about families and personalities.
My younger brother and I were talking the other day and his favorite saying for when in trouble, anxious or depressed is "Free is the one who voluntarily accepts what inevitably happens".
Sometimes when he tells me that it is like an echo in my head.
This past weekend I had a problem, or what I though were problems with my boyfriend and some landlord/tenant issues. I was really upset about all that.
I was more upset later for the way I reacted to these two events. I was dissapointed of myself for not being stronger and have reacted so bad to both. (I am in the process of not getting depressed and so anxious anymore and not to react in bad ways with others or myself when facing difficulties... not to loose it.)
So i was talking to my mom about my issues and later about my negativism for not being able to solve my problems myself. So in the middle of my self pitty and hopelessness, she said Do not give up, keep trying and you will conquer what you want and who knows stand up stronger after this experiences in life. And reminded me of a japanese proverb: "Fall seven times, stand up eight"
Only that had so much sense to me... I immediately took so much empowerment and knew I couldn't give up on myself and just let myself go.
And now that problem is overcame and things have changed to my benefit.
I wonder if his favorite saying is because his take on life and problems is more complacent than challenging and my take on it is more to challenge my surroundings and change them to my benfit than his? none of them bad or wrong just different.
What do you think?
Which one will help you more when you are faced with troubled circumstances? and your own character gets in the way?
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