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A man’s life is what his thoughts make it; be the master of your thoughts, not their slave.
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations · paraphrase
What it means today

Your inner life is the material of your outer life. A mind left to run on its own drifts and worries; a mind directed toward what is good builds a good life.

Try this todaySteer one thought today from something useless toward something useful.
Today’s questionAm I directing my thoughts, or being directed by them?
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