out of context #8

“We do not have control over much that happens in our lives,

And therefore, says Wiseman, our aim should be to increase our coping capacity,

Rather than a futile attempt to control that over which we have no control.

(…)

It might be more helpful if we had a better understanding and acceptance

Of our lack of control.

Then we could redirect our energy towards increasing our coping capacity.”

 

 

 

in LEFLEY, Harriet P; WASOW, Mona – Helping Families Cope with Mental Illness; Barwood Academic Publisher; 1994