The choice is always in our mind
He was made redundant twice and did not pass probation once. There is every chance he could be made redundant again.
His wife remembered the past filled with anxiety and extrapolated her fear for their future.
Whilst he remembered success in overcoming life’s challenges and extrapolated his confidence that this too he will overcome.
Our memory of our past and our imagination of our future can be our weakness or our strength. Just remember that the choice has always been in our own mind.