| Overcoming adversity and maintaining wellbeing by focusing on purpose and beliefs is this month’s theme. Deeply meaningful quotes from a psychiatrist Holocaust victim plus a Greek philosopher prompt meaningful reflection on the power and influence of circumstantial perception: ‘Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, only by lack of meaning and purpose.’ VIKTOR FRANKL ‘It is not events, but our beliefs about them that cause us suffering.’ EPICTETUS Both quotes are listed in: WELL-BEING – EQ4U GRAMMAR/COMMUNICATION NOTES Words associated with this month’s theme: • Pertinacious – resolute /holding firmly to an opinion or course of action. • Fervent – intensity of feeling or belief. • Valorous – having strength, courage, bravery. |
