Your Instant Stoic Power Up. Compliments of Marcus Aurelius.
3 days ago (Medium.com)
Need a boost of strength to face a challenge, overcome a hurdle, or just make it through a tough day?
Look no further than the powerful words written by Marcus Aurelius in his philosophical masterpiece, Meditations.
It is filled with quotes to help you tap into your inner Stoic and find the strength you need to meet any challenge in life head on.
Here are my 10 favorites…
“Today I escaped from anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions — not outside.”
Anxiety isn’t a product of our external circumstances. It’s a product of our internal perception of them.
“It’s time you realize that you have something in you more powerful and miraculous than the things that affect you and make you dance like a puppet.”
Stop selling yourself short. Tap into the internal power that is your birthright.
“An athlete in the greatest of all contests — the struggle not to be overwhelmed by anything that happens.”
Life is a contest and the greatest skill we can obtain is the ability to keep our cool, no matter what happens.
“The tranquility that comes when you stop caring what they say. Or think, or do. Only what you do.”
Stop caring what others think of you. Tap into the power of following your own lead.
“Something happens to you. Good. It was meant for you by nature, woven into the pattern from the beginning.”
Everything that happens to you is a gift. Everything.
“To be like the rock that waves keep crashing over. It stands unmoved and the raging of the sea falls still around it.”
Trace your opinions in sand, but carve your principles in rock.
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”
Everything you see as an obstacle is actually an opportunity.
“Get a move on — if you have it in you. And don’t go expecting Plato’s republic; be satisfied with even the smallest progress, and treat the outcome of it all as unimportant.”
Perfectionism is just a dressed up form of procrastination. Stop waiting for circumstances to be ideal and get going!
“Stop being jerked like a puppet. Limit yourself to the present.”
The more you focus on the past or future, the less power you have. Focus on the present.
“It’s time you realize that you have something in you more powerful and miraculous than the things that affect you and make you dance like a puppet.”
Recognize, respect, and embrace your inner strength.
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