"And I am free to aspire not to a life without problems, but to a life of ever more interesting and absorbing ones."
–– Oliver Burkeman (b. 1975), British author and journalist
Source: Oliver Burkeman. Meditations for Mortals. Toronto: Allen Lane, 2024; p. 78.
via: Commonplace Book, 2024, 2025, p. 43.
"If a problem is fixable, if a solution is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry.
If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying."
–– 14th Dalai Lama (b. 1935), Tibetan Buddhist monk, born Tenzin Gyatso
Source: Elissa Epel. The Stress Prescription. New York: Penguin Books, 2022; p. 33.
