![]() ![]() It is ultimately up to us how we greet these things. ![]() They only gain positive or negative value the moment they enter our minds. ![]() Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, thought that if we are distressed about something external, “the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” Nothing either good or badĮxternal events are neutral. "Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition." - James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room Power But then we never think about food more than when we are hungry and we never think about life rafts more than when we are thrown overboard. It is a strange paradox, that many of the clearest, most comforting life lessons are learned while we are at our lowest. Note: The following are excerpts from The Comfort Book by Matt Haig. If you enjoy this summary, please consider buying me a coffee to caffeinate my reading sessions. īuy The Comfort Book: Print | Kindle | Audiobook Learn more about The Comfort Book on Amazon. ![]()
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