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Seek the simple life; the simple is within your power, the extravagant is not.
Epictetus · Discourses · paraphrase
What it means today

The simple is achievable; the extravagant depends on fortune and others. Choose what is in your power, and you choose peace.

Try this todayChoose the simple version of something today, and notice the peace in it.
Today’s questionAm I chasing the extravagant, when the simple is within reach?
#simplicity#control#peace
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