Tag Archives: Marcus Aurelius

Thought For the Day: You Have Power Over Your Mind – Not Outside Events. Realize This, and You Will Find Strength

Posted on September 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” -Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 

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Thought For the Day: The Happiness of Your Life Depends On the Quality of Your Thoughts

Posted on July 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts” – Marcus Aurelius

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Thought For the Day: Almost Nothing Material Is Needed For A Happy Life, For He Who Has Understood Existence

Posted on July 1, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Almost nothing material is needed for a happy life, for he who has understood existence.” – Marcus Aurelius

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Thought For the Day: The Happiness of Your Life Depends Upon the Quality of Your Thoughts; Therefore, Guard Accordingly, and Take Care That You Entertain No Notions Unsuitable To Virtue and Reasonable Nature

Posted on March 10, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.” – Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD)

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First Principles: The Happiness of Your Life Depends Upon the Quality of Your Thoughts

Posted on February 7, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”– Marcus Aurelius, in Meditations

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Thought For the Day: The Happiness of Your Life Depends On the Quality of Your Thoughts

Posted on April 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius      

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Thought For the Day: The Soul Becomes Dyed With the Color of Its Thoughts

Posted on October 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius      

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Harvard Classics – The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

Posted on October 13, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

We have previously discussed both Marcus Aurelius and his work The Meditations to some extent, particularly as this pertained to Book 5.   This examination begins with Book 1. Please refer back to the prior post for the additional background information. … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Your Happiness Depends On the Quality of Your Thoughts

Posted on August 31, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”  – Marcus Aurelius, in The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Do you want more peace in your life?  Realize then what you can and cannot do.  By this, I more … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

Posted on August 30, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Be like a rocky promontory against which the restless surf continually pounds; it stands fast while the churning sea is lulled to sleep at its feet. I hear you say, “How unlucky that this should happen to me!” Not at … Continue reading →

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