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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
Epictetus · Discourses · paraphrase
What it means today

Worry is energy aimed at things you cannot change. Happiness is less about gaining than about finally putting down the load that was never yours to carry.

Try this todayList your current worries, then cross out every one that is outside your control.
Today’s questionHow much of my worry is about things beyond my will?
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