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You always have a choice.

In every situation. You can’t change the circumstances always, you can’t change your emotions, you can only partially control your thoughts but you can always choose how you act.
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Softy1 · M
This is a great post! A helpful reminder! I needed this! Thank you!
Luke73 · 26-30, M
@Softy1 I‘m glad :)
Thevy29 · 41-45, M
My daily mantra: 'You wont survive prison, you wont survive prison.'
Luke73 · 26-30, M
@Thevy29 I hope that helps lol
Adroneandastrain · 46-50, M
Yeah, the Stoics would say something similar, the beginning of Epictetus' Handbook for example.
Luke73 · 26-30, M
@Adroneandastrain That sounds quite interesting
Adroneandastrain · 46-50, M
@Luke73 Yeah, he's my fave of the 3 main Stoics, others being Seneca and Marcus Aurelius, they help me relax, and not let things get to me too much.
Luke73 · 26-30, M
@Adroneandastrain It can really help to be reminded of that sometimes
These quotes all seem so wise, untill you live long enough and realize they are really just privileged ideals.

There are SO MANY things in life that decimate such thinking: poverty, fear, desperation, crisis, disaster, death, homelessness to name a few.

Believe me, sometimes there is no choice. You just do what you can🤷‍♀
Luke73 · 26-30, M
@OogieBoogie I agree with you on that. I think we both mean the same thing, just have a different way of expressing it. I mean it in the way that‘s empowering, you are responsible for your actions and can change how you act if you want. Everyone has their own struggles but you’re not powerless.
@Luke73 Powerlessness can happen.

Like i said, dont depend on absolutes too much, sometimes one must accept ones dark side or failures.... they are part of life too.
Luke73 · 26-30, M
@OogieBoogie You can feel powerless but you still can choose how you act then. We’re still in charge of our actions.
Birdbox1986 · 31-35, F
Not when people are controlling your life
Birdbox1986 · 31-35, F
@Luke73 I didn’t react to it but I can’t get out of this situation that I’m in because I’m not financially well off they control my finances
Luke73 · 26-30, M
@Birdbox1986 I‘m sorry that you’re in that situation. I hope the best for you. And I mean that for example it’s up to you how you spend your money, you can go and buy thousands of dollars worth of sweets because they taste nice.
Birdbox1986 · 31-35, F
@Luke73 my mums the one that always has sweets I sometimes buy a
Lollies or chocolates but that’s sometimes when I have money

 
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