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#Despair #Courage #Resignation #Pensees #Evil #French #PhilosophyMore Joubert (transl Auster):"Resignation is a hundred times easier than courage, for it has a motive outside of us* and courage does not. If both diminish evils, let us use the one that diminishes it the most. (*Outside us, that is to say beyond our will.)"

"Recognizing that we maintain agency fuels hope, and maintaining hope reminds us that we have agency.Resilience comes down to a few core factors: leaning into community, being kind to yourself, finding small routines to support your mental health, allowing yourself to feel sadness and loss and yet maintain hope at the same time. It requires a commitment to taking productive action."https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/opinion/tragic-optimism.htmlBehind a paywall? Check to see if you have access to NY Times through your library membership. I've got it through my #Calgary library membership.#Library #MentalHealth #ABPoli #Alberta