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God,
sometimes you just
don't come through

—Tori Amos

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If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.

―Anonymous

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Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.

—John Lennon

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In another life
You might have been a genius
In another life
You might have been a star
In another life
Your face might have been perfect
In another life
You drive a better car

―Living Colour

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There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

―Oscar Wilde

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If you walked into a room and saw everyone’s troubles hanging on a wall, you’d head straight for your own.

―Unknown

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It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.

―Thich Nhat Hanh

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i do not weep
because i'm unhappy
i weep because I have everything
yet i am unhappy

―rupi kaur

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And if you hold on tight
to what you think is your thing
you may find
you’re missing all the rest

—Dave Matthews

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Keep your expectations low and you’ll never be disappointed.

―Roswell Parks

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Luck never made a man wise.

―Seneca

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Wisdom comes only through suffering.

―Aeschylus

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Someday you will ache like I ache.

―Courtney Love

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I just want something
I can never have

―Nine Inch Nails

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Only resistance creates suffering.

—Buddha

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Poem: Meditation on Ruin

What is suffering?

The hedonic treadmill

Are we forever chasing rainbows?

The problem with problems

The 4 noble truths of emotional suffering

Understanding dukkha

Dukkha explained

Why success can feel so bitter

‘Success addicts’ choose being special over being happy

Your dissatisfaction is good news

The unhappiness gap

Romantic vision vs everyday disappointment

How to want less

What the second-happiest people get right

Turn your thinking upside down

The real secret to satisfaction

How to water the seeds of happiness

To complain is to truly be alive

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