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September 15th: A garden is not for show

Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

First practice not letting people know who you are — keep your philosophy to yourself for a bit. In just the manner that fruit is produced — the seed buried for a season, hidden, growing gradually so it may come to full maturity. But if the grain sprouts before the stalk is fully developed, it will never ripen... That is the kind of plant you are, displaying fruit too soon, and the winter will kill you. — Epictetus, Discourses, 4.8.35b-37

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March 21st: The best retreat is in here, not out there

Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

People seek retreats for themselves in the country, by the sea, or in the mountains. You are very much in a habit of yearning for those same things. But this is entirely the trait of a base person, when you can, at any moment, find such a retreat in yourself. For nowhere can you find a more peaceful and less busy retreat than in your own soul- especially if on close inspection it is filled with ease, which I say is nothing more than being well- ordered. Treat yourself often to this retreat and be renewed —Marcus Aurelius, Meditations,4.3.1

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July 30th: Stoic Joy

Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

Trust me, real joy is a serious thing. Do you think someone can, in the charming expression, blithely dismiss death with an easy disposition? Or swing open the door to poverty, keep pleasures in check, or meditate on the endurance of suffering? The one who is comfortable with turning these thoughts over is truly full of joy that I would wish for you to possess. — Seneca, Moral Letters, 111.2

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If you think you are beaten, you are,

If you think you dare not, you don't,

If you like to win, but you think can't

It is almost certain you won't.

If you think you'll lose, your lost

For out of the world we find,

Success begins with a fellows' will-

It's all in a state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are,

You've got to think high to rise,

You've got to be sure of yourself before

You can ever win a prize.

Life's battles don't always go

To the stronger or faster man,

But soon or late the man who wins

Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!

~ Vince Lombardi ~

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June 14th: Try the other handle

Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

Every event has two handles —one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can't. If your brother does you wrong, don't grab it by his wronging, because this is the handle incapable of lifting it. Instead, use the other —that he is your brother, that you were raised together, and then you will have hold of the handle that carries. —Epictetus, Enchiridion, 43

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