Her own misery filled her heart—there was no room in it for other people's sorrow.
George EliotTag: compassion perspective self-pity
Most misunderstandings in the world could be avoided if people would simply take the time to ask, "What else could this mean?
Shannon L. AlderTag: perception pain questions self-esteem perspective anger ego self-improvement misunderstandings overthinking misinterpretation misunderstand reading-into-everything reading-into-things second-quessing
Nations tend to see the other side's war atrocities as systemic and indicative of their culture and their own atrocities as justified or the acts of stressed combatants. In my travels, I sense a smoldering resentment towards WWII Japanese behavior among some Americans. Ironically, these feelings are strongest among the younger American generation that did not fight in WWII. In my experience, the Pacific vets on both sides have made their peace. And in terms of judgments, I will leave it to those who were there. As Ray Gallagher, who flew on both atomic missions against Hiroshima and Nagasaki argues, "When you're not at war you're a good second guesser. You had to live those years and walk that mile.
James D. BradleyTag: perspective history
The same view you look at every day, the same life, can become something brand new by focusing on its gifts rather than the negative aspects. Perspective is your own choice and the best way to shift that perspective is through gratitude, by acknowledging and appreciating the positives.
Bronnie WareTag: perspective positive-thinking
Author points out in Woodrow Wilson the flipside of the positive we might call big picture vision. He observes that as college president Wilson resorted to the language of a national crusade when he met resistance in a local, academic issue.
David PietruszaTag: perspective vision leadership compromise
...you've lost perspective? Well, get it back - God alone has the third person point of view in this life ...
John GeddesTag: perspective god point-of-view
...consider yourself a functional character in someone else's novel - a background character - a person on the street - that's the perspective ...
John GeddesTag: perspective writing-advice writing-process background-character
Once the blinders are off, it's rather hard to go back to seeing things the way you used to.
Mercedes LackeyTag: perspective
If there’s one thing I have learned it’s that if you carry on as though nothing strange is happening, it usually stops being strange
Sarah-Kate LynchTag: perspective strangeness
I am grateful for the rare opportunities to look at my circumstances from a higher perspective, one detached from the dim outlook I normally insist on seeing. These periodic glimpses show me life's grandeur.
Richelle E. GoodrichTag: life perspective grandeur outlook viewpoint richelle richelle-goodrich
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