You have been formed of three parts – body, breath, and mind. Of these, the first two are yours insofar as they are only in your care. The third alone is truly yours.*
Marcus Aurelius
The narrative we run in our head is a choice. It might or might not be based on objective reality and verified history. Doesn’t matter, it’s still a choice…the key question is simple: Is it helping?…If it’s not helping, we can change it.**
Seth Godin
We roughly know how much time we have,
Though not specifically,
But what we do with this time –
How we imagine it –
Is up to us.
It’s strange how some very grounded stories
don’t help at all,
And then,
Some very imaginative ones do.
Perhaps it’s time to have another look
at our stories.
*Ryan Holiday’s The Daily Stoic;
**Seth Godin’s blog: Voluntary stories.
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