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If anyone is unhappy, remember that it is because of himself alone that he is unhappy.
Epictetus · Discourses · paraphrase
What it means today

Blaming others can sound reasonable, but it does not change the source of the distress. The Stoic shift: own the part of it that is yours, and act on that.

Try this todayTake one small unhappiness today and identify what within you could be different, without blaming anyone else.
Today’s questionWhat part of my unhappiness is mine to address?
#responsibility#distress#ownership
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