“But one thing I’ve learned is that the minute I start fixating on what I don’t have — time, money, a child I can send to camp for the summer, central air conditioning — I just feel that much hotter and put-upon, and those bad feelings seem to attract extra obstructions to my day.”
What My Son’s Disabilities Taught Me About ‘Having It All’, by By Marie Myung-Ok Lee.
(via @jbrewer)
Wow, thanks for sharing. The Atlantic’s doing some great stories these days…
Aug 14th, 2012 / 4:45 pm
What a great article on perspective and positive living. I like that she doesn’t gloss over her struggles and frustrations, but chooses to focus on what she has instead. Awesome.
Aug 14th, 2012 / 7:50 pm
Being in the same situation, mostly it taught me to look ahead with patience. And to say nothing at all when others are complaining about their perfect offspring :))
Aug 15th, 2012 / 7:20 am
I think there is definitely so much that you can get from this great quote here. So many great options that go a long with it so much here. You can live life like this so much here. Toronto shutters
Jan 1st, 2013 / 6:06 pm