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This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness

Book by Laura Munson · 2 quotes · Happiness, Commitment, Conflict

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“Probably the wisest words that were ever uttered to me. Came from a therapist. I was sitting in her office, crying my eyes out. . . and she said, "So let me get this straight. You base your personal happiness on things entirely out of your control.”

Wisdom Happiness Control Therapist

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“Suffering sucks. Don't do it. Go home and love your wife. Go home and love yourself. Go home and base your happiness on one thing and one thing only: freedom. Choose freedom, not suffering. Create a life of freedom, not wanting. Have some really good coffee and listen to the red-winged blackbirds in the marsh. Ignore the mosquitoes.”

Happiness Suffering Freedom Commitment

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