"If you are distressed by anything external,..." - Marcus Aurelius

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“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment”

— Marcus Aurelius

Your perspective shapes your emotions. Try to see things in a positive light.

#emotion

#perception

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