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To live happily is an inward power of the soul.
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations · paraphrase
What it means today

Happiness is not delivered from outside; it is generated from within. It is a capacity, like strength, that you can train. The outward is the backdrop, not the source.

Try this todayPractice generating a little contentment today from nothing but your own attention, no external cause required.
Today’s questionAm I waiting for happiness, or making it from within?
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