By: Lori McMullin, APR, Director of Business Operations & Communications
Center for Business Excellence
A good friend came across a passage in Victor Frankl’s book, "Man's Search for Meaning,” which was a daily account about life in a Nazi concentration camp.
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms--to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's way. The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up his cross, gives him ample opportunity--even under the most difficult circumstances--to add a deeper meaning to his life. If there is a meaning to life there must be a meaning to suffering. His unique opportunity lies in the way in which he bears his burden."
These words are powerful and definitely something to use as a guide in our daily struggles.
It takes practice to change our thoughts but it is possible. Being aware of how we think about a certain challenge is one way to begin, not to say that this is easy to do. Thank you for this quote from Victor Frankl.
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