#Inner Control

Changing Judgment, Not Circumstance, Changes Suffering

At its core, Marcus Aurelius redirects attention away from the outer world and back toward the mind that interprets it. In this brief line, he argues that events themselves do not automatically wound us; rather, our judg...

Freedom Begins With What You Can Control

Epictetus begins with a stark but liberating distinction: some things belong to us, and some do not. Our judgments, choices, and responses lie within our power, while reputation, outcomes, and other people’s behavior do...