https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/10/05/14/39/sun-3726030_960_720.jpg Reading Stoic philosophy has become a sort of past time for me. Marcus Aurelius's *Meditations* is one of my favorite books of all time. Aurelius was the Emperor of Rome and considered to be one of the best at his position. All the while, he encountered terrible human beings - his wife cheating on him, murders, people trying to overthrow him, etc. etc. You can imagine that he'd see quite a bit of crap being the literal most powerful person in the world at the time. But when you read his *Meditations* you get a very different sense... a very different glimpse into his mindset as a Stoic. He was so self-aware of his thoughts, his actions and his daily interactions with others. He would write to himself regularly that he would encounter horrible people each and every day he was alive. This was all prompted by the following Tweet:  I think that if everyone took a little more time out of their day to observe their negative thoughts, the world would be a 100x better place. Imagine twitter or any other social media platform without the negative bullshit and with only positive messages and constructive debates/criticism rather than malicious maulings via text!! It's an interesting thought experiment. Try it on yourself and tell me how it goes below!
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Go within or go without!! This is interesting and partially triggers a discussion about "false negatives". We are entering a ferocious velocity increase of conscious AWAKENING. You must dig Hermetics and the Kybalion? 😍🙏🌍 Your focus and feeling create your reality... program your computer, with vibration, meditation, creation... every day is a spiritual practice when you are aligned with your Divine Assignment on planet awesome!
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