Frankl's 3 possible ways to find meaning in life
Thought for the day with commentaries by London life coach, author and UKCP therapist Tim LeBon
"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"
J.K. ROWLING The Chamber of Secrets, 333
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
THE DALIA LAMA
For a good brief guide on how to practice,compassion, see zenhabits
Labels: meditation, memento mori
When the ways of friends converge, the whole world looks like home for an hour
HERMAN HESSE
Quoted in Mark Vernon's The Philosophy of Friendship.
Mark Vernon's book is a recent, intelligent and accessible exploration of friendship, taking its cue from Aristotle's distinction between three kinds of friendships - those based on utility, friendship and a genuine admiration and caring for each other. Mark Vernon also has a podcast on Aristotle's theory of friendship
Labels: anger, Aristole, emotional intelligence, emotional wisdom
Labels: Aristotle, habit, habituation, meditation, memento mori, reason, weakness of will
Labels: memento mori, mortality, Stanhope, time