Epictetus: “Some things are within our power, while others are not.”

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“Some things are within our power, while others are not.”

Epictetus · Enchiridion

What it means today

This is the foundation of the whole practice. Our judgments and choices are ours; reputation, health, fortune, and other people are not. Peace comes from investing fully in the first and staying steady about the second.

Try this todayMake a two-column list today: "mine" and "not mine." Put your effort only in the first column.

Today’s questionWhich of my worries belong in the "not mine" column?

#dichotomy-of-control #power #peace

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