Inner light does not ignite by accident; it is trained through daily exercises. Morning premeditation steadies the mind before shocks arrive, while evening review corrects course after missteps. Seneca describes that nightly audit in On Anger 3.36: he interrogates his day, noting where he resisted or yielded to passion. Marcus models the same discipline through brief notes that reframe affronts and setbacks (Meditations 2.1). With such practices, attention becomes tinder, intention the spark, and repeated action the sustaining oil. [...]
