You Can’t Change What Happened, But…
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You Can’t Change What Happened, But…
You can’t always control the things that happen to you, but you can control your reaction
Kyle Tibbitts • #19 — John Andrew Entwistle — Traveling into the future
In the words of Epictetus, “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react that matters.”1
Francesc Miralles • Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
In every way the deck was stacked against Epictetus. He was born into slavery. He wasn’t even given a name–Epictetus just means “acquired one.”
He was tortured. The fruits of his labor were stolen. His body was abused. Like a horse that was ridden into the ground and then put down. Later he was unfairly exiled. He went... See more
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