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Mira Kirshenbaum is a renowned author, born on October 2, 1945. Her works span various fields, including psychology, communication skills, and career development.

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“I can see every day that a squirrel's perfectly at home in a world of trees. But imagine taking that squirrel and plunking him down in the middle of the desert. This wonderful animal will suddenly feel depressed, anxious, confused, completely at a loss. There are plenty of animals who make a home in the desert, but not the squirrel. There's nothing really wrong with that downcast squirrel in the desert. He's perfect. But he's only perfect when he's at home, in a place with lots of trees. In the desert a squirrel is an unhappy misfit. Now imagine doing something stupid: taking that squirrel to a therapist so he'll feel better... You could do squirrel therapy forever but as long as the squirrel's in the desert, he's going to be miserable. But if you just pick him up and bring him to a place with trees, now he's at home and he's happy. There are so many people who are miserable because they are squirrels in the desert. They think there's something wrong with them. They endlessly try to fix themselves but the fixing doesn't work. Yet they keep trying because it's hard to face the ways they're not at home in the world. And yet how simple it would be if they could see there's nothing wrong with who they are, there's just something wrong with where they are. But they can feel more at home than they ever imagined. They just have to look for ways that events in their lives are showing them the way home.”

Life Home Depression Therapy Misfit Squirrel

Book:Everything Happens for a Reason: Finding the True Meaning of the Events in Our Lives

Source: Everything Happens for a Reason: Finding the True Meaning of the Events in Our Lives

“It was always to free up some part of themselves that never would've come to light. Now they could burst free. And this part of themselves that was freed pointed directly toward where they would feel at home in the world.”

Life Home Freedom Liberation Free

Book:Everything Happens for a Reason: Finding the True Meaning of the Events in Our Lives

Source: Everything Happens for a Reason: Finding the True Meaning of the Events in Our Lives

“But when you personalize your life, when you make your life a place where you can be yourself, when you do things the way you want to do them, your life feels like your home. And that is a tremendous source of emotional energy.”

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Book:The Emotional Energy Factor: The Secrets High-Energy People Use to Beat Emotional Fatigue

Source: The Emotional Energy Factor: The Secrets High-Energy People Use to Beat Emotional Fatigue