Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Marcus Aurelius pointed out that regardless of the severity of circumstances, there’s always a choice in how we judge them. “Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been,” he stated.

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00:00 - Intro
02:45 - The pain of judgment
06:33 - Are we asking the impossible?
09:56 - Seeing the beauty in adversity
12:57 - Focusing on ourselves

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