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**Jon Woodgate** · 11-05-2011, 02:22 PM

No, I don't think it means trying to tolerate the intolerable. That doesn't sound healthy. Neither does righteous anger. I can only speak for myself, of course, but when I find dissatisfaction, anger and so forth arising either too strongly or too often, I start with a review of my internal state(s). If possible, I try to solve the problem by adapting myself first, but that's not always possible. There are legitimate reasons for setting out to change one's environment.

11-05-2011, 02:22 PM	#6
Jon Woodgate Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 443 Senior Member	No, I don't think it means trying to tolerate the intolerable. That doesn't sound healthy. Neither does righteous anger. I can only speak for myself, of course, but when I find dissatisfaction, anger and so forth arising either too strongly or too often, I start with a review of my internal state(s). If possible, I try to solve the problem by adapting myself first, but that's not always possible. There are legitimate reasons for setting out to change one's environment.
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