tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480043351355588113.post2160925633269403907..comments2023-06-05T10:40:59.902-04:00Comments on Musings Of A Counselor: The Spirit In Which We Face Circumstances.Counselor Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842234461571656875noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480043351355588113.post-86506835690532894812012-03-19T16:04:39.231-04:002012-03-19T16:04:39.231-04:00The following quote from Victor Frankl's Man&#...The following quote from Victor Frankl's <em>Man's Search for Meaning</em> is my e-mail signature: "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 own way." I found this about three years ago, after a rough patch during which I dealt with professional disappointment, infertility, the loss of my beloved cat ... and then the loss of my mother. Since then, I've had the infertility confirmed (translation: even IVF is unlikely to work for me) and I've lost my father. <br /><br />I'm still working, every day, to not let grief give way to numbness and bitterness.lauramichnoreply@blogger.com