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134 – A Wise Man
Read more…: 134 – A Wise Man“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. ” ― Epictetus Show Notes: If you were to sit down and write a list of all the things that you…
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133 – A Momentary Loss of Attention
Read more…: 133 – A Momentary Loss of Attention“Very little is needed for everything to be upset and ruined, only a slight lapse in reason. it’s much easier for a mariner to wreck his ship than it is for him to keep it sailing safely; all he has to do is head…
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132 – Anything Can Happen
Read more…: 132 – Anything Can Happen“How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens in life.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Book 12 Show Notes: – How often do we think that something in life shouldn’t happen to us?– As if we are somehow immune…
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131 – Say What You Mean
Read more…: 131 – Say What You Mean“First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.” ― Epictetus Show Notes: – Have you ever been around someone that uses words they don’t understand?– How many times have you said something, then had to say, “Well, what I really meant…
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130 – Suffering Before It’s Time
Read more…: 130 – Suffering Before It’s Time“He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.” ― Seneca Show Notes: How often have you stressed over something or worried yourself sick, only to have the scenario you were so worried about never happen? When you worry about something, and…
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129 – Opinions and Perspective
Read more…: 129 – Opinions and Perspective“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” ― Marcus Aurelius Show Notes: – So many things in our lives that we experience and accept to be “true” is simply a matter of perception.–…
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128 – Good Luck, Bad Luck, Who Knows?
Read more…: 128 – Good Luck, Bad Luck, Who Knows?“Man is affected, not by events, but by the view he takes of them.” — Epictetus Show Notes: • Human beings are creatures that love good stories. Stories are the things that we use to make sense of the things in the world.•…
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127 – Laugh in The Face Of Evil
Read more…: 127 – Laugh in The Face Of Evil“If evil be said of thee, and if it be true, correct thyself; if it be a lie, laugh at it.” ― Epictetus Show Notes: When I read this quote the first thing that came to mind was “I laugh in the face of…
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126 – Admonition
Read more…: 126 – Admonition“To admonish is better than to reproach for admonition is mild and friendly, but reproach is harsh and insulting; and admonition corrects those who are doing wrong, but reproach only convicts them.” ― Epictetus Show Notes: Stoics believe that we can only control ourselves. But…
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125 – Little By Little
Read more…: 125 – Little By Little“Well-being is attained little by little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.” ― Zeno of Citium Show Notes: • Zeno of Citium was the original founder of the Stoic school of philosophy. • Not much of his writing survived, which is why he is…
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