When Life Hurts, Care Less About It | The Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

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  @Einzelgänger · 2 years ago (edited) · pinned

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  @gogrowglow · 3 years ago

  &quot;We suffer more in our imagination than in reality.&quot;

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  @Belief_Before_Glory · 3 years ago

  &quot;You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this and you will find great strength.&quot;<br>—Marcus Aurelius

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  @yohaizilber · 3 years ago

  &quot;It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”― Marcus Aurelius

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  @philosophy_of_life.07 · 2 years ago

  &quot;The future only bothers us because we think about it. It does not exist outside the mind.&quot;

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  @HooFlungPoo1482 · 3 years ago

  My life changed (for the better) almost instantly when I realized that “not giving a f*ck” was not only okay, but essential to being happy. I also stopped watching the news, which helped even more.

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  @JorgefromBA · 3 years ago (edited)

  &quot;We are not affected by what happens to us, but by what we tell ourselves about what happens to us.&quot; Epictetus

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  @AspieMemoires · 3 years ago (edited)

  Recently got diagnosed with stage 2 brain cancer at 28. Had to have a tumor removed.<br>Lot of people around me acting like it’s the end of the world for me. <br>While I meanwhile remember these lessons of Aurelius and am very ambivalent to the news. It just is what it is, if I die I die. Oh well.<br>Edit: to those wishing me well, thank you. I am still alive.<br>Edit: May 15, 2024 Still here. Goin strong, some days feels like Mind over Matter is a genuine help.<br>Edit: September 20th, 2024. They removed the last tumor. It shifted enough they could get to it without damaging deep brain tissue. I am cancer free. Thank you to all those giving well wishes this entire time. <br>Final edit October 4th: I stayed strong to deal with mine, now it’s my grandma’s turn and it’s hitting her a lot worse than mine ever did to me. I had my youth at least to fight back long enough to beat it. She does not have that energy.<br>So with mine dealt with, I head now to take care of her with hers. If you are to give wishes of encouragement and support, please send it her way. I beg you. Please.<br><br>Stay strong.<br><br>True last edit, December 17th, 2024: She passed away today. It was terminal. Was on so much pain meds she couldn’t eat or drink or stay awake. I now am to lose the house in the next month as, I gave everything to be here for her, and there’s no work in the middle of the woods here. <br>Remember to tell your loved ones, you love them more than there are stars in the sky.

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  @thinkfloyd2594 · 3 years ago

  &quot;Worrying is like trying to figure out how to cross a river you might not come to.&quot; - Louis L&apos;Amour

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  @robertvogel579 · 2 years ago

  Stoicism and Buddhism helped me through Cancer. It allowed me to recognize that no one is guaranteed tomorrow, so be in this moment.

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  @Saiku · 3 years ago

  &quot;Life&apos;s a bitch, and then you die.&quot; - My grandpa. <br>Wise words that I remember every day.

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  @unlikelyValentine_7x · 3 years ago

  One thing I have realised is that you can never outrun your problems or negativity in this world you just have to accept this is the world we live and focus on things you can control to make it a better place if not everyone then at least for your family

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