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Focus On What Is Yours Alone
Focusing on the Daily Stoic Meditation for September 5 — Focus On What Is Yours Alone, as outlined by Ryan Holiday in the bestseller 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art Of Living.
“Remember, then, if you deem what is by nature slavish to be free, and what is not your own to be yours, you will be shackled and miserable, blaming both gods and other people. But if you deem as your own only what is yours, and what belongs to others as truly not yours, then no one will ever be able to coerce or to stop you, you will find no one to blame or accuse, you will do nothing against your will, you will have no enemy, no one will harm you, because no harm can affect you.”
— Epictetus, Enchiridion, 1.3
Do you spend your time constantly worrying, overthinking and stressing about situations that are out of your control?
- Perhaps you worry about the opinions of other people on your first day at school.
- Maybe you’re anxious about your boss rescinding your big promotion.
- Maybe you’re overthinking your relationships and wondering whether your partner even likes you.
Worrying, stressing and overthinking sucks, and it’s also entirely natural — everyone on this Earth has moments…
