off? What robbed him of his power? At least partially, it must have been his silly name. Laughter is a wonderful cure for anxiety. So too, is faith. You have much to trust and smile about now.know where anything is, then in the process of hunting for it, you may make all kinds of other interesting discoveries. Similarly, if you know what is supposed to be right, you will instantly notice if something is wrong. If you are not so sure, you may make a few mistakes but you may also come to see that some things are better as they actually are, than as they are 'supposed' to be.
Remember an open mind is a valuable thing .Heath Robinson was an early 20th century cartoonist. He drew the most marvellously impossible machines; devices that used string, clothes pegs and bits of clockwork, to perform delicate functions that could have been much more easily carried out by hand. But then, he wasn't designing them to be implemented. He was drawing them to raise a smile. As you now consider a set of arrangements in your life, it is clear that they are unnecessarily complicated and precariously balanced. But if they are working, that's fine God is a magician who plays with his audiences emotions perfectly. If only you could now see the funny side of your own situation. Perhaps, you may become able to do this sooner than you think - for you are actually safer than you think. How truly relevant are our family ties? It is now time for you to look at how close someone truly is to you!
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