"The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities."
Sophocles (496 BC - 406 BC)
Sophocles (496 BC - 406 BC)
posted by Michelle at 7:55 AM
Thursday, August 09, 2007
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4 Comments:
We can't run nor hide from ourselves. ~
"Where Ever You Go, There You Are
~ John Kabot-Zinn
Yet how often do we try to run from ourselves.
It is pretty sobering to realize that we do make all the choices that determine our lives - however it is quite liberating when we accept this, and start living our lives on purpose.
i am taking 5 mg of lexapro to help me rediscover while getting past adversities.
Take responsibility for our own actions? That is a concept that truly seems to be fading more and more with each generation.
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