I've found that there is always some beauty left -- in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.
ANNE FRANK
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Positive Wellbeing During Self-Isolation
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Anne Frank was an amazing person considering her age and circumstances.
I visited the house in Amsterdam, where she stayed hidden with her family and you just couldn't not be moved by the experience.
and still she could dwell on the beauty around her...
Absolutely! I find it quite amazing. What an exceptional young girl she must have been.
A lovely quote.
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I mistakenly replied to myself - roadrunner. Apologies 4woody.
no problem...
I've often found consolation in this 4woody when the chips were down. If a 14 year old girl in Anne Frank's circumstances could write this, I'd be ashamed not to follow her advice.
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Your comment made me wonder... would you be willing to not feel shame even if you failed? I imagine the last thing Anne would want anyone to feel would be shame... for any reason.
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Anne’s one of the people who has influenced my life deeply since I first read her diary at the age of 14, some 58 years ago. I’ve stood in the rooms where she wrote it and I just try hard every day not to fail to follow her advice. I don’t claim to be perfect at appreciation or anything else. I am a human being and we came into being with no concept of perfection. Surely perfection is subjective after all. But I strive. Strive every day to enjoy my time on planet earth as much as I can but in a way that leaves behind the smallest footprint possible. When I fail in appreciation I acknowledge that, on that occasion I failed, but my shame is not a permanent state. It is fleeting, as every moment of our life is and I therefore put it behind me immediately with a reminder to myself to do better. As a Buddhist I try to live in the present moment, where reality too resides. No point in adopting a permanent state of shame.
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Your sincerity is admirable. My experience suggests that shame whether temporary or permanent is not helpful. I'm glad it is short lived for you.
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