Does what's happened keep you from acting with justice, generosity, self-control, sanity, prudence, honesty, humility, straightforward ness, and all other qualities that allow a person's nature to fulfill itself? So remember this principle when something threatens to cause you pain: the thing itself was no misfortune at all; to endure it and prevail is great good fortune.
Marcus AureliusNothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.
Marcus AureliusExternal things are not the problem. It's your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now.
Marcus Aurelius