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How We Are The Cause of Our Suffering And What We Can Do To Change It.

Paul Simos
4 min readMar 24, 2021

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One Very Simple and Effective Way To Flip Suffering Into Pleasure.

“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom” — Viktor Frankl -

We are the cause of our suffering if we are not proactive to alleviate it through the proper use of our minds.

It’s been a super stressful and busy day at work and as you pull into the driveway, you can’t wait to drop into your favorite chair, kick off your shoes and have a cold ice drink.

Thank goodness every day isn’t like this. Upon reflection, those days appear to be more frequent than you like. Hmmm.

You just can’t wait to enter the lounge room, your favorite room in the house, and get comfortable so you can totally relax.

Walking up the front stairs you notice the door is ajar. Did I leave it open this morning on the way to work?

The smell of wet paint strikes your nostrils as you push the door open. Gingerly walking down the hallway to your favorite room, the smell of paint gets stronger.

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Paul Simos
Paul Simos

Written by Paul Simos

Executive Master Coach & Author

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