When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius

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Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life #MarcusAurelius

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”, Marcus Aurelius , Meditations

Yesterday's reflections blew up, but today I didn't feel like returning to my usual sources of aphorisms. Instead, I began reading the Meditations, and it is from them that I will draw today's focus. Aphorism

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

"You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."Marcus Aurelius#philosophy #stoicism #Aurelius

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them #MarcusAurelius

Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life #MarcusAurelius

Marcus Aurelius: Meditations, 6.2: "Never shirk the proper dispatch of your duty, no matter if you are freezing or hot, groggy or well rested, vilified or praised, not even if dying or passed by other

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 7.48: "How beautifully Plato put it. Whenever you want to talk about people, its best to take a bird's eye view and see everything all at once--of gatherings, armies,

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 10.9 “Drama, combat, terror, numbness, and subservience-everyday these things wipe out your sacred principles, whenever your ind entertains them uncritically or lets them

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 2.2: " Frame your thoughts like this -- you are an old person, you won't let yourself be enslaved by this any longer, no longer pulled like a puppet by every impulse,

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 12.15: "Does the light of a lamp shine and keep its glow until its fuel is spent? Why shouldn't your truth, justice, and self control shine until you are extinguished?"

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 8.50: "That cucumber is bitter, so toss it out! There are thorns on the path, then keep away! Enough said. Why ponder the existence of nuisance? Such thinking would make

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 7.15: "Whatever anyone does or says, for my part I'm bound to the good. IN the same way emerald or gold or purple might always proclaim: 'whatever anyone does or says,

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 8.41: "Indeed, no one can thwart the purposes of your mind for they can't be touched by fire, steel, tyranny, slander, or anything." Murphy's Law states "if

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 5.16: Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in thought, for the human spirit is colored by such impressions." You can view your brain/mind as any

Thought for the year 2018 “When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: the people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and surly. They are like this because

How many mistakes have you made in the past? Were you able to fully recover from those mistakes or have they led you down some path of self loathing? Sometimes setbacks and mistakes can seem like the end