Seneca: Misfortune is a great teacher; it teaches us what we are mad…

Today’s Stoic

Misfortune is a great teacher; it teaches us what we are made of.

Seneca · On Providence · paraphrase

What it means today

Comfort tells you little; misfortune shows you the truth. What you do when things go wrong reveals the character that was hidden while things went well.

Try this todayAsk what a current difficulty is teaching you about your own character.

Today’s questionWhat has my hardest day taught me about what I am made of?

#misfortune #teaching #character

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