What frightens and dismays you?

Truth Card for today - What really frightens and dismays us is not external events themselves, but the way in which we think about them. It is not things that disturb us, but our interpretation of their significance. Thanks again Epictetus for this wonderful quote.

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Written today by Nicole Martin

Today's Truth

Happiness and freedom are achieved by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.

Thought was provoked after reading about Epictetus

Epictetus was a Greek-born slave of Rome in the first century. He became a great philosopher and teacher, and was eventually granted his freedom. Although he didn't write his teachings, which are based in Stoic philosophy, thankfully, others did.

Epictetus had a good handle on what we might today call Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Here at Truthcards we predominantly use CBT in our cards. www.truthcards.co.nz

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