What I found out today o167

live with no excuses and love with no regrets




"What I have learned (..) is that it really does not matter one bit what the cause of your pain, aggression or general attitude problem is. Disappointing childhood? Join the queue. String of failed relationshops? You're not the only one. Awkward cultural background? Honey, I'm Jewish. Cry me a fucking river.
No, it doesn't matter what got you fucked up. You might think it does, and spend decades (not to mention tens of thousands of pounds) in talking therapies of every stripe, dissecting the ins-and-outs of your inner child and why your life and relationships are so fucked up. But in the end, why bother? Why not just change today, and get un-fucked-up already?
Or, to give the concept a little more historical and philosophical gravitas, there is a well-known saying attributed to Abraham Lincoln that people are usually about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
It is the truth. You, too, are not incapable of happiness. If there is a chemical, physiological reason why you are unhappy, then huzzah, we live in an age where these things can and should be sorted out, thank you very much NHS. And once you have done that, you can just choose to leave the rest behind. Or, to attach some religious gravitas to the concept, do the Buddhist thing and let it go."
~ Belle de Jour

"I believe laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing; kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles"
~ Audrey Hepburn







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by yoko ono

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