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Visions of a Lifetime by Marcus Aurelius
"Never confuse yourself by visions of an entire lifetime at once...remember that it is not the weight of the future or the past that is pressing upon you, but ever that of the present alone." ~ Marcus Aurelius from Meditations
This is brilliant.
It's so easy to get overwhelmed by "visions of an entire lifetime at once"...
As Aurelius reminds us: what really matters is THIS moment.
So, while we go out and pursue our highest visions, let's remember to put all of our energy into impeccably taking the next step... and the next step and ...
"To live each day as though one's last, never flustered, never apathetic, never attitudinizing--here is the perfection of character." ~ Marcus Aurelius from Meditations
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