5. Cultivate Inner Calm
💡 “If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your estimate of it.”
Your perception shapes your reality. Choose calmness over chaos.
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💭 “You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” Marcus Aurelius, a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, wrote Meditations as a personal guide to living a virtuous and meaningful life. Here’s what his teachings can inspire in us today:
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