Emotional maturity isn’t just something we can achieve in the good times. It’s a quality that can accompany us through the deepest crises. A key idea to keep in mind is that it isn’t chiefly what happens to us that affects our lives, it’s how we learn to think about what has happened – and that, fortunately, is very much within our control.

Source: https://www.theschooloflife.com

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