Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.
— Martin Luther King Jr.
Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.
— Martin Luther King Jr.
April 3rd: Deceived and Divided
“Circumstances are what deceive us—you must be discerning in them. We embrace evil before good. We desire the opposite of what we once desired. Our prayers are at war with our prayers, our plans with our plans.”
—Seneca, Moral Letters, 45.6
Excerpt From
The Daily #Stoic
Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
All things are parts of one single system, which is called Nature; the individual life is good when it is in harmony with Nature.
— Zeno of Citum
April 2nd: Be Wary of What You Let In
“Drama, combat, terror, numbness, and subservience—every day these things wipe out your sacred principles, whenever your mind entertains them uncritically or lets them slip in.”
—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 10.9
Excerpt From
The Daily #Stoic
Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.
— Maya Angelou
April 1st: The Color of Your Thoughts
“Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in thought, for the human spirit is colored by such impressions.”
—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 5.16
Excerpt From
The Daily #Stoic
Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
Life is a song–sing it. Life is a game–play it. Life is a challenge–meet it. Life is a dream–realize it. Life is a sacrifice–offer it. Life is love–enjoy it.
— Sarojini Naidu
You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.
— Marcus Aurelius