To affirm life is to deepen, to make more inward, and to exalt the will to live.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Affirming life means deepening your commitment to live fully.
- In plain terms
- Saying yes to life makes your desire to live stronger.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace life to strengthen your will to continue.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you affirm life?
- What strengthens your will?
Another view
Affirmation alone may not cure clinical depression.
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