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Today’s quote is from Sigmund Freud. He lived from 1856 to 1939 and was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis. He developed influential ideas about the unconscious mind, dreams, personality and the how hidden thoughts and desires can influence human behaviour. His work had a major impact on psychology, psychiatry, literature and Western Culture.
Sigmund Freud once said…
“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.”
I think this idea is absolutely true.
This quote is from a letter Freud wrote to Carl Jung that encouraged Jung to continue his work despite opposition.
This quote is all about perspective. Something that feels exhausting, frustrating and difficult today will probably look completely differently looking back years later. The struggle creates memories, meaningful experiences , life lessons and was personality building.
Struggle brings people together. Friends, Colleagues, Partners, Clients or Competitors can be united during a time of struggle or to achieve a common goal. You may have long term relationships, right now, that you would not have if not for a major struggle.
That doesn’t mean all suffering has a silver lining. Some stuff just needs to be let go.
During a difficult period you may be focused just on getting through it but then you realize you were making yourself stronger, building yourself better.
The journey is more important than the destination. The quest is what you remember not the reward at the end. The mission is what makes you. Not the target.The journey is where the growth is. The destination is less valuable without the journey.
So here’s the question:
What difficult period in your life do you look back on differently now and what did it give you that you couldn’t see at the time?There is probably something in your life right now that made it all worth it.
That’s going to do it for today. I’m Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I’ll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.
