* You're not responsible for every thought that comes in and out of your head. They're not necessarily within your control, not initially anyways.

It is within your power, however, to decide which ones you want to hold on to and those you wish to discard.

You're responsible for observing thoughts that flow inward and choosing whether or not you act on them, buy into them, or take ownership of them.

#KnowThyself

#TheWolfYouFeed

#IsTheOneThatWins

the stoics -- enough of what i need

A quote from the Stoic Epictetus. Explore the lessons of Stoicism at Stoicable.

"The Stoics taught that a life well lived requires a deep understanding of what we control, and--more difficult--all that lies beyond our control. We determine nothing but our own actions and reactions. Our willful choices. A true education, Epictetus taught, consists of learning 'to distinguish that among things, some are in our power but others are not; in our power, are will and all acts that depend on the will. Things not in our power are the body, the parts of the body, possessions, parents, brothers, children, country, and generally all with whom we live in society.'

For the slave, this insight spoke to the determination of Epictetus to live with purpose and dignity even as a master controlled his body and actions. He could be bought and sold and worked like an animal, but he could not be made to think or act or be like an animal. 'It is circumstances which show what men are,' he taught his students after gaining his freedom. 'Therefore, when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man... that you may become an Olympic conqueror; but it is not accomplished without sweat.' "

love a fictional character who will scowl and tell people “I’m not sick” “I’m not hungry” “I didn’t get injured”

meanwhile he has an extremely high fever, he ate some soup last week, and the blood is soaking through his jacket

i vote that next year instead of reading Dracula we do a Jeeves & Wooster Book Club. those two never got the rabid tumblr shipping fandom they deserved (disqualified for the sheer technicality of being published a century too soon). we must correct this injustice

I cannot believe this. Kim was designed to find harry funny ??? Like you ... like yeah. Sorry yeah he was , and it shows. He really does.

day twoe ah haha

They're the same character.

It's certainly less observed but at least equally true of the character of someone who whether by dumb luck, inheritance, or the fruits of their own labor become hyper successful professionally, or acquires high levels of economic status.

Think of someone you know and marinate on who they might become if they ascended to a "fuck you money" level of income tax bracket.

How might they behave when they are no longer forced to choose their battles and were not bound to the diplomatic necessities of those who must preserve their reputation and livelihood, and answer to employers and authorities while lacking access to top tier legal representation and connections?

Who are you, who do you become, when you're on the summit looking down?

That's who you are now.

Who you truly are is who you would be if you could afford to get away with it.

being autistic is like. sometimes im a man of a few words. other times im a man of a billlion words but i dont always know what they mean

You can’t gimme two dragon men and expect me to not crave to see them together … YOU CAN’T

Gotta click for a better quality tho - I

Gosh I love Neuvillette

If he’s not the hydro dragon then WHAT

Have I just went crazy the moment he came out to the point where i couldnt focus on anything else .. maybe yes maybe not

little scrapped comic bc it felt a bit ooc to me in hindsight

"You become what you give your attention to."

Epictetus